Sunday, August 30, 2020

THE METAL TIMES : HELSTAR - Black Wings Of Solitude (7" Single) [Heavy Metal]

 HELSTAR – Black Wings Of Solitude



Side A

Black Wings Of Solitude

Side B

After All (The Dead)

Line-up

James "Vampiro" Rivera - Vocals

Larry Barragan - Guitars

Andrew Atwood - Guitars

Garrick Smith - Bass

Mikey Lewis - Drums

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It's been a while since we heard from HELSTAR, but now they are back!

This is the first time, HELSTAR have written a straightforward metal ballad like this, and it happened by

accident. Initially, HELSTAR were supposed to write a song for a horror movie, and the producer wanted a

cool metal ballad but nothing too complicated.

Larry and James kind of threw this song together in about 2 days. Now, 2 years have passed since the song

was written, the movie sadly is nowhere to be seen, but HELSTAR grew so fond of the song, that they felt it

needed to be released.

There will also be an official video available for "Black Wings Of Solitude", which takes the song to another

whole level.

The 7" single also includes a cover version of Black Sabbath's "After All (The Dead)".

It's not that much of a secret that Ronnie James Dio is James' personal hero. Furthermore, James considers

the best years of Black Sabbath those, with Ronnie being at the helm of the microphone. So, with this cover,

James is paying respect to his hero.

FACTS

• The new 7" single of HELSTAR – also available as download and stream.

• Mixed by Martin "Mattes" Pfeiffer at Redhead Studios, Wilhelmshaven (Germany).

• Mastered by Stefan Kaufmann at ROXX Studio, Solingen (Germany).

• Cover artwork by John Fossum.

• Guitars and vocals produced by Larry Barragan at Hombre Malo Studio in Houston, TX.

• Bass produced and recorded by Garrick Smith at Wizards Keep Studio in Houston, TX.

• Drums produced and recorded by Mikey Lewis at The Foundry Studio in Stafford, TX.



DISCOGRAPHY

1984 • Burning Star

1986 • Remnants Of War

1988 • A Distant Thunder

1989 • Nosferatu

1990 • Demolition (Demo Cassette)

1995 • Multiples Of Black

2000 • Twas The Night Of A Helish Xmas (Live Album)

2001 • The James Rivera Legacy (Helstar/Vigilante Split)

2007 • Sins Of The Past

2008 • The King Of Hell

2010 • Rising From The Grave (Box Set)

2010 • Glory Of Chaos

2014 • This Wicked Nest

2016 • Black Cathedral (Digital Single)

2016 • Vampiro

2020 • Black Wings Of Solitude (7" Single)

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