{"id":3071,"date":"1983-10-01T00:00:58","date_gmt":"1983-10-01T00:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=3071"},"modified":"2012-01-16T18:27:01","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T18:27:01","slug":"demo-review-helstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/demo-review-helstar\/","title":{"rendered":"HELSTAR – Demo (1983) | Demo Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

HELSTAR<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nHelstar (1983)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Helstar hail from Houston, Texas and have just produced one of the best demos I have ever heard. Containing seven tracks of out-and-out metal, the tape has not left the deck since it was sent to me.<\/p>\n

It kicks off with \u2018Burning Star\u2019, featuring some excellent twin lead guitar work from Larry Barragan and Tom Rogers. Vocalist James Rivera is up there in the Rob Halford class \u2013 his voice has to be heard to be believed! Paul Medina (bass) and Hector Pavon (drums) complete the Helstar line-up.<\/p>\n

\u2018Towards The Unknown\u2019 and \u2018Witch\u2019s Eye\u2019 are next \u2013 metal at its best; loud, fast and dirty. \u2018Run With The Pack\u2019 follows with its gentle intro before bursting back into the fast paced metal. This song will have headbangers everywhere posing with their tennis rackets in front of the mirror.<\/p>\n

\u2018Leather And Lust\u2019 comes firing out of the speakers next and is my favourite track on the demo, sounding much like Judas Priest. In fact, the whole demo sounds a lot like Priest in their early days with Tipton \/ Downing-like dual guitaring and Rivera\u2019s Halford sounding high pitched voice.<\/p>\n

\u2018Possession\u2019 and \u2018Shadows of Iga\u2019 bring to a close one of the best demos of 1983, along with Queensr\u00ffche. They certainly give the likes of Judas Priest a run for their money, and soon I hope you will be hearing a lot more from Helstar.<\/p>\n

Dave Shaw<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review taken from Metal Forces, Issue 2 (1983)<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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