STRAIGHT OF THE HELL ALBUM
Long heralded forefathers of power metal, German metallers Helloween’s fourteenth record, ‘Straight Out of Hell’, is the groups’ third strong record in a row and might possibly be their best Deris-lead album of their career. This is sure to be among the top power metal albums of the year.
Starting off with a bang, the Babylonian-style intro to ‘Nabataea’ gives way to their traditional speed metal leanings while offering a true atmosphere among the riffs that perfectly fit the lyrical subject matter, even managing to incorporate a more melodic middle section perfectly as it switches back and forth to the heavier-feeling speed metal. Follow-up ‘World of War’ is even more of a speed metal anthem, forsaking the melodic interludes and just offering good old German heavy/power metal with their hyper-speed riffing, sing-a-long choruses, and thrashing abandon that Helloween has pioneered for so long in the genre.
‘Live Now!’, despite starting with the rather odd keyboard intro, changes gears into a fine mid-tempo piece that seems oddly placed in the track list following such energetic speedmongers before it, hurting it somewhat even though it’s still a fine track. ‘Far From the Stars’ returns to the speed metal thrash of the opening tracks and feels like a more natural successor in the running order with its crunchy pace and thrashy riff work. The first half concludes with the rather soaring ‘Burning Sun’, which is nearly symphonic in grandiosity during its choruses, yet the screechy vocals are a tad cartoony and don’t mesh well due to their strained outcome that sounds as though he can’t hit the notes at that speed, but otherwise this is some of the best grandiose, uplifting power metal that they’ve ever recorded.
The second half starts with the more mid-tempo ‘Waiting for the Thunder’, which is more in keeping where ‘Live Now!’ should’ve been placed as stylistically they’re similar with their restrained tempos and classy feel. Requite ballad ‘Hold Me in Your Arms’ is among the better attempts at the style they’ve done, with some grand orchestration backing the group’s muted playing and the tender vocals speak just right for this kind of track. ‘Wanna Be God’, with its near absence of instrumentation save for the end that plays like a twisted version of Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You’, is entirely out of place and really should’ve been the album’s bonus track since it doesn’t deserve to be there at all. This is thankfully saved with the album’s title track and its return to melodic speed metal territory, focusing more on a relaxed pace, yet still retains the trademark Helloween vibe they’ve perfected over the years and have down to a science to make potentially filler songs come off as quite fun.
Another Helloween must, the oddball track ‘Asshole’, is more of a mid-tempo crunch that seems to revel in swearing more than anything, but it’s Helloween tradition after all, and ‘Years’ is yet another solid Helloween thrasher. The group even manages to throw in a curve with two stronger tracks at the end, ‘Make Fire Catch the Fly’ and ‘Church Breaks Down’, with two of the more chaotic, thrashy songs the band has recorded with stand out riffing, thunderous drumming, and a few surprises thrown into the mix for each that makes for a superb overall experience.
Despite the one misstep in the track sequencing that has nothing to do with the song itself and the out of place track, this is perhaps as focused and charged as Helloween has sounded in years. Even coming after three already sterling albums and a very fine repertoire with Deris at the helm, this might be the best overall output they’ve put out under this incarnation in some time and shows the band at the top of their game in all areas. This contains everything a power metal fan could want from Helloween in a steady stream of rip-roaring thrashers, mid-tempo breaks, grandiose epics, a goofball track, and a not-too-bad ballad thrown into the mix, backed with sterling writing, impeccable performances, and a solid, top-notch production that gives everything a life instead of just feeling thrown in because it sounded good. This will be at the top of the genre’s rankings at the end of the year and could very well be the group’s magnum opus as well.
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1. Nabataea 07:03
Nabataea
(music: Deris, lyrics: Deris)
Way back in time was a nation sublime
For they had what it takes to lead a good life
Foemen believed it’s because of some secrets
They brought the fight and it never ended
Hush, don’t cry
Deep in the night come the raiders
Shiver and pray
Petra will fall to the Great
Oh Nabataea
You came so far
Now gone you are
Oh Nabataea
You morning star
Now so afar
Nabataea
People desire and people admire
Some always try to reign with fire
So are the seals, hence the old Nabateans
Have disappeared under the wire
Hush, don’t cry
Deep in the night come the raiders
Shiver and pray
Petra will fall to the Great
Oh Nabataea
You came so far
Now gone you are
Oh Nabataea
You morning star
Now so afar
Nabataea
Petra, you were a shining star
Unique in your time
Petra, 2000 years on we still
Suffer the same crimes
Petra, today we’re trying hard
To reach your paradigm
We say no
To the ultra-extreme
No
To the killers of dreams
No
No!
