Helloween - Walls Of Jericho

8.6 | 693 votes |

Release date:	1985
Style:	Speed metal, Power metal
Owners:	774 have it 59 want it 4 trade it

01. Walls Of Jericho
02. Ride The Sky
03. Reptile
04. Guardians
05. Phantoms Of Death
06. Metal Invaders
07. Gorgar
08. Heavy Metal (Is The Law)
09. How Many Tears

Disc I [2006 Expanded Edition]
01. Starlight [1987 reissue bonus]
02. Murderer [1987 reissue bonus]
03. Warrior [1987 reissue bonus]
04. Victim Of Fate [1987 reissue bonus]
05. Cry For Freedom [1987 reissue bonus]
06. Walls Of Jericho
07. Ride The Sky
08. Reptile
09. Guardians
10. Phantoms Of Death
11. Metal Invaders
12. Gorgar
13. Heavy Metal (Is The Law)
14. How Many Tears
15. Judas [1987 reissue bonus]

Disc II [2006 Expanded Edition]
01. Murderer [remix]
02. Ride The Sky [remix]
03. Intro / Ride The Sky [live]
04. Guardians [live]
05. Oernst Of Life
06. Metal Invaders
07. Surprise Track

Top 20 albums of 1985: 6

Reviews (2)

Lyrics (8)

Additional info
Songs 1-5: Recorded and mixed at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, January/February '85. Engineered and mixed by Harris "I don't know" Johns, Produced by Helloween
Songs 6-14: Recorded and mixed at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, September/October '85. Engineered and mixed by Harris Johns, Emulator II played by James Hardway, Front cover concept by Weikath, Cover design by Edda and Uwe Karczewski, Hamburg. Layout & Typo by Peter Vahlefeld, Produced by Harris Johns and Helloween
Song 15: Recorded and mixed at Horus Sound Studio, Hannover, July '86. Engineered and mixed by Jan Nemec, Remixed by Dirk Steffens at Soundhaus, Studio, Hamburg

All songs written and arranged by Helloween.

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Rating:
9.6

If you go back in time, to the year 1985, you will see a music world where the word "Power Metal" was absent from any metal definition lexicon. It was something unknown. At that time a band called Helloween tried to make its first steps into the music industry.

"Walls Of Jericho" is the first full length album of the band. With its speedy sound, catchy rhythm and Kai Hansen's powerful screams, it is considered to be one of the first albums that gave the spark to light this new eruptive genre of metal, called "Power Metal." Many well known bands of today are still inspired by this album.

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Rating:
9.6

The Helloween debut. An album overshadowed by their classics, the Keepers duo. So when you ask people, what were the first and classic metal albums, few recognize this little gem. Even it take me some time to discover it because of that. The other problem is that the production isn't very good. But if you get the remastered album, the problem is fixed. Then, people see Helloween as a power metal band with high pitched vocals. And Kai Hansen nasal vocals are probably not too tolerable. It took me some listens to love his voice. And it's overall much faster than any other Helloween album.

