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Band
Helstar
Title
Glory Of Chaos
Type
LP/EP
Company
AFM
YOR
2010
Style
Power
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Does James Rivera ever age? He is metal's Dick Clark. Twenty six years later and Rivera is in full command, belting out US power-thrash on Helstar's newest endeavor "Glory Of Chaos". This riff-tastic voyage has some of the band's best production and values, concentrating on a smooth calculated rhythm that is polished and bolstered by modern ethics. This is heavy when it needs to be, grinding at the right time and possessing just enough speed to compete with the Overkills and Testaments of the world. Old fans will unite around the office cooler to chant Texas metal! New fans...live it loud and live it proud. Helstar can do no wrong.
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