┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Helker - Somewhere In The Circle + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.nov-04-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.helker.net ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Helker Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Somewhere In The Circle Label : AFM ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I know that I have been waiting for many moments ║ │ │║ since I began listening to Metal music, but this ║ │ │║ particular one had me flabbergasted quite a bit. ║ │ │║ Unlike Brazilian Metal bands that have been well ║ │ │║ incorporated and marketed in Europe, bands of ║ │ │║ Argentinian origin wouldnÆt let the other chick ║ │ │║ as they most of them have been loyal to their ║ │ │║ home country and continent, writing material in ║ │ │║ Spanish, never letting go of the local scene ║ │ │║ that embraced them so tightly. The funny thing ║ │ │║ has always been that these bands didnÆt create ║ │ │║ anything unique on their own but rather chose to ║ │ │║ follow European or North American musical ║ │ │║ directions. Now there is a band in the image of ║ │ │║ HELKER, which have been playing Heavy / Power ║ │ │║ Metal since 1998, feverishly writing material ║ │ │║ oriented to their own local scene, but this ║ │ │║ year, Europe came out heeding the call and the ║ │ │║ finally the cry was answered and the band signed ║ │ │║ with the German AFM Records for the release of ║ │ │║ the bandÆs first record in English entitled ║ │ │║ ôSomewhere In The Circleö, produced and written ║ │ │║ alongside Mat Sinner with the mixing hands of ║ │ │║ Achim Kohler. Can I call this one a golden fish ║ │ │║ in the bag? Sure this is not my first choice, ║ │ │║ but sure it turned out just as I like it. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ As I mentioned earlier, HELKER, similar to ║ │ │║ plenty of Metal bands worldwide, particularly ║ │ │║ from Argentina as it is a special occasion for a ║ │ │║ band from this vast land of a country to release ║ │ │║ something in Europe, didnÆt alternate with their ║ │ │║ material as it kept a straight line within the ║ │ │║ borders of Heavy and Power Metal. Vast ║ │ │║ correspondences such as of PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER, ║ │ │║ GAMMA RAY, DIO, ACCEPT, HAMMERFALL among the ║ │ │║ many, will probably right head out charging your ║ │ │║ thought patterns with ease. HELKER, throughout ║ │ │║ the tracklist of eleven, composed songs on the ║ │ │║ basis of rather common song structures with only ║ │ │║ a few diversions. The choruses have that ║ │ │║ triumphant nature, filled with wonderful ║ │ │║ harmonic, clear cut and sharp vocal layers, ║ │ │║ melodic as the old book of Metal commanded and ║ │ │║ as a runner up for a winning album should be. In ║ │ │║ general, ôSomewhere In The Circleö is a melodic ║ │ │║ Metal output, somewhat 80s based under the ║ │ │║ modern sound layers, matching the bandÆs earlier ║ │ │║ efforts. There have been plenty of great ║ │ │║ harmonies in the vein of IRON MAIDEN, ║ │ │║ destructive heavy riffs of the Teutonic legacy ║ │ │║ along with a few punching Rock features that ║ │ │║ might raise a few British memorandums. The ║ │ │║ soloing is spectacular, between Hard Rock and ║ │ │║ traditional Metal, slicing in presented a duo of ║ │ │║ guitarist that will be showing more fascinating ║ │ │║ features. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ On the other hand, ôSomewhere In The Circleö was ║ │ │║ better produced due to the magic hands of Sinner ║ │ │║ & Kohler, attaining the band its new European ║ │ │║ identity with a high rated wall of sound ║ │ │║ manufacture, not too much like PRIMAL FEAR but ║ │ │║ rather closer to mid-90s, early 00s SINNER. As a ║ │ │║ crazed fan of both bands, I didnÆt find any ║ │ │║ problems with HELKER being blessed with the ║ │ │║ configuration for their purposes. The end ║ │ │║ results provided me wonderful means to enjoy the ║ │ │║ listening sessions I had with ôNo Chance to Be ║ │ │║ Rebornö and ôStill Aliveö, both hard-hitting and ║ │ │║ potent blasting Metal that kept my craving at ║ │ │║ bay for a little while at least with their tasty ║ │ │║ riffing, humongous vocal front and impressive ║ │ │║ melodic ends. ôGhosts from the Pastö seemed a ║ │ │║ bit Popish with a highly catchy chorus, but ║ │ │║ right after tuning it again and again it ║ │ │║ occurred to me that it had everything to become ║ │ │║ a favored hit, great harmonic moments and ║ │ │║ inspiring vocals. ôJust Be Yourselfö and ôWake ║ │ │║ Upö, a bit heavier tracks but canÆt escape the ║ │ │║ earlier category. Generally speaking, it is ║ │ │║ great to have this band in the European arsenal ║ │ │║ of AFM Records, this label has been fortunate to ║ │ │║ have them. I liked the production, the direction ║ │ │║ of the music, though a bit basic at times and ║ │ │║ the songs arenÆt too different from one another, ║ │ │║ but the performance and quality are high. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Diego Valdez - Vocals ║ │ │║ Leo Aristu - Guitars ║ │ │║ Christian Abarca - Bass ║ │ │║ Mariano Rφos - Guitars ║ │ │║ Hernßn Coronel - Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ DISCOGRAPHY ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ilusi≤n Demo 1999 ║ │ │║ Legado Secreto Full-length 2002 ║ │ │║ Basurero Nuclear Demo 2003 ║ │ │║ Resistir Full-length 2008 ║ │ │║ Magnosfest 2 Split 2008 ║ │ │║ A.D.N. Full-length 2010 ║ │ │║ En Alg·n Lugar del Circulo Full-length ║ │ │║ 2013 ║ │ │║ Somewhere in the Circle Full-length 2013 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Modern Roman Circus [03:55] │ │ 02 - Just Be Yourself [04:27] │ │ 03 - No Chance To Be Reborn [04:40] │ │ 04 - Begging For Forgiveness [04:14] │ │ 05 - Wake Up [04:02] │ │ 06 - At The End Of The Journey [03:30] │ │ 07 - Ghosts From The Past [05:05] │ │ 08 - Still Alive [03:56] │ │ 09 - Flying [03:58] │ │ 10 - Inside Of Me [04:04] │ │ 11 - Dreams (Bonus Track) [04:35] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [46:26 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