Helloween - Straight Out Of Hell out January 18, 2013

What Charlie Bauerfeind has been producing at the MiSueno Studios throughout the last months is the consequent follow-up for “7 Sinners”. Matching the tour motto and even more so the hellish new songs the upcoming album is called “STRAIGHT OUT OF HELL”. It will be released worldwide January 18 and will turn winter 2013 into a pretty hot affair. At this time, Charlie and the boys are giving the finishing touches to the production. “STRAIGHT OUT OF HELL” will also be featuring a limited version with bonus tracks and special packaging...more infos to come!


Straight to you from the headquarters: The new album will feature 13 mostly fast-paced songs – impressively multi-layered due to their different songwriters: Andi, Michael, Markus and Sascha.

Weikath: “STRAIGHT OUT OF HELL is the consequent development of the two albums before. The new songs are a continuation of the “7 Sinners” directives, only less doom-bound and noticeably more positive. These songs will kick even the laziest listener’s ass.” The best example of HELLOWEEN’s ability to think outside the box of metal cliché is the first single from STRAIGHT OUT OF HELL: “Nabataea”. The legendary kingdom and its secret capital Petra – hidden behind cliff scenery and only discovered at the beginning of the 20th century – are the origin of many myths and legends. “Nabataea” is the perfect shape of great music to come and will deliver an epic video clip, yet to be shot. Apart from the standard album, there will be a limited edition featuring premium packaging and two bonus tracks: “Another Shot of Life” and a Hammond version of “Burning Sun” in memory of Deep Purple’s recently deceased organ player Jon Lord.



TRACKLISTING “STRAIGHT OUT OF HELL”

1. Nabataea – 7:03
2. World of War – 4:56
3. Live Now! – 3:10
4. Far from the Stars – 4:41
5. Burning Sun – 5:33
6. Waiting for the Thunder – 3:53
7. Hold me in your Arms – 5:10
8. Wanna be God – 2:02
9. Straight out of Hell – 4:33
10. sfincter – 4:09
11. Years – 4:22
12. Make Fire Catch the Fly – 4:22
13. Church Breaks Down – 6:06

BONUS TRACKS LIMITED EDITION

14. Another Shot of Life
15. Burning Sun (Hammond version) dedicated to Jon Lord

Woohoo! On the shopping list it goes.

As a Helloween fan boy (particularly of the Deris era), I WILL get this!

If this sounds anything like 7 Sinners, it will be one of the best Helloween albums yet!

A no brainer.

"These songs will kick even the laziest listener’s ass."

Shouldn't those be the easiest asses to kick?

Dark Horseman wrote:

A no brainer.

same here. But i still hate the multiple bonus tracks on multiple releases thing.

Yeah, that gets old.

exact33 wrote:

Dark Horseman wrote:

A no brainer.

same here. But i still hate the multiple bonus tracks on multiple releases thing.

It'd be nice if there was just a limited edition with two bonus tracks, but I don't even know if I've found all the bonus tracks from the last few albums yet, there were so many.

Of course very excited for this. The Deris stuff is excellent and Helloween know how to keep kicking arse. 7 Sinners was really good. I liked Gambling With the Devil a bit more though.

I kept meaning to write about this the last couple of weeks just haven't had the time. Theres a new single thats out already but of course its out only in Japan, its for the song "Burning Sun". Of course I already pre ordered it

A real single, like a CD?

yea a real cd its got 4 other songs on it I think

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

yea a real cd its got 4 other songs on it I think

don't they call that an E.P ? or only used to call it that

http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/album.php?album_id=66211&page=&message_id=

James B. wrote:

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

yea a real cd its got 4 other songs on it I think

don't they call that an E.P ? or only used to call it that

Ep, single whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatever

Well, I'm really looking forward to this. Never been let down by them.

I will have to check it out. I have not heard some new Helloween since "Dark Ride", but a couple of songs have been running through my brain. So... This look like a good place to start catching up.

Psychotron wrote:

Of course very excited for this. The Deris stuff is excellent and Helloween know how to keep kicking arse. 7 Sinners was really good. I liked Gambling With the Devil a bit more though.

+1

Looking forward!

Heres a new song

Hmmm...don't think I like it. Not the first two. "Another Shot of Life" sounded good. "Burning Sun" sounded terrible.

Yea I was thinking the same thing, but I will say this. I've thought that about the last few singles when I've only heard samples and when I got to hear the whole thing the songs ended up being awesome so I'm hoping that will be the same case with these songs too.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Yea I was thinking the same thing, but I will say this. I've thought that about the last few singles when I've only heard samples and when I got to hear the whole thing the songs ended up being awesome so I'm hoping that will be the same case with these songs too.

It sounds like something is missing, like those rips are just one channel or something.

Wanna be God is probably more a transition point on the album to tell the story. Burning Sun was ok but I wonder if there will be more production on the final version.