Children, children have no fear
Soon we all will disappear
Children, children don’t you cry
Make no sound or we will die
Once there was a land midst of the chaos
Floating like an island in old blood
People lived in peace, there was no hunger
Though they had no slaves, believe it or not
Once there was a nation without soldiers
Never brought a war to other lands
They lived without king or queen or ruler
Once there was the first democracy
Oh Nabataea
You came so far
Now gone you are
Oh Nabataea
You morning star
Now so afar
Oh Nabataea
Oh Nabataea
2. World of War 04:56
World Of War
(music: Gerstner, lyrics: Gerstner)
Warfare - the only solution for your stupid problems
Soldiers - marching out for your revolution
Killing and burning, destroying, overturning
You got the license to hate
All the others are cowards
You believe they got no power
stealing what they own
Making all the money with your big guns
Ripping out their heart for a drop of oil
World of war
We know it all is not the grand solution
World of of peace
Would give us all an enlightened constitution
Task Force - dirty soul of an american institution
Cold War - military build-up made money for your crown
Killing and burning, destroying, overturning
You lead people into fate
Grab your M-16
Like a war machine
Just make it all yourself
Mothers crying over losing their sons
Ripping out their heart for worthless gold
World of war
We know it all is not the grand solution
World of of peace
Would give us all an enlightened constitution
Persecution, dissolution, execution NO!
World of war
We know it all is not the grand solution
World of of peace
Would give us all an enlightened constitution
World of war
We know it all is not the grand solution
3. Live Now! 03:10
Live Now!
(music: Deris/Gerstner, lyrics: Deris)
There's somebody made for me
Someone I still don't see
One I will find tonight
Everything will be alright
Live now!
Live now!
Say it loud
Live now!
Say it loud
Live now!
Don't say you're too scared up high
Life needs no wings to fly
Come out into the light
We can reach the height tonight
Live now!
Live now!
Say it loud
Live now!
Say it loud
Live now!
Get up and start to see now
Give it a try and learn how
To leave behind the wasteland
Have no fear, I'm taking your hand
Live now!
Live now!
Say it loud
Live now!
Live now!
Say it loud
Live now!
4. Far from the Stars 04:41
Far From The Stars
(music: Grosskopf, lyrics: Grosskopf)
Every time I try to take control I‘m getting mad
Things are always different than you want them all to be
I have learned a million times you can just make it bad
Ain’t no way to change these things to what you wanna see
We take control of our whole wide universe
We are pretending we don‘t need no helping hand
We try to take control of all our whole wide world
But we will never understand
Far from the stars
There might be a higher being we may not yet see
Far from the stars
A better life could wait for me
Every time I lose control I learn a little more
We are not the ones to regulate or justify
Every time I see the world turns round I understand
We are not the ones to dominate or modify
We take control of our whole wide universe
We are pretending we don‘t need no helping hand
We try to take control of all our whole wide world
But we will never understand
Far from the stars
There might be a higher being we may not yet see
Far from the stars
A better life could wait for me
Nobody knows where it begins or where it ends
Time only shows we‘re holding nothing in our hands
Wasting our time trying to know the universe
The end of the line is that we can not live without a strong belief
Far from the stars
There might be a higher being we may not yet see
Far from the stars
A better life could wait for me
5. Burning Sun 05:33
Burning Sun
(music: Weikath, lyrics: Weikath)
He shows disdain for all this world
Dreams of spaceships, to raise him high
What's in his head's made of fantasies
Celestial bodies, all kinda stars
In a different time he'd fly, leave his pretty life behind
Pass all planets, make his way through our galaxy - and
Gape in awe at the burning sun
A tangled mesh, insane, divine
Near infinite mighty source
Of a day not bound to end
Spends his days on a cloud it seems
Go and nudge him, ask what it's like
He'd smile and turn, as if tantalized
Concealing something, ain't there for real
His illusions make him see his wildest dreams come true
Quite the helmsman, his hands clenched on some steering wheel and
Gape in awe at the burning sun
A tangled mesh, insane, divine
Near infinite mighty source
Of a day not bound to end
Gape in awe at the burning sun
A tangled mesh, insane, divine
Near infinite mighty source
Of a day not bound to end
Gape in awe at the burning sun
