fuck hell yeah !!!!!!

FUCKIN RIGHT!!!!

Haha, yeah!! Cause Time marches on for the guardians who save us by Heavy Metal that's the law :-)))

Ride the sky ! Still one of the heaviest song to this day !

I had the Helloween EP cassette. The next song after this one should be Cry for Freedom. I'd liked Helloween to Keeper of the Seven Keys, but I'd never liked the second version of it. Just like Maiden, last good record to me was Seventh Son

Ride the Sky, Guardians. etc.etc.etc.

All of those songs are from the second record, released in America in 1986 (The Walls of Jericho). Their first record was in 1985 (Helloween). You guys probably bought the CD, in which both albums fit onto one CD, and is now sold that way, and even has a bonus song from a 3rd recording session called "Judas", which probably caused your confusion. The CD version of Walls of Jericho, released in 1988 is actually a *compilation* of 3 different recording sessions. You can easily tell since the new "Walls of Jericho" (the way it's now sold) has an intro before Starlight (opening track of their first record) and another intro before Ride the Sky (first song on their second record). These intros are obvious separations between records. You can also easily tell the differences between the 3 separate recordings, just by listening to them. Also, Kai sounds a bit different on each of them, since he was maturing. Helloween were also featured on a compilation record in 1984, showcasing two songs, Metal Invaders (later released on their second record in 1986) and Oernst of Life (a song that Weikath brought over from his old band). That being said, Walls of Jericho is far from Helloween's first release, as they were featured on a record in 1984 and had their debut record in 1985. If I were to suggest something from the second record, it would also be How Many Tears. Weikath's best song. The high note that Kai hits at the climax is just orgasmic.

@@adameves5970 yeah How Many Tears would be GREAT

@@adameves5970 first ALBUM, not first record

prefer Kai's raw-ness to the over-polished Kiske version.

Nah

That's from the next album. This, Victim of Fate, is from their first recording session, and first record. How Many Tears is from the second record.

@@adameves5970Starlight were the EP, and Walls of Jericho the second album. How Many Tears is my #1 song from Helloween ever.

Yeah. I heard Kiske's version first and I think it is a bit better :-)

@@talaniel A bit? 😉

@@abiseniyya Kiske´s version is BETTER you´re right

Nope. Original is more pure metal attitude. Kiske too polished on it.

Really? I love Kiske, but i thought he sounded awkward on the earlier stuff, just didn't suite his voice...

@@mix6809 Oh, "Victim of Fate" was all right with him manning the mic. Actually, the spoken words were creepier and the highs (obviously) were higher - which is required of this song. The Kai version gets the benefit of the first-comer.

Nop, you sucks!

Yeah it's honestly so much better

nah. TOO polished. The rawness of the original is more in the true metal vein. :)

@@incarnate6779 Kai hansen is only an acceptable singer, great composer,good guitarist but aceptable singer,he is nobody near singers with the magic touch like King Diamond Chuck Billy,"Piggy" D´amour or Mikael Akerdfeldt and many others whose performances has really enriched with rawness.

@@antoniomanuelpereirogonzal726 you contradict yourself. King Diamond isn't a voice enriched with rawness but more technical with great ability to reach high notes. As far as Kai being an "acceptable singer" - I agree. Kiske is much better BUT that's what I like about Kai. His passion outshines his ability and I'd rather listen to a mediocre singing his ass off than a polished one going thru the motions. But it's all subjective bruh. You know, apples and oranges and such and so forth. ;)

@@incarnate6779 ok maybe K.D. is not a good example i put him because is one of the biggest and terrifying , i love him. less lirycs too like Jon Oliva ,Hansi Kursch... the list is long

@@antoniomanuelpereirogonzal726 but that we definitely agree on! I've been a King Diamond fan forever. Even after all these years it's amazing he can still sing the way he does.

In ride the sky he's spot on though. That song sounds so much better than the other songs on that album, like they put more effort into it.

@@Progster0192. It's been a long time since I have heard this, but I don't remember the vocals sounding this "demo like" - was this re-recorded for CD release?

@@phillipevans9414 I do actually believe that this is from the a self-titled EP, as suggested by the image in the video. And you can argue that on some parts the vocals sound just a tiny bit different here, but overall it's almost the exact same sound as on walls of jericho. (also the video is probably lower in quality.) I have no idea why but it seems like ride the sky was recorded and mixed much better than the other songs. Not night and day but the production difference is there for sure.

@@Progster0192. Thanks for the info, cheers!

​@@Progster0192 Yes, this is from an earlier recording session, different than the Walls of Jericho recording. I actually prefer the more raw vocal sound of this record compared to the Walls of Jericho record. Kai is a bit grittier, and the imperfections he has are endearing and it's part of why I fell in love with his music. Just the way he says "VICTIM OF FATE!!" here is exactly what I'm talking about. I'm sure it wouldn't have sounded as good later on the Walls of Jericho recording session.