┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Helstar - Vampiro + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Aug-31-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2016 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Helstar Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Vampiro Label : Ellefson Music ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ When Helstar announced a while ago that their ║ │ │║ new album will be entitled ôVampiroö, every self ║ │ │║ respected fan of the Texan band thought ║ │ │║ immediately of the magnificent ôNosferatuö. As a ║ │ │║ matter of fact, when we talked to James Rivera, ║ │ │║ he specifically stated that ôVampiroö could have ║ │ │║ easily been regarded as the closest Helstar ║ │ │║ album to ôNosferatuö. So, as one can easily ║ │ │║ reckon, the anxiety meter hit an all-time high ║ │ │║ score! Yet the question remainedàwould ôVampiroö ║ │ │║ remain a classic Helstar record or would it be ║ │ │║ quickly and long forgotten? LetÆs get to the ║ │ │║ answer, shall we? ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ For starters, we must point down that ôVampiroö ║ │ │║ is by far the most technical album that the band ║ │ │║ has recorded since the ôNosferatuö days. ║ │ │║ HelstarÆs trademark power/thrash outbursts are ║ │ │║ wonderfully blended with a technical atmosphere ║ │ │║ that is not tiring at all and takes ôVampiroö to ║ │ │║ another, higher level! The presence of two new ║ │ │║ members ûAndrew Atwood on guitar and Garrick ║ │ │║ Smith on bass- has breathed new air to the band ║ │ │║ while HelstarÆs founders Larry Barragan and ║ │ │║ James Rivera are having the time of their life ║ │ │║ with the latter being right at home with the ║ │ │║ whole vampire theme of the album. Also, IÆd go ║ │ │║ as far as to say that Barragan is doing a hell ║ │ │║ of a job on ôVampiroö and he has really outdone ║ │ │║ himself (and that says a lot considering his ║ │ │║ terrific job throughout the Helstar back ║ │ │║ catalogue). ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ From a pure musical standpoint, IÆd say that ║ │ │║ ôVampiroö might be close to ôNosferatuö but at ║ │ │║ the same time bears many similarities to the two ║ │ │║ previous Helstar releases. For instance, the ║ │ │║ opening track ôAwaken Into Darknessö and ║ │ │║ ôAbolish The Sunö could have easily fit on ôThis ║ │ │║ Wicked Nestö while the superb ôBlood Lustö could ║ │ │║ have been an outtake of the frenzy ôGlory of ║ │ │║ Chaosö album. I have listened to the album at ║ │ │║ least 10 times so far and I keep discover new ║ │ │║ stuffàthatÆs the power and secret of ôVampiroö: ║ │ │║ it hides many new elements that need to be ║ │ │║ discovered by the ever careful listener. So far ║ │ │║ my personal favorite song is the magnificent ║ │ │║ ôFrom The Pulpit To The Pitö that includes all ║ │ │║ the classic Helstar traces! Also, the closing ║ │ │║ ôDreamless Sleepö is the perfect ending to an ║ │ │║ excellent record and it kinda brought in mind ║ │ │║ the classic Hammer Horror movies. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ So, all in all, brace yourselves because Helstar ║ │ │║ is back and the world of Vampires will never be ║ │ │║ the same againàVampiro is here to haunt ║ │ │║ eternally your dreams! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Highlight: If you search for other trivia ║ │ │║ references, just take a notice to the 7th track ║ │ │║ on ôVampiroö. ItÆs called ôMaledictionö. Now ║ │ │║ check the 7th track on ôNosferatuöà ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ James Rivera - Vocals ║ │ │║ Larry Barragan - Guitars ║ │ │║ Andrew Atwood - Guitars ║ │ │║ Garrick Smith - Bass ║ │ │║ Michael Lewis - Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Awaken Into Darkness [06:47] │ │ 02 - Blood Lust [05:24] │ │ 03 - To Dust You Will Become [05:22] │ │ 04 - Off With His Head [05:16] │ │ 05 - From The Pulpit To The Pit [05:30] │ │ 06 - To Their death Beds They Fell [04:41] │ │ 07 - Malediction [03:56] │ │ 08 - Repent In Fire [04:15] │ │ 09 - Abolish The Sin [06:00] │ │ 10 - Black Cathedral [07:39] │ │ 11 - Dreamless Sleep [02:32] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [57:22 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