A tangled mesh, insane, divine
Near infinite mighty source
Of a day not bound
A day not bound
A day not bound to end
6. Waiting for the Thunder 03:53
Waiting For The Thunder
(music: Deris, lyrics: Deris)
Sometimes I’m tough and bold
Just sometimes I am frightened
Sometimes I’m dull and cold
But sometimes so enlightened
I made some old mistakes but still did what I wanted
Sometimes the right you turned into wrong
I did it again
I don’t give a damn
Here I am
Waiting for the thunder
Waiting for the pain
Waiting for the rain you’re bringing
Here I go
Waiting for the thunder
I am not a saint
Put on your war paint
And kill me
Sometimes I have to leave
Knowing sometimes I got stranded
Sometimes I want to fight
Though many times I was branded
Whatever life may bring I just try to keep my head up
Sometimes you have no choice but to kill
A man as I am
I don’t give a damn
Here I am
Waiting for the thunder
Waiting for the fate
I am not afraid to face you
Here I go
Waiting for the thunder
Waiting for the flame
Play your lousy game and kill me
And kill me
And kill me
Come and kill me
Come and kill me right now
Here I am
Waiting for the thunder
Waiting for the pain
Waiting for the rain you’re bringing
Here I go
Waiting for the thunder
I am not a a saint
Put on your war paint
And kill me
Here I am
Waiting for the thunder
Waiting for the fate
I am not afraid to face you
Here I go
Waiting for the thunder
Waiting for the flame
Play your lousy game and kill me
7. Hold Me in Your Arms 05:10
Hold Me In Your Arms
(music: Gerstner, lyrics: Gerstner)
I need your guarding hand to guide
me through this sand of time
Then I know I’ll be alright
Like a child that never cries
I’m aware of all your rules
But you know that I will run
No matter where I’ll follow you
Don’t make me go
Take me, take me hold me in your arms
Save me, save me all I need is your love
Maybe you will leave the light on
While I walk into your dream
I can’t remember where you came from
See they’re breadcrumbs in the snow
I’m aware of your rules
But you know that I will run
No matter where I’ll follow you
Don’t make me go
Take me, take me hold me in your arms
Save me, save me all I need is your love
Take me, take me hold me in your arms
Save me, save me all I need is your love
Take me, take me hold me in your arms
Save me, save me all I need is your love
Wake me, wake me hold me in your arms
Don’t break me, don’t break me
I just need a place in your heart
Take me, take me hold me in your arms
Save me, save me all I need is your love
I need your guarding hand my bride
Till the end of my whole life
8. Wanna Be God 02:02
Wanna Be God
(music: Deris, lyrics: Deris)
[Dedicated to Freddie Mercury]
He's a man looking down on the people
He's a prick you got to really call evil
Cannot be stopped, you cannot change his mind
Shots have been lethal
What he eyes is just there for the taking
What he takes will soon be forsaken
He is rich so he'll never die
If money can buy
He says
I don't wanna be an angel
I wanna be God
Mine the key to hell and heaven
I wanna be God
I wanna be God
When a man is just out for the power
All his life, every day, every hour
He should be in the psychiatry
Brainsick and sour
It's a ghost living just for the money
It's a cripple with a heart of a mummy
In a game for eternal fame
A contagious fever
He says
I don't wanna be an angel
I wanna be God
Mine the key to hell and heaven
I wanna be God
I am high, mighty and awed
He said
I wanna be God
9. Straight Out of Hell 04:33
Straight Out Of Hell
(music: Grosskopf, lyrics: Grosskopf)
Straight out of hell I waste my life not for tomorrow
Straight out of hell I‘m only livin‘ for today
I roll the dice I know that something strange is coming
I‘m cold as ice I always take it as it comes
Ain‘t no eternity, ain‘t no salvation
in this damnation we will burn
Straight out of hell, straight out of hell
There‘s no tomorrow there is no farewell
Straight out of hell, straight out of hell
I‘m gonna lose it but it feels so well
I‘m straight out of hell
No ace to play I live my life with no protection
The price I pay my act of grace will be denied
This road to hell and I won‘t find no resurrection
Cause I will sell my dirty soul to rock n‘ roll
Ain‘t no eternity, ain‘t no salvation
in this damnation we will burn
Straight out of hell, straight out of hell
There‘s no tomorrow there is no farewell
Straight out of hell, straight out of hell
I‘m gonna lose it but it feels so well
Straight out of hell
So sad and lonely I go down
No helping hand no soul around
I lost my faith so long ago
A million tears are gonna flow
Straight out of hell, straight out of hell
There‘s no tomorrow there is no farewell
Straight out of hell, straight out of hell
I‘m gonna lose it but it feels so well
