Helloween - Walla of Jericho
Kai Hansen - Vocals, Lead Guitars
Michael Weikath - Lead Guitars
Markus Grosskopf - Bass
Ingo Swichtenberg - Drums
Helloween's first studio album Walls of Jericho was wat reely brought the Power Metal genre together at first.. At quite a yougn age yo could hear that these guys had a lot of talent.. Even tho Kai Hansen's vocals in this album are not very good.. The instrumental work speaks for itself.. Anf after this album they bring Michael Kiske with his incredible voice.. But this album is a great Power Metal record... Not very well produced either.. But the songs are excellent on this album.. It shows a lot of maturity for such a young band at the time.. Actually released in 1986..
1. Starlight (Hansen, Weikath) - This song starts quietly.. If you hear it closely.. a guy wakes up.. turns on the radio.. opens a can of beer i believe.. adn then he changes the station.. and comes up this little techno tune.. ans in some very funny voices theres singing "Happy Happy Helloween Helloween Helloween Happy Happy Helloween........".. and im like wtf.. and then comes Hansen with a beastly shout.. beginning Helloween's career with Starlight.. a great song.. you can notice that Hansen's singing is gonna be a problem. but that the instrumental part is excellent.. this song is an excellent song with one of the coolest intros ever.. 5/5
2. Murderer (Hansen) - Starts off with some palm muting strumming but then an awesome riff is played by both guitars.. this song is just the average great Helloween tune.. not muich to say about it tho.. great isntrumental work as always.. but again the vocals are not for a very Power Metalish liking.. 4.5/5
3. Warrior (Hansen) - This song is a good song with many awesome gutiar riffs and melodies.. while all the instruments do a good job.. Just another great song by Helloween 4.5/5
4. Victim of Fate (Hansen) - This song is absolutely amazing.. the isntrumental work is great.. the guitar solos are excellent.. the riffs and complexicity of this song are great.. this is just a Helloween masterpiece.. 5/5
5. Cry For Freedom (Hansen, Weikath) - This song starts off slowly but then turnst into a speedy trashy Power Metal offering.. this song is an awesome song.. and no need to explain why.. like i sed Hansen's vocals are horrible but just the instrumental part in this song is just too good to let Hansen's voice mess it up.. 5/5
6. Walls of Jericho/Ride The Sky (Hansen, Weikath) - Starts off with a short instrumental intro called "Walls of Jericho"... But thenc oems in Ride The Sky.. probly the greatest song on this album.. the harmony solos here are mindblowing.. plus the guitar work is excellent.. as usual all the other instruments are doing an excellent job too.. and Kai Hansen is not doing a great job at singing the song.. 5/5
7. Reptile (Weikath) - This song is wat i would call the worst moment on the album.. the intro is pretty cool but as the song goes its just a boring song.. sound like a filler.. im able to enjoy it.. but the Mighty Helloween can write soemthing better than this... 3/5
8. Guardians (Weikath) - This is a very good song by Weikath.. its qualities are the same as probly all of Helloween's songs.. average Helloween great song.. 4.5/5
9. Phantoms of Death (Hansen) - Another long song in this album.. this is a great song.. sounds kinda like 2 Minutes 2 Midnight (Of course you kno whose song is that!!!).. but then in the middle has an amazing instrumental section that gives this song this.. 5/5
10. Metal Invaders (Hansen, Weikath) - A great Power Metal song.. great instrumental work.. Great Helloween tune.. 4.5/5
11. Gorgar (Hansen, Weikath) - I personally like this song.. it has a very cool chorus and and interlude that sounds kinda like a classical music bit.. i cant remember which tho.. its a pretty cool song.. 4/5
12. Heavy Metal (Is The Law) (Hansen, Weikath) - This song is live. thats a little weird.. but its an awesome song.. great instrumental work.. you can feel soem aweosme bass work on this song.. i just dont like the fact that its made live... its still a 5/5
13. How Many Tears (Weikath) - This song is like the epic closer here in this album.. its a great song.. with great lyrics.. guitar work.. harmony solo and gutiat solos.. and very insrumental.. Power Metal masterpiece.. 5/5
14. Judas (Bonus Track) (Hansen) - This is just an everage Helloween tune that i dont like so much.. 3.5/5
This is a great album.. id rate it 4.8/5 overall.. Hansen's voice just kills it.. but they had some reissues with Kiske on vocal.. very very nice.. hope you liked the review..
