Walls of Jericho (album)

Walls of Jericho
Studio album by Helloween
Released December 1985
Recorded September – October 1985 at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, Germany
Genre Speed metal, power metal
Length 40:32 (original)
106:19 (remaster w/ bonus tracks)
Label Noise
Producer Harris Johns and Helloween
Helloween chronology
Helloween
(1985)		 Walls of Jericho
(1985)		 Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1
(1987)
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Walls of Jericho is the debut full length studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1985 on LP by Noise Records.[2]

In 1988 Walls of Jericho was released on CD. Due to the enhanced capacity of the CD the Helloween EP/mini-LP and the song Judas from the Judas EP were added to the Walls of Jericho track listing; they are now released as a compilation. In the late 1980s, due to a manufacturing error, on side one of several cassette copies of Walls of Jericho accidentally contained the music of Celtic Frost's To Mega Therion, confusing many first-time Helloween listeners.

Contents

Original Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Walls of Jericho"   Weikath/Hansen 0:53
2. "Ride the Sky"   Hansen 5:54
3. "Reptile"   Weikath 3:45
4. "Guardians"   Weikath 4:19
5. "Phantoms of Death"   Hansen 6:33
6. "Metal Invaders"   Hansen 4:10
7. "Gorgar"   Weikath/Hansen 3:57
8. "Heavy Metal (Is the Law)"   Weikath/Hansen 4:08
9. "How Many Tears"   Weikath 7:11

1988 CD Edition

Disc 1

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Starlight"   Weikath/Hansen 5:17
2. "Murderer"   Hansen 4:26
3. "Warrior"   Hansen 4:00
4. "Victim of Fate"   Hansen 6:37
5. "Cry for Freedom"   Weikath/Hansen 6:02
6. "Walls of Jericho / Ride the Sky"   Weikath/Hansen 6:45
7. "Reptile"   Weikath 3:45
8. "Guardians"   Weikath 4:19
9. "Phantoms of Death"   Hansen 6:33
10. "Metal Invaders"   Hansen 4:10
11. "Gorgar"   Weikath/Hansen 3:57
12. "Heavy Metal (Is the Law)"   Weikath/Hansen 4:08
13. "How Many Tears"   Weikath 7:11
14. "Judas"   Hansen 4:43

2006 Remastered / Expanded Edition

Disc 1

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Starlight"   Weikath/Hansen 5:17
2. "Murderer"   Hansen 4:26
3. "Warrior"   Hansen 4:00
4. "Victim of Fate"   Hansen 6:37
5. "Cry for Freedom"   Weikath/Hansen 6:02
6. "Walls of Jericho"   Weikath/Hansen 0:48
7. "Ride the Sky"   Hansen 5:55
8. "Reptile"   Weikath 3:45
9. "Guardians"   Weikath 4:19
10. "Phantoms of Death"   Hansen 6:33
11. "Metal Invaders"   Hansen 4:10
12. "Gorgar"   Weikath/Hansen 3:57
13. "Heavy Metal (Is the Law)"   Weikath/Hansen 4:08
14. "How Many Tears"   Weikath 7:11
15. "Judas"   Hansen 4:43

Disc 2

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Murderer (remix)"   Hansen 4:34
2. "Ride the Sky (remix)"   Hansen 6:46
3. "Intro / Ride the Sky (live)"   Hansen 7:17
4. "Guardians (live)"   Weikath 4:26
5. "Oernst of Life (demo version)"   Weikath 4:46
6. "Metal Invaders (demo version)"   Hansen 4:37
7. "Surprise Track (White Christmas - I'll Be Your Santa Claus)"   Traditional 2:08

Credits

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Trivia

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Helloween Walls of Jericho review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/walls-of-jericho-r9184/review. Retrieved 2011-12-30. 
  2. ^ "Helloween - Walls of Jericho". Encyclopaedia Metallum. http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Helloween/Walls_of_Jericho/676. Retrieved 2011-12-30. 
  3. ^ "The Internet Pinball Database Presents Gorgar". The Internet Pinball Database. http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?gid=1062. Retrieved 2011-12-30. 

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