{"id":3485,"date":"1984-01-01T00:00:07","date_gmt":"1984-01-01T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=3485"},"modified":"2022-04-11T18:38:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T17:38:15","slug":"album-review-helstar-burning-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-helstar-burning-star\/","title":{"rendered":"HELSTAR – Burning Star (1984) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

HELSTAR
Burning Star<\/strong><\/span>
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\nCombat (1984)<\/span>
Rating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Having produced one of the best demos of 1983, Helstar have come up trumps again. With the help of Carl Canedy of The Rods doing the production, these boys from Houston can\u2019t seem to put a foot wrong and have yet another winner.<\/p>\n

Side one\u2019s opener, \u2018Burning Star\u2019, starts off a bit slow but the pace soon warms up with some excellent twin guitar from Larry Barragan and Tom Rogers. \u2018Towards The Unknown\u2019 and \u2018Witch\u2019s Eye\u2019 are next, and you can definitely hear why people compare them to the likes of Judas Priest and Iron Maiden \u2013 only Helstar do it better!<\/p>\n

\u2018Run With The Pack\u2019 brings side one to a close. It has a slightly different intro than the demo, but then it\u2019s straight into this uptempo rocker with James Rivera\u2019s voice in fine form and Paul Medina (bass) and Hector Pavon (drums) doing the business on the rhythm section.<\/p>\n

Side two kicks off with the metallic \u2018Leather And Lust\u2019 with smoke pouring out of my speakers; this is one mutha of a track! These guys can do no wrong and it\u2019s easy to see why Helstar already have such a large cult following worldwide.<\/p>\n

\u2018Possession\u2019 and \u2018The Shadows of Iga\u2019 follow with some more superb lead work. Finally, \u2018Dracula\u2019s Castle\u2019 bring things to a close, sounding very much like Rush.<\/p>\n

This is the best metal LP so far of \u201984, and anyone who likes Metallica and Slayer<\/a> should love Helstar. Let\u2019s hope we hear more of the band in the future.<\/p>\n

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

Review taken from Metal Forces, Issue 3 (1984)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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