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JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1494 From: USA	29.11.2010 - 20:29 Rating: 10 JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1494 From: USA Get ahold of the remaster before you vote... such a big difference! Loading...
Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675 From: UK	30.11.2010 - 01:06 Rating: 10 Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675 From: UK What can I say? This is one of the all time classic metal albums! Genre defining, and stuffed with timeless tunes. xD Helloween could have split up after this one album, and they'd have still left an awesome legacy. \m/ Loading...
Cryzpin Posts: 113 From: Czech Republic	12.08.2011 - 13:10 Rating: 10 Cryzpin Posts: 113 From: Czech Republic From my point of view this is the maghtiest power metal album ever - so vital, so sharp, so straight! Loading...
JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1494 From: USA	19.11.2011 - 05:15 Rating: 10 JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1494 From: USA Goooorrrrrgaarr will eat me BUT I KEEP ON PLAAAAYYYIN!! Loading...
Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675 From: UK	19.11.2011 - 07:12 Rating: 10 Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675 From: UK Written by JÄY on 19.11.2011 at 05:15 Goooorrrrrgaarr will eat me BUT I KEEP ON PLAAAAYYYIN!! "TILT!" hehe Loading...
Korah Posts: 342 From: France	01.03.2012 - 21:58 Korah Posts: 342 From: France Good album but the song is too bad! ---- Don't cry for my English Loading...
musicalkaratekid Posts: 1504 From: UK	14.04.2012 - 19:00 Rating: 8 musicalkaratekid Posts: 1504 From: UK This is an absolute stormer of a debut. The vocals, upon the first few listens, did annoy me if being honest. Yet I've since come to understand that, maybe they work well with the thrashy, raw instrumentation here and maybe a cleaner, less nasally vocal style wouldn't do the musicianship as much justice. The riffs are second to none, and the way they swerve in and out of supreme songs such as the anthemic 'Ride the sky', riotous semi-ballad 'victim of fate' and just plain funny 'Gorgar' is very well-balanced. In fact, the only instrument that bugs me is the bass, and that doesn't really bother me, just that it isn't that high in the mix. If I'm honest, this is just as solid an introduction to Helloween-or indeed European power metal-as Helloween's "Keeper of the Seven Keys" records (the first two). May I once again state that 'Ride the Sky' is an absolute belter, definitely one of Helloween's classic cuts. Loading...
ThunderAxe1989 Account deleted	22.04.2012 - 07:41 ThunderAxe1989 Account deleted This album is a classic! Great to drink to as well This album stands out from their other releases because it's the only pure "speed metal" helloween release. I love it. They weren't worth shit after Kai Hansen left IMO. Loading...
Maco Carnivore Posts: 2353 From: Peru	05.04.2013 - 00:15 Maco Carnivore Posts: 2353 From: Peru Best speed/thrash album i ever heard ---- Anti-PC Fuck what you think is correct and righteous. Loading...
gnirpz Posts: 53 From: Canada	03.09.2013 - 19:07 Rating: 9 gnirpz Posts: 53 From: Canada My girlfriend bought me the original release in vinyl of Wall Of Jericho, the 1985 press by Banzai record... I will marry her... Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 39910 From: The Netherlands	03.09.2013 - 19:16 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 39910 From: The Netherlands Written by gnirpz on 03.09.2013 at 19:07 My girlfriend bought me the original release in vinyl of Wall Of Jericho, the 1985 press by Banzai record... I will marry her... the Original press is on Noise Records. The Banzai one was for the Canadian market ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
gnirpz Posts: 53 From: Canada	04.09.2013 - 01:07 Rating: 9 gnirpz Posts: 53 From: Canada Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 03.09.2013 at 19:16 Written by gnirpz on 03.09.2013 at 19:07 My girlfriend bought me the original release in vinyl of Wall Of Jericho, the 1985 press by Banzai record... I will marry her... the Original press is on Noise Records. The Banzai one was for the Canadian market Yeah, I just read that! Your right, but It still a 29 years old shit! Should I marry her in this case? Hahaha! Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 39910 From: The Netherlands	04.09.2013 - 12:58 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 39910 From: The Netherlands Written by gnirpz on 04.09.2013 at 01:07 Yeah, I just read that! Your right, but It still a 29 years old shit! Should I marry her in this case? Hahaha! Well, here it is next to impossible to find the Banzai pressing of that album, so... ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
LuciferOfGayness Account deleted	04.11.2015 - 11:37 LuciferOfGayness Account deleted So good, love this. The rawer vocals and the trashy drums makes this my favourite Helloween album. Despite the fact that there is a heavy inflation in power-metal I am having a hard to find something thats similar to WoJ. Any suggestions guys? Loading...
Bad English Masterchief Posts: 46998 From: Norway	15.08.2016 - 15:30 Bad English Masterchief Posts: 46998 From: Norway Album what title makes to check it if you like history, those days I net and google did not existed, so just books and knowledge was way t fin out what were Walls of jeriho Musically its awesome, even a bit rough quality as many that time begginers started whit, better as demo but still low budget work, and I like it I lioke such sound Fast, heavy album, same as EP, it was maybe best what this band did , Keepers as I recall also are OK, then whole 90's was crap, up to last 3 albums ---- Life is to short for LOVE, there is many great things to do online !!! Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die'' I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing Loading...