HELKER – Firesoul

7.5/10

HELKER - Firesoul - 7.5/10

7.5/10

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AFM Records
Release date: May 12, 2017

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Argentinian metallers Helker are back with their 2nd English language studio album and 5th overall. Firesoul is a fist-pumping, headbanging, beer-can-crushing, 12 track slice of Melodic Power Metal. Fans of Painkiller (the Priest album), Primal Fear, and the later works of Symphony X will enjoy the gritty yet soaring vocal delivery of Diego Valdez. The guitar work is tight and, although a bit too harsh at times, the main driver of the songs, making for thick, memorable riffs and rhythms.

With speedy tracks like “For All The Eternity”, “Firesoul” and “Stay Away”, this release has plenty of energy and bullet-to-your-brain, balls-out power, yet the slower tracks like “Empty Room” and “Leaving Out The Ashes” prove that Helker is not a typical one-speed-fits-all Power Metal act. While not all of the songs stick with you, there is still enough well-presented material here to fill out a solid set. As a regular touring act on the Euro circuit, Firesoul will no doubt please fans of a great, True Metal live show.

Highlights include “Stay Away” and “Empty Room”.

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Maxxxwell Carlisle

Maxxxwell was a reviewer and the host of The Maxed Out Metal Hour here on Metal Express Radio. He is the current lead guitarist for LA based metal veterans Hellion. In addition to his ongoing role in Hellion, he has also released 5 albums as a solo artist and appeared as a guest writer and soloist on Michael Angelo Batio's Intermezzo album, named one of the Top 5 shred albums of 2014 by Guitar World Magazine. He continues to collaborate with various Metal musicians and teaches guitar technique and Metal composition via Skype. Additionally, he is a former competitive bodybuilder and enjoys a lifestyle based around health, fitness and Metal.
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