Helloween

 Today in 1985 Helloween released there debut album Walls of Jericho

Hamburg,Germany Power/Speed Metal

Status:Active

Years active: 1978-1981 (as Gentry), 1981-1982 (as Second Hell), 1982-1983 (as Iron Fist), 1983-present

One of the "big four" of the first wave of 80's German power metal bands (alongside Grave Digger, Running Wild, and Rage), Helloween might just be the most influential of them all, as their works such as Walls Of Jericho and the two Keeper Of The Seven Keys albums proving to be a prime reference point for any number of European speed/power metal bands over the last three decades. With the exception of a dip during the Pink Bubbles/ Chameleon era (neither of which received much critical acclaim, nor the usual fan interest), the career of the pumpkinheads has been steady and solid almost from the beginning, with their fan base still strong some 30 years after their debut album.

Noise Records

Kai Hansen – vocals, guitar

Michael Weikath – guitar, cover concept

Markus Grosskopf – bass

Ingo Schwichtenberg – drums (R.I.P. 1995)

Additional musicians

James Hardaway – E-mu Emulator II

Chris Boltendahl Vocals (additional) ("Reptile")

1. Walls of Jericho (0:49)

2. Ride the Sky (5:57)

3. Reptile (3:45)

4. Guardians (4:19)

5. Phantoms of Death (6:37)

6. Metal Invaders (4:11)

7. Gorgar (3:55)

8. Heavy Metal (Is the Law) (4:02)

9. How Many Tears (7:17)

Total Time: 40:56

Most CD versions are of the re-issue that Noise did in 1987 that included in a single CD the mini-album "Helloween" (tracks 1-5), "Walls Of Jericho" (tracks 6-14) album and the song "Judas" (track 15) from the "Judas" maxi-

The Japanese edition features an additional track, 16. Don't Run for Cover.

The version listed here is another CD version containing only the original album that was released in Japan on Combat / Noise Records (cat.-no. 88561-8093-2).

2006 Remastered/Expanded edition:

Disc: 1

1. Starlight (5:18)

2. Murderer (4:27)

3. Warrior (4:01)

4. Victim Of Fate (6:39)

5. Cry For Freedom (6:03)

6. Walls Of Jericho / Ride The Sky (6:45)

7. Reptile (3:46)

8. Guardians (4:21)

9. Phantoms Of Death (6:36)

10. Metal Invaders (4:12)

11. Gorgar (3:57)

12. Heavy Metal (Is The Law) (4:01)

13. How Many Tears (7:16)

14. Judas (4:43)

Disc: 2

1. Murderer (remix) (4:34)

2. Walls of Jericho / Ride The Sky (remix) (6:45)

3. Intro / Ride The Sky (live) (7:16)

4. Guardians (live) (4:26)

5. Oernst Of Life (demo tape) (4:46)

6. Metal Invaders (demo tape) (4:37)

7. Surprise Track (2:08)

Tracks 1, 6, and 8 by Weikath & Hansen

Tracks 2, 5, and 7 by Hansen

Tracks 3, 4, and 9 by Weikath

Walls of Jericho is the debut full length studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1985 on LP by Noise Records.[3]

In 1988 Walls of Jericho was released on CD. Due to the enhanced capacity of the CD the Helloween EP/mini-LP and the song Judas from the Judas EP were added to the Walls of Jericho track listing; they are now released as a compilation. In the late 1980s, due to a manufacturing error, on side one of several cassette copies of Walls of Jericho accidentally contained the music of Celtic Frost's To Mega Therion, confusing many first-time Helloween listeners