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30 years on HELLOWEEN release their 14th studio album, and they must be content. The first 5-6 years must have been fun, the next 3 disastrous, only to rise again with the splendid \u201cMaster of the Rings\u201d in 1994. But member changes have been many and I dare say that I\u00b4ve not heard all that much about them until they returned with what was deemed full force in 2010. Since \u201c7 Sinners\u201d they have been much talked about and here is a splendid moment to capture on their latter day success. Will they do just that? <\/p>\n
The nucleus of the ubiquitous guitarist Michael Weikath and bassist Markus Grosskopf are enforced by vocalist Andi Deris (since 1993), and guitarist Sascha Gerstner (2002 onwards) and drummer Daniel L\u00f6ble, who came aboard in 2005. There\u00b4s a whopping 15 tracks on offer here, beginning with the fantasy-tinged \u201cNabataea\u201d. I might have been skeptical but that song is a catchy epic about a world far beyond. The band really mix their styles with heavier tracks with rough riffs, faster tracks in their 90\u00b4s vein, slower number for Andi and Daniel to get some rest. I might never have been all that positive, apart from \u201cWalls of Jericho\u201d way back, and then very much when \u201cMaster of the Rings\u201d was released, but this is good. There is a streak of German stereotypes in a song like \u201cWaiting for the Thunder\u201d and there is one or two less memorable songs. But there is also the simply effective title track, the ultra-HELLOWE\u00c9N song \u201dFar from the Stars\u201d, the gentle slating of \u201cAsshole\u201d and \u201cChurch Breaks Down\u201d. As n enjoyable whole this album has got quite a few spins in my MP3. Not bad, almost up there with \u201cMaster of the Rings\u201d.<\/p>\n
Track List
\nNabataea
\nWorld of War
\nLive Now!
\nFar from the Stars
\nBurning Sun
\nWaiting for the Thunder
\nHold Me in Your Arms
\nWanna Be God
\nStraight Out of Hell
\nAsshole
\nYears
\nMake Fire Catch the Fly
\nChurch Breaks Down
\nAnother Shot of Life
\nBurning Sun (Hammond Version)<\/p>\n
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