Upon second listen 👂 and i came to the conclusion that this kicks ass. Amazing guitarist. Excellent vocals. I’m hoping that all my mew subscribers just doesn’t skip past this one just because it’s metal. If you are watching this and you came from tom Macdonald, morissette, emiway, denz gonzales, or anything else non metal, let me know what you thought of this and if you made it to the end🤘i had 900 plus views on tom Macdonald in a day, would love to get our metal reactions more views!
This album was sort of the birth of "power metal", although it was called "speed metal" at the time, the term power metal wasn't a thing yet. This is their most aggressive and raw album, and Kai's vocals were pretty raw here too but they fit the music. He improved dramatically by the time he sang in his other band Gamma Ray.
It was known as death metal. they were even featured on a compilation in 1984 (a year before their self titled album) called "Death Metal". It had two songs from Helloween on it. Unfortunately Kai lost his voice by the time he was the singer for Gamma Ray (Ralph Sheepers was the singer on the first 3 albums). By Kai's second album singing, 1997's Somewhere Out In Space, they were no longer using standard tuning, they tuned a half step down to help ease the vocal difficulty. Kai's best vocals were on the first 2 albums of Helloween. The pitch of the notes, the tone, the raw ferocity. Also, the only albums you have of Kai singing are 1985 and 1986 when they had no money and no modern equipment. Then the next time you hear him is that awesome intro in Rebellion in Dreamland in 1995, with Hansen owning his own studios. Imagine we heard self titled or WoJ with modern recording quality?
@@rjm_17 i didnt say i didn't like his voice. HE SAID that he lost his voice at about 28 years old. He was over 30 by the time he was a lead singer again.
Helloween is the most unique and diverse band ever. I mean, they've released I think 15 studio albums and everyone of them are crazy different and awesome in their own way. Certainly it would be cool if you guys check one tune frome the Keepers era and a couple from the Deris era. This is one of those bands that turn people crazy and they get pumpkin tatoos on their butts and all... I mean, this band is the shit.
Damn, this is one of my favorite albums.." Ride the sky" is insanely good off this album. I wore their t- shirt in '91 freshman year. After this was " Keeper of the seven keys pt.1, then Part 2.. They fill auditoriums to this day
@@BowsersreactionPit ride the sky and Ride the wind are both awesome.. 🤣 I did have " open up and say ahh" in 7th grade. I had the T shirt also- with the chick's legs on back with tour date's for 1988's schedule
@@BowsersreactionPit If you guys do a eighties band again soon, please consider Cinderella " night songs" or Bonham " wait for you". I see you wear Dokken alot, so maybe you might dig those. I had " Back for the Attack" on tape and played it to death a few times.
Danzig Line hmmm🤔 i know Cinderella very well. Had night songs and ling cold winter on tape back in the day. Also i know that bohnham song. But i bet Sporto doesn’t. So I’ll add that to the list. I remember doing night songs a month or so back..... ill have to find it and post it
@@BowsersreactionPit I am surprised you are familiar with John Bonham's son being in Bonham in 89 and the song " wait for you". I have to give you props for that. Here is a list of some of my favorite groups from that era- any comments? Please try to sneak some on- just kidding. Wasp - forever free Sweet fa- prince of the city Wildside- hang on Lucy Junkyard- bloozin Love/hate - blackout in the red room. Britny Fox- Louder ( gotta check this out, b4 laughing ) Tora Tora- phantom rider Kik Tracee- western sky Dangerous Toys- scared House of Lords- Can't find my way home.
