Helstar

01. Helstar - Burning Star, 1984 Vinyl LP Album      Combat - MX 8007 02. Helstar - Remnants Of War, 1986 CD Album Reissue      Century Media - 66031-2      Reissue from 1999 03. Helstar - A Distant Thunder, 1988 CD Album      Metal Blade Records - 7 73403-2 04. Helstar - Nosferatu, 1989 CD Album Reissue      Metal Blade Records - 3984-14208-2      Reissue from 2012 05. Helstar - Multiples Of Black, 1995 CD Album      Massacre Records - MASS CD 053 06. Helstar - Sins Of The Past, 2007 CD Album Enhanced      AFM Records - AFM 196-2 07. Helstar - The King Of Hell, 2008 CD Album      AFM Records - AFM 228-2  08. Helstar - Glory Of Chaos, 2010 CD Album      AFM Records - AFM 320-2 09. Helstar - This Wicked Nest, 2014 CD Album      AFM Records - AFM 467-2      Ripped By Ilijan 10. Helstar - Vampiro, 2016 CD Album      EMP Label Group - ELG-13 Requested, zerred. I mail ordered the first album because of its raving reviews, and was pretty disappointed (no pre-screening through youtube in 1984): I had expected something more along the lines of Satan and Mercyful Fate, but Burning Star was less exciting, it was "only" another version of the Priest / Maiden formula. Ah, but after that, on Remnants of War they greatly enhanced the heaviness of their output and all was well, I was hooked on their heavy heavy metal. That is phase one. Upon their return in 2007, phase 2 started with a rerecording album of 80s songs (Pasts of the Sin), well well well, and then, bam, they went on full thrash metal with the last four albums. They did not loose that melodic vibe that always pleases fans of Metal Church, the songs are still as catchy and crunchy, but they added a strong Death Angel angle to their arsenal and it makes for a handful of very strong albums, especially the latest one Vampiro. If you are into the likes of Flotsam & Jetsam and Forbidden, phase 2 of the Helstar catalog is a mandatory stop. If you are into more regular heavy metal, phase 1 is a must - except maybe for the average, demo-sounding Multiples of Black. But really, the whole collection is greater than great. More headbanging for the young and the old! All these years, all this metal! Remove brackets and unzip: [zerstar] !ZER Helstar ZER!