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Walls of Jericho is the debut full-length studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1985 on LP by Noise Records.[6] It is the only album featuring Kai Hansen as lead vocalist until 2021's Helloween, although he would continue to act as guitarist on the two following albums.

Walls of Jericho
Studio album by
Released18 November 1985
RecordedSeptember – October 1985
StudioMusiclab Studio, Berlin, West Germany
Genre
Length40:54
LabelNoise
ProducerHarris Johns, Helloween
Helloween chronology
Helloween
(1985)
Walls of Jericho
(1985)
Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[4]
Sputnikmusic4/5[5]

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, 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.[7]


Track listings



Original Edition


Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walls of Jericho"Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen0:53
2."Ride the Sky"Hansen5:54
3."Reptile"Weikath3:45
4."Guardians"Weikath4:19
5."Phantoms of Death"Hansen6:33
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Metal Invaders"Weikath, Hansen4:10
7."Gorgar"Hansen3:57
8."Heavy Metal (Is the Law)"Weikath, Hansen4:08
9."How Many Tears"Weikath7:15

1987 CD Edition


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Starlight"Weikath, Hansen5:17
2."Murderer"Hansen4:26
3."Warrior"Hansen4:00
4."Victim of Fate"Hansen6:37
5."Cry for Freedom"Weikath, Hansen6:02
6."Walls of Jericho / Ride the Sky"Weikath, Hansen6:45
7."Reptile"Weikath3:45
8."Guardians"Weikath4:19
9."Phantoms of Death"Hansen6:33
10."Metal Invaders"Hansen4:10
11."Gorgar"Weikath, Hansen3:57
12."Heavy Metal (Is the Law)"Weikath, Hansen4:00
13."How Many Tears"Weikath7:15
14."Judas"Hansen4:43
Total length:71:37
1989 Japanese version bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Don't Run for Cover"Michael Kiske4:47

2006 Remastered & Expanded Edition


Disc one is the same as above.

Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Murderer" (remix)Hansen4:34
2."Ride the Sky" (remix)Hansen6:46
3."Intro / Ride the Sky" (live)Hansen7:17
4."Guardians" (live)Weikath4:26
5."Oernst of Life"Weikath4:46
6."Metal Invaders" (demo version)Hansen4:37
7."Surprise Track (White Christmas - I'll Be Your Santa Claus)"Traditional2:08
Total length:34:34

Notes



Personnel



Band members



Additional musicians



Production



Charts


Chart (1989) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 40

Trivia



References


  1. 10 greatest power metal albums as chosen by Northtale
  2. Helloween - Walls Of Jericho"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."
  3. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Helloween Walls of Jericho review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  4. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  5. Stagno, Mike (2006-10-31). "Helloween - Walls of Jericho". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  6. "Helloween - Walls of Jericho". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  7. "Helloween - Walls of Jericho". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  8. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  9. "The Internet Pinball Database Presents Gorgar". The Internet Pinball Database. Retrieved 2011-12-30.



На других языках


[de] Walls of Jericho (Album)

Walls of Jericho ist das Debütalbum von Helloween. Es erschien 1985 auf Noise International.
- [en] Walls of Jericho (album)

[es] Walls of Jericho (álbum)

Walls of Jericho es el primer álbum de larga duración de la banda de power metal Helloween. El álbum fue publicado en 1985 y jugó un rol importante en el desarrollo del power metal con un Speed Metal con más melodía que lo normal. En la reedición de 1988 y posteriores, el EP debut homónimo, el single Judas y su contribución en el EP colectivo "Death Metal” (Oernst of Life), fueron añadidos a Walls Of Jericho, convirtiéndose así esas ediciones en una compilación de los primeros trabajos de la banda.

[ru] Walls of Jericho (альбом)

Walls of Jericho (рус. «Стены Иерихона») — дебютный студийный альбом немецкой пауэр-метал группы Helloween, выпущенный 18 ноября 1985 года на лейбле Noise Records[4]. В 1985 году альбом был выпущен на грампластинке, а 1988 году был переиздан на компакт-диске. Мини-альбом Helloween и заглавный трек с сингла «Judas» вошли в переиздание 1988 года[5].



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