Kai Hansen, founder member of Helloween is a big Priest fan. In fact, I always felt that this first album is like a 80s version of Stained Class or something like that lml Great band lml
What happen is that Kai Hansen, vocals and lead guitarr on Helloween , said he is a Judas Priest fan and some of the songs he compossed are influenced by them and Iron Maiden also, you will also perceive that on Gamma Ray songs.
ok, This is from the early years. They played Speed metal, almost Thrashy at some points, heavily influenced by Judas Priest and Iron Maiden only way faster and heavier. This song is not from Walls of Jericho, it's from their first EP called Helloween (1985). Walls of Jericho was released a year later and it is a speed-thrash masterpiece with the same lead singer Kai hansen. After the first two albums, a new singer entered the band (Michael Kiske) and they recorded the monumental albums Keeper of the seven keys 1 & 2. (1987, 1988) slightly changing their style from raw speed to more powerful, harmonic and elegant. The lyrics became more "dungeons and dragons" and sometimes even funny. Those two albums single-handedly created what we now call "Power Metal". The rest is history. p.s. That slow middle section of Victim of Fate, was always difficult to listen, even for me a die hard fan of them.
The slow section in the re recorded version with Michael Kiske is probably my favorite part of the song. The scream he holds right after it leading to the solo is one of my all time vocal lines.
I like very very much people that never hear this band having fan when they start listen them..... After more hours on them you find the truth.... They was and still are the one of the big four power metal band on earth.....
You should check out the Pumpkins United live performances from 2018, especially How Many Tears Lots of fallouts over the years, Kai Hansen was the original singer/guitarist, stepped back from vocals for the next few albums as a young Micheal Kiske took over on vocals (his voice is amazing still, better than Bruce!), before both left and a new singer Andi Deris took over in 1993 They all kissed and made up, and now play as one huge 7 piece band - 3 guitars, bass, drums and 2 singers (Kai doing mostly guitar work) Hopefully back in the UK in 2022 - I have been a massive fan since my teens in 1987!
Helloween ... first time when I played their album on my stereo, I shouted raising my fists. And they changed my life completely. If you like the 1st album, I recommend "Ride The Sky". Albums "Keeper 1" and "Keeper 2" are my favourite as well. :)
If you think this is like Judas Priest, you should check out Kai Hansen's group after he left Helloween, Gamma Ray, very Judas Priest, but with great Sci-Fi storytelling, with comparisons to real world events and a touch of environmentalism... Kai Hansen was the Singer, Guitarist of Helloween on Walls of Jericho, (along with Michael Weikath, Guitar, Markus Grosskopf, Bass and the late great Ingo Schwichtenberg, Drums, RIP, he had manic depression, he through himself under a train in Berlin in 1995, so sad, he was an awesome Drummer.) then on Keepers 1 & 2, they got Michael Kiske on Vocals, Kai Hansen left after Keepers 2 and formed Gamma Ray, with Vocalist Ralph Scheepers, he left and Kai now sings again, but his voice is ten times better now, he has an amazing range... Yes I have been following Helloween since 1985 as well as other awesome German Power Metal Bands like, Running Wild and Rage, all still going to this day. I saw Helloween live at Newcastle City Music Hall in 1988, in the UK... Kai Hansen was replaced by Roland Grapow, who was kicked out of Helloween after 13 years in group for no apparent reason, Roland formed another awesome group called Masterplan, with singer Jorn Lande, who has a awesome group called Jorn, just check them all out, just amazing... Masterplan's second album Aeronautics is truly amazing... The Big Teutonic 4 are Kreator, Tankard, Destruction and Sodom.
Good video! Also those notes they are playing are the exact same notes in Breaking the Law. The song is in the same key, but they are just tremmolo picking those first notes in the intro.
It’s from the very first Helloween album, and they have never denied that they were influenced by the classic sound of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. As a matter of fact their former guitarist, the one here, Kai Hansen himself describes Walls of Jericho as “Iron Maiden on steroids”. However they have overcome the direct fanboy references very early on and moved on to their own path. They have had lots of lineup changes throughout the years, but their music was always amazing. It’s a good song but not the best - neither in Walls of Jericho or their entire discography to come. If you are truly interested, you will be amazed how productive they are and how versatile their music is. It still amazes me how oblivious the average American metal head is for the European bands like Helloween, Blind Guardian and many more. They have been headlining shows and festivals for decades and the Americans are just discovering them. Better late than never, though
This was for a sure "wake up" song will go on the phone for running too it really was a tale to be told right to the end ..I am not so sure about the vocals you added though Browser..."eeuuurghhh" mehhh sounded dubious lol...I loved it all in all
That opening rif leading into those vocals was sick. I definitely agree, the guitarist is amazing. I like metal a lot but my metal resume doesn't really go past the well known bands. I think Amon Amarth is the most obscure band I know. They were my first concert by the way... I did not know what I was getting myself into. But this song is awesome. Would definitely watch more reactions to them.
