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- /:: Artist :: Helloween ::\
- :: Album :: Straight out of Hell ::
- :: Year :: 2013 ::
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- :: . Genre :: Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
- :: Label :: The End Records R.date :: 19.01.2013 ::
- _::__ Cat.nr. :: TE301-2 Size :: 118,7 MB __::_
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- . Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
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- Website :: http://www.helloween.org/
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- :: 01. Nabataea 07:03 ::
- :: 02. World of War 04:58 ::
- :: 03. Live Now! 03:12 ::
- :: 04. Far from the Stars 04:44 ::
- :: 05. Burning Sun 05:35 ::
- :: 06. Waiting for the Thunder 03:55 ::
- :: 07. Hold Me in Your Arms 05:12 ::
- :: 08. Wanna Be Good 02:02 ::
- :: 09. Straight Out of Hell 04:36 ::
- :: 10. Asshole 04:11 ::
- :: 11. Years 04:25 ::
- :: 12. Make Fire Catch the Fly 04:25 ::
- :: 13. Church Breaks Down 06:07 ::
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- :: After a fairly uneventful string of albums, 7 Sinners ::
- :: (2010) began a return to form for the mighty Helloween. ::
- :: Straight Out Of Hell builds on the big anthem, big ::
- :: production style that put the German band on the A-List, ::
- :: but it's the songwriting this time around that takes this ::
- :: album from good to great. For the first time since Better ::
- :: Than Raw (1998), Helloween have released a solid collection ::
- :: of great songs that plays like an album from start to ::
- :: finish. "All killer, no filler," as they say. ::
- :: ::
- :: The whooping seven-minute plus journey of 'Nabataea' opens ::
- :: the album with the strongest statement the band has made in ::
- :: many years. The rip roaring guitars, soaring vocals and ::
- :: catchy-as-hell groove all come together in the most ::
- :: bombastically cool way you can imagine. It feels a lot ::
- :: shorter than it actually is because the band doesn't sit ::
- :: still for one second and Andi Deris' vocals constantly ::
- :: explode into the high range that he is best known for. It ::
- :: reminds me a great deal of the material on Master Of The ::
- :: Rings (1994). ::
- :: ::
- :: There are plenty of less epic but fast-moving moments here ::
- :: as well. Helloween prove that melody and speed are a ::
- :: wondrous combination on songs like the title track and ::
- :: 'Make Fire Catch The Fly'. The latter is easily one of the ::
- :: album's highlights with its weight-loss paced drumming and ::
- :: a smattering of keyboards to mind the gaps. The combo of ::
- :: the two-minute 'Wanna Be God' and the blistering title ::
- :: track are ample proof that the band have plenty of life ::
- :: left in them, while 'Another Shot Of Life' (a bonus track ::
- :: on the limited edition version) is a melodic metal gem that ::
- :: comes off like an anthem for the beaten down. Its darker ::
- :: musical feel is balanced expertly by the soul-searching, ::
- :: positive outlook of the lyrics. The latter being a theme ::
- :: that has been at the forefront of the Andi Deris-fronted ::
- :: Helloween era. ::
- :: ::
- :: 'Burning The Sun' and 'Years' are classic sounding ::
- :: Helloween epics rife with background symphony, background ::
- :: vocals, aggressive vocals and furious soloing. Certainly ::
- :: throwbacks to the Michael Kiske era, the songs hold their ::
- :: own quite well and provide a nice balance of both schools ::
- :: of Helloween. ::
- :: ::
- :: All in all, I'm shocked that Helloween still had an album ::
- :: like this in them. I'm happy for anything we get from this ::
- :: criminally underappreciated band, but Straight Out Of Hell ::
- :: ranks with their best albums. If you have never heard ::
- :: Helloween before then don't hesitate to start with this ::
- :: one. If you are a fan already, old or new, this is the ::
- :: album you have been waiting for. ::
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