A Distant Thunder (album)

A Distant Thunder is the third album by American heavy metal band Helstar, released by Metal Blade Records in 1988.[2][3] It was the first album released on Metal Blade Records and found the band perfecting their signature mix of power metal and thrash metal. It includes a cover of Scorpions' "He's a Woman, She's a Man", originally appearing on their 1977 album Taken by Force.

A Distant Thunder
Studio album by
Released29 September 1988
RecordedPacific Studios, Venice, California
GenrePower metal, thrash metal, progressive metal
Length43:17
LabelMetal Blade[1]
ProducerBill Metoyer
Helstar chronology
Remnants of War
(1986)
A Distant Thunder
(1988)
Nosferatu
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Helstar, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."The King Is Dead"4:02
2."Bitter End"4:20
3."Abandon Ship"6:55
4."Tyrannicide"5:29
5."Scorcher"5:49
6."Genius of Insanity"5:01
7."(The) Whore of Babylon" (Instrumental)2:32
8."Winds of War"6:08
9."He's a Woman, She's a Man" (Klaus Meine, Rudolph Schenker)2:53

Personnel

  • James Rivera – Vocals
  • Larry Barragan – Guitars
  • André Corbin – Guitars
  • Jerry Abarca – Bass, Keyboards
  • Frank Ferreira – Drums

References

  1. "Helstar "A Distant Thunder" | Metal Blade Records".
  2. "A Distant Thunder". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  3. "A Distant Thunder". brutalmetal.com. Retrieved 7 April 2011.



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