Helloween is a trail blazer in power metal. Brings me back to my youth lol. Have a suggestion for a reaction. annihilator Alice in hell .great band out of canada
agree with matthew about the judas priest similarity...helloween high and loud something i never got used to well basicly whole power metal wasnt my thing back then and not now but listening the song start to finnish.
The Wall of Jericho was destroyed when the Israelites walked around it for seven days carrying the Ark of the Covenant. On the seventh day, Joshua commanded his people to blow their trumpets made of rams' horns and shout at the walls until they finally fell down.
Hello, let`s see the "Metal Evolution" Episode 10, Speed Metal. Helloween is one of the bands, who want`s be faster than Iron Maiden, so they created Speed Metal, FFDP was a result on Helloween, perhaps. Greats from Germany. List to more of them "The keeper of the seven keys"! RIP Eddie van Halen! A Great One has gone! Sry a bad day for metal! But still hear more from Helloween!
I am a new subscriber and love your reactions...With that being said, when you get a chance can ya react to #Denzel Curry "Bulls on Parade" cover of Rage Against The Machine's classic track. He is a black rapper from Florida but you will be shocked at his vocals, energy, and raw talent this kid has. Takes balls to cover a song that is loved by millions, but he kills it...Thanx and I will be watching
Cool, you will want to react to the video on "triple j" channel. It has over 6 million views and has the visuals of him and the band performing the song...the others only have the audio. Thanx
Big four of germany (not europe) Sodom, Kreator, Tankard, Destruction Big four of Sweden: Dismember, Entombed, At the gates, Unleashed (we are a bit better, a bit heavier than all ya all)
Hey react to the new emiway song. First u guys watch (freeverse feast (langar) diz is a dizz track for emiway by real krssna, den u watch the replay by emiway (seedha takeover).
@@mohammedyousuf9020 That's awesome that you checked it out! I really appreciate that you gave it a chance! Just be careful if you listen to something like this while going for a drive! Thanks for joining into the pit with us
Tell you what, i will leave you some of my favorites here. My favorites are the ones where we laugh at the songs and really have fun. Ill put some links here later when i het some time 😀
FETID - REEKING WITHIN 🥴😬🧐😳🤘😉 reaction ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aIDvNeqrVh8M.htmlEDEIA - INSECTIA 🐜 🐞 😂😂 reaction ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FM70_QKn6skJ.htmlON LAJOIE - EVERYDAY NORMAL GUY 2 😂😂😂😭 reaction ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-isicrHfcdsAD.htmlUSK - IN SILENT BLUR 🤘🔥 reaction ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LvVMkdi4MAEC.htmlUMBEAST - ANALCONDA 🐍 🍆 🍩 reaction ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-x7_nAFWgoUUC.htmlVLT OV THE SVN - THE PIT 🔥🔥🔥 reaction ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Qh4QFtysIL8J.htmlESUS CHRUSLER SUPERCAR - LUCIFER 🤔🤔🤔 reaction ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6WgcbCoWXKEB.htmlLACK FAST - CONSPIRE 🤘🤘reaction ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ca5zT0NaFukH.htmlAVOK - FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE 🔥🔥🤘🤘🤯🤯 reaction ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4p8xgN-YDoUC.htmlVLT OV THE SVN - WHORE OF BABYLON ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4cTsvkA06LUC.htmlANNIBAL CORPSE - SKEWERED FROM EAR TO EYE 🔥🔥🤘🤘 reaction 😂 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4WPya0yE-1sM.htmlAXIMUM THE HORMONE - YOSHU FUKUSHU🤘🤘🤘 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f6naUF9X0sE.html
There there is 14 to check out. So many many others. Honestly every video has great moments start with the mist recent and go right down the list lol. The stuff sporto comes up with is hilarious.
