Albums currently kicking your ass

[CiG]

Featuring artwork by the mighty Mario Estuardo López Morales!

 

[Draehl]

Bit of a throwback here to high school.

 

[Burkhard]

Easily one of my favorite '80s albums. When I heard it for the first time, it was downright addicting.

After a longer pause, I've recently listened to it twice. If all songs were as strong as the concept part and the final song, it would probably be my favourite Helstar-album. Still it's close to a draw between this and its two predecessors for me.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

If all songs were as strong as the concept part and the final song, it would probably be my favourite Helstar-album.

Yeah, Harsh Reality and Swirling Madness are a bit underwhelming for me compared to the first six tracks. Benediction, Von am Lebem Desto Strum and Aieliaria and Everonn get pretty close though.

This was the album that convinced me of how underrated James Rivera was, by the way. This guy has to contend with some absurdly complex vocal lines and he pulls it off.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i wish the new helstar had rivera in his prime. it's a good album that every fan should check out, but he's showing his age.

i agree those are the weakest two songs, i'd put 'benediction' close to those as well.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Behemoth

 

[CiG]

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Rivera sounds better on the new one than the 80s stuff imo, but I never thought he had an amazing voice. Most demo USPM Texas bands of the period seemed to have more exciting singers.

 

[Phylactery]

Sorcier Des Glaces - North

 

[Burkhard]

Von am Lebem Desto Strum

I'm still wondering what this pseudo-German title was actually supposed to mean.

i wish the new helstar had rivera in his prime. it's a good album that every fan should check out, but he's showing his age.

The last Helstar-album I bought was "Multiples of Black" and I didn't like it. I read some positive reviews about their later albums, but refrained from buying them. Even though I still appreciate the music on "Remnants of War", "A Distant Thunder" and "Nosferatu", I listen to them only on rare occasions nowadays, thus I'm afraid that even if these albums should be as good as the old ones, they wouldn't get many spins from me.

 

[no country for old wainds]

that's fair. it may be as good as REMNANTS i think, or close anyway.

 

[Burkhard]

that's fair. it may be as good as REMNANTS i think, or close anyway.

Maybe I should listen to it on youtube, though listening to music on my notebook (which I usually don't do) is very different from listening to music on my stereo system (which I usually do).

 

[Sirjack]

liking this a lot. if you fancied Prophecies Foretold all those years ago and then Controlled Elite from 2012 you know what to expect....

 

[Talos of Atmora]

i wish the new helstar had rivera in his prime. it's a good album that every fan should check out, but he's showing his age.

You have to admit that his vocals have aged extremely well compared to most. I saw a performance they did last year in Falls Church, VA and he sounded fantastic for the most part.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Vampiro is Helstar's best album imo.

Southern/groove metal at its best.

 

[The Ozzman]

Southern/groove metal at its best.

Fuck yeah, man. They do it best as far as I'm concerned. They fucking kick ass live. Can't wait for the new album to drop this year.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Empyrium A Wintersunset

 

[RadicalThrasher]

Sudden Darkness - Fear of Reality

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Belenos Spicilege

 

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