Hellbound [IMPORT]

Warlock

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 16, 1988)
• Original Release Date: 1985
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B000001FCT
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #151,452 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hellbound

2. All Night

3. Earth Shaker Rock

4. Wrathchild

5. Down and Out

6. Out of Control

7. Time to Die

8. Shout It Out

9. Catch My Heart

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

German metal band's 1985 album, fronted by former model Doro Pesch, features nine tracks. Universal Records.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars classic power metal, May 5, 2006

By	GKG (Huntsville) - See all my reviews

I'm giving this disc five stars because I think the overall rating needs to be brought up a bit. This was always my favorite Warlock album. If you are a first timer, imagine Accept with a female vocalist and you may get an idea of what we're talking about.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Warlock Album EVER, February 9, 2008

By	Jesse Trent "crazy_jesse" (Chesterton, IN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Every one of these songs is a hit. At the time in 1985, I lived in Germany and got to see Warlock at the Lorelei fest with Metallica, Venom, and a couple of other British acts. Warlock played early in the day and the German kids loved them! This album was in our constant rotation along with Metallica's "Ride the Lightning." We thought it was that good.

I had always been told that "Burning the Witches" was better, but years later when I actually found it, I was disappointed. "True As Steel" never really did it for me, either. I loved every song on this album, however. It's a raw, young, but experienced band you're hearing on this record.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The upwards trajectory begins, May 16, 2006

By	Paul Lawrence "'EJL'" (Australia) - See all my reviews

After garnering some attention with their first album - a Mausoleum release, the band moved onto Phonogram and put out their second disc.

Now it should be mentioned that back in the lazy, crazy days of the mid 80s a band was not necessarily expected to make or break on their first album. In fact often it was the third release that was considered utterly pivotal, particularly with many European bands.

So bearing that in mind it comes as no surprise that Hellbound was an improvement over Burning the Witches yet not as fully realised musically as True As Steel.

It should be pointed out that I've given Burning the Witches two stars and the same with this one, but in reality this would be about 2.5 stars.

The production is a touch better and some of the tunes are a little more mature. Once again we find Doro Pesch giving it her all and her voice is coming along nicely. All the gigging must of paid off as the band sound tight and there is a little more space in the tracks allowing some of them to breath, check out the slightly slower pace for chungs of Earthshaker Rock, the band opting for a full bodied sound but not cramming notes and riffs into every little space.

Obviously though, this is still quite formative. Many of the tracks don't grab the listener. And while it has nothing to do with the music, the cod piece Doro appears to be wearing on the back cover photograph (I kid you not) is somewhat ludicrous.

But hey, if you've checked out Triumph and Agony and True As Steel and are hungry for more - and you should be after hearing those albums - then strap this on. The title track is excellent stuff, Earthshaker Rock is anthemic and Out of Control sounds exactly that.