Straight out of hell, straight out of hell
There‘s no tomorrow there is no farewell
Straight out of hell, straight out of hell
I‘m gonna lose it but it feels so well
I’m straight out of hell
10. Asshole 04:09
Asshole
(music: Gerstner, lyrics: Gerstner)
I, never saw you goin straight
You, lying right into my face
High, my expectations were for faith
You, you’re driving me insane
No one came that far, without abilities
You’re the greatest of them all
You lie you steal you betray you don’t feel
You’re an asshole
Typical human being
You’re a sucker
Sucking out energy
Asshole
Typical human being
You motherfucker
Stupid shit you make me flee
I, I’m sick of your stupid ego
No, you are not the only one
You, your manipulation stops here
No, right now we are not friends
No one came that far, without abilities
You’re the greatest of them all
You lie you steal you betray
you don’t feel
You’re an asshole
Typical human being
You’re a sucker
Sucking out energy
Asshole
Typical human being
You motherfucker
Sucking out energy
Asshole
Typical human being
You motherfucker
Stupid shit you make me flee
You’re an asshole
Typical human being
You’re a sucker
Sucking out energy
Asshole
Typical human being
You motherfucker
Stupid shit you make me flee
Asshole
Typical human being
You motherfucker
Stupid shit you make me flee
Asshole!
11. Years 04:22
Years
(music: Weikath, lyrics: Weikath)
I see you beg for truth
Here's some news I can convey
All your life's in your own hands
Flat or steep you define yourself
Take a stance towards life that will keep
you strong so you're in control
Free your mind and choose from the
good things that come your way
See the years passing by
Add your part, fade and die
We're all in this scheme to thrive
In a quest to persevere
Don't submit to your fears
Even you'll see the light
I just heard, you made the call
Untold myths and pains resolved
Time has shown, no time left to tell
Keep your life, you just saved yourself
Build up strength so life can't turn
awkward, avoid the pigeonholes
Free your mind to choose from the
good things that come your way
12. Make Fire Catch the Fly 04:22
Make Fire Catch The Fly
(music: Deris, lyrics: Deris)
Never again
I told myself
I’ll play with fire
Never again
I’ll come too close
To this desire
My melted wings have just healed
When my facetted eyes are bound in fascination
Never say never say
Never again
Never again
Alright
It’s my last flight
Must go on and on
Until I die
Tonight
Into the light
Must go on and on
One last sigh
Make fire catch the fly
Never again
But just tonight
I heed the calling
This could be the end
I won’t regret then when I’m falling
My melted wings have just healed
But my little mind is bound in fascination
Never say never say
Never again
Never again
Alright
It’s my last flight
Must go on and on
Till I die
Tonight
Into the light
Must go on and on
One last sigh
Make fire catch the fly
13. Church Breaks Down 06:06
Church Breaks Down
(music: Gerstner, lyrics: Gerstner)
No one ever knows how evolution goes
The earth is still a plate with emptiness of goals
No matter what you do a priest will suppress your knowledge
The time that passes by makes us recognize
That cross and robe are made not for paradise
Just some odd relics of old worlds dusty mankind
Oh lord is there anyone
Who knows the truth
Of the future and the past
What must we believe
With all our faith
Evolution happens now!
The church breaks down
When science strikes
They played a game
Left crosses in flames
The church breaks down
When science strikes
Deceived us all
Left crosses in flames
Da Vinci was a man back in 1502
A genius on his own who already knew
There must be something more than just the bible
Heretical disease! They called everyone a thief
Who didn’t walk the road that put him on his knees
To pray and glorify their holy waters
Oh lord is there anyone
Who knows the truth
Of the future and the past
What must we believe
With all our faith
Evolution happens now!
The church breaks down
When science strikes
They played a game
Left crosses in flames
The church breaks down
When science strikes
Deceived us all
Left crosses in flames
Left crosses in flame
Dies Irae - di meliora (day of wrath - heaven send us better times)
Dies Irae - di meliora (day of wrath - heaven send us better times)
The church breaks down
When science strikes
They played a game
Left crosses in flames
The church breaks down
When science strikes
Deceived us all
Left crosses in flames
The church breaks down
When science strikes
They played a game
Left crosses in flames
The church breaks down, down down
The church breaks down, down down
Left crosses in flames
Left crosses in flames
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