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  28. /:: Artist :: Helloween ::\
  29. :: Album :: Straight out of Hell ::
  30. :: Year :: 2013 ::
  31. :: __ _ _ __ ::
  32. -:--\\-----------------------------------------------------------------//--:-
  33. :: \ / ::
  34. :: . Genre :: Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
  35. :: Label :: The End Records R.date :: 19.01.2013 ::
  36. _::__ Cat.nr. :: TE301-2 Size :: 118,7 MB __::_
  37. ::// \\::
  38. ::/---------------------------------------------------------------------\::
  39. :: ::
  40. /: Encoder :: LAME 3.98.4 -V0 :\
  41. ..: Bitrate :: avg. 273kbps : .
  42. . Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
  43. . .
  44. Website :: http://www.helloween.org/
  45. __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __
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  47. +/ -\------- | | ----\ tracklist /---- | | -------/- \+
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  49. /:: ::\
  50. :: 01. Nabataea 07:03 ::
  51. :: 02. World of War 04:58 ::
  52. :: 03. Live Now! 03:12 ::
  53. :: 04. Far from the Stars 04:44 ::
  54. :: 05. Burning Sun 05:35 ::
  55. :: 06. Waiting for the Thunder 03:55 ::
  56. :: 07. Hold Me in Your Arms 05:12 ::
  57. :: 08. Wanna Be Good 02:02 ::
  58. :: 09. Straight Out of Hell 04:36 ::
  59. :: 10. Asshole 04:11 ::
  60. :: 11. Years 04:25 ::
  61. :: 12. Make Fire Catch the Fly 04:25 ::
  62. :: 13. Church Breaks Down 06:07 ::
  63. :: ------- ::
  64. .. >> 60:25 min ..
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  67. +/ -\------- | | ----\ release notes /---- | | -------/- \+
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  70. :: ::
  71. :: After a fairly uneventful string of albums, 7 Sinners ::
  72. :: (2010) began a return to form for the mighty Helloween. ::
  73. :: Straight Out Of Hell builds on the big anthem, big ::
  74. :: production style that put the German band on the A-List, ::
  75. :: but it's the songwriting this time around that takes this ::
  76. :: album from good to great. For the first time since Better ::
  77. :: Than Raw (1998), Helloween have released a solid collection ::
  78. :: of great songs that plays like an album from start to ::
  79. :: finish. "All killer, no filler," as they say. ::
  80. :: ::
  81. :: The whooping seven-minute plus journey of 'Nabataea' opens ::
  82. :: the album with the strongest statement the band has made in ::
  83. :: many years. The rip roaring guitars, soaring vocals and ::
  84. :: catchy-as-hell groove all come together in the most ::
  85. :: bombastically cool way you can imagine. It feels a lot ::
  86. :: shorter than it actually is because the band doesn't sit ::
  87. :: still for one second and Andi Deris' vocals constantly ::
  88. :: explode into the high range that he is best known for. It ::
  89. :: reminds me a great deal of the material on Master Of The ::
  90. :: Rings (1994). ::
  91. :: ::
  92. :: There are plenty of less epic but fast-moving moments here ::
  93. :: as well. Helloween prove that melody and speed are a ::
  94. :: wondrous combination on songs like the title track and ::
  95. :: 'Make Fire Catch The Fly'. The latter is easily one of the ::
  96. :: album's highlights with its weight-loss paced drumming and ::
  97. :: a smattering of keyboards to mind the gaps. The combo of ::
  98. :: the two-minute 'Wanna Be God' and the blistering title ::
  99. :: track are ample proof that the band have plenty of life ::
  100. :: left in them, while 'Another Shot Of Life' (a bonus track ::
  101. :: on the limited edition version) is a melodic metal gem that ::
  102. :: comes off like an anthem for the beaten down. Its darker ::
  103. :: musical feel is balanced expertly by the soul-searching, ::
  104. :: positive outlook of the lyrics. The latter being a theme ::
  105. :: that has been at the forefront of the Andi Deris-fronted ::
  106. :: Helloween era. ::
  107. :: ::
  108. :: 'Burning The Sun' and 'Years' are classic sounding ::
  109. :: Helloween epics rife with background symphony, background ::
  110. :: vocals, aggressive vocals and furious soloing. Certainly ::
  111. :: throwbacks to the Michael Kiske era, the songs hold their ::
  112. :: own quite well and provide a nice balance of both schools ::
  113. :: of Helloween. ::
  114. :: ::
  115. :: All in all, I'm shocked that Helloween still had an album ::
  116. :: like this in them. I'm happy for anything we get from this ::
  117. :: criminally underappreciated band, but Straight Out Of Hell ::
  118. :: ranks with their best albums. If you have never heard ::
  119. :: Helloween before then don't hesitate to start with this ::
  120. :: one. If you are a fan already, old or new, this is the ::
  121. :: album you have been waiting for. ::
  122. :: ::
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