Walls of Jericho (album)

Walls of Jericho
Studio album by Helloween
Released October 1985
Recorded September – October 1985 at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, Germany
Genre Speed metal
Length 40:54
Label Noise
Producer Harris Johns and Helloween
Helloween chronology
Helloween
(1985)
Walls of Jericho
(1985)
Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]

Walls of Jericho is the debut full-length studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1985 on LP by Noise Records.[3]

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, 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.

Track listings

Original Edition

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walls of Jericho"  Michael Weikath/Kai Hansen0:53
2."Ride the Sky"  Hansen5:54
3."Reptile"  Weikath3:45
4."Guardians"  Weikath4:19
5."Phantoms of Death"  Hansen6:33
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Metal Invaders"  Hansen4:10
7."Gorgar"  Weikath/Hansen3:57
8."Heavy Metal (Is the Law)"  Weikath/Hansen4:08
9."How Many Tears"  Weikath7:15

1987 CD Edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Starlight"  Weikath/Hansen5:17
2."Murderer"  Hansen4:26
3."Warrior"  Hansen4:00
4."Victim of Fate"  Hansen6:37
5."Cry for Freedom"  Weikath/Hansen6:02
6."Walls of Jericho / Ride the Sky"  Weikath/Hansen6:45
7."Reptile"  Weikath3:45
8."Guardians"  Weikath4:19
9."Phantoms of Death"  Hansen6:33
10."Metal Invaders"  Hansen4:10
11."Gorgar"  Weikath/Hansen3:57
12."Heavy Metal (Is the Law)"  Weikath/Hansen4:00
13."How Many Tears"  Weikath7:15
14."Judas"  Hansen4:43
Total length:71:37
1989 Japanese Version Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Don't Run For Cover"  Kiske4:47

2006 Remastered & Expanded Edition

Disc one is the same as above.

Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Murderer" (remix)Hansen4:34
2."Ride the Sky" (remix)Hansen6:46
3."Intro / Ride the Sky" (live)Hansen7:17
4."Guardians" (live)Weikath4:26
5."Oernst of Life"  Weikath4:46
6."Metal Invaders" (demo version)Hansen4:37
7."Surprise Track (White Christmas - I'll Be Your Santa Claus)"  Traditional2:08
Total length:34:34

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Japanese Albums Chart[4] 75

Trivia

References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Helloween Walls of Jericho review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  2. Stagno, Mike (2006-10-31). "Helloween - Walls of Jericho". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  3. "Helloween - Walls of Jericho". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  4. "Helloween - Walls of Jericho (Japanese Charts)". oricon.co. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  5. "The Internet Pinball Database Presents Gorgar". The Internet Pinball Database. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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