Walls of Jericho (Album)

Occupation

Studios

  • September-October 1985
  • Musiclab Studio, Berlin

Walls of Jericho is the debut album by Helloween. It was released in 1985 on Noise International.

Genesis

The album was preceded by a published in the same year self-titled EP, which is also referred to as mini - LP.

On Walls of Jericho and the Judas single can be heard for the last time Kai Hansen on vocals. Even on the short Judas Tour 1986, the band tried, Ralf Scheepers (formerly with Tyran Pace, later together with Hansen in Gamma Ray ) to win as a singer, as Hansen with the double burden vocals / guitar felt increasingly uncomfortable. Since Scheepers however, did not want to enter in the long term, committed Helloween 1987 the then 18 -year-old Michael Kiske.

Music style

On the debut album by the melodic and fast style Helloweens is already fully developed, albeit with considerably less cheerful painting. Also, the full power ( not always accurate ) Singing Hansen helped that the songs still sounded much harder than the following Keeper albums.

Title list

Title List ( LP)

There exist by Noise Records licensed versions for other countries, eg Combat (USA) and Banzai (Canada), some with bonus tracks from the mini LP.

Title List ( CD)

At the CD release, the greater capacity of the compact disc was used and the self-titled mini- LP ( tracks 1-5 ), Walls of Jericho ( Title 6 - 14) and the song Judas ( Title 15 ) published together. In the first publication Walls of Jericho Ride the Sky was combined into one, since the former is the intro to the next song. Accordingly, the album (according to display the CD player ) a title contained less for the same playing time.

Expanded Edition Bonus Tracks

Judas single

Besides the title song still two, probably fake, live recordings are on the single. Give the credits as a source to a captured by the WDR Radio concert in Gelsenkirchen. From this concert recording, a vinyl bootleg ( Bang The Head That Does Not Bang ) exists. A 12-inch version for the American market also contains about two more studio pieces of debut EP.

Michael Kiske Kai Hansen • • • Roland Grapow Ingo Schwichtenberg • Uli Kusch • Mark Cross • Stefan Schwarzmann

Walls of Jericho • Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 • Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 • Pink Bubbles Go Ape • Chameleon • Master of the Rings • The Time of the Oath • Better Than Raw The Dark Ride • • Rabbit Do not Come Easy • keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy • Gambling with the Devil • 7 Sinners • Straight out Of Hell

Helloween

Live in the UK • High Live • Live in Sao Paulo

The Best, the Rest, the Rare Metal Jukebox • • Unarmed - Best of 25th Anniversary

Discography

  • Album ( Power Metal )
  • Album ( Speed ​​Metal )
  • Helloween album
  • Album 1985
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