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 , Power 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
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walls of Jericho"	Michael Weikath/Kai Hansen	0:53
2.	"Ride the Sky"	Hansen	5:54
3.	"Reptile"	Weikath	3:45
4.	"Guardians"	Weikath	4:19
5.	"Phantoms of Death"	Hansen	6:33

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Metal Invaders"	Hansen	4:10
7.	"Gorgar"	Weikath/Hansen	3:57
8.	"Heavy Metal (Is the Law)"	Weikath/Hansen	4:08
9.	"How Many Tears"	Weikath	7:15

1987 CD Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Starlight"	Weikath/Hansen	5:17
2.	"Murderer"	Hansen	4:26
3.	"Warrior"	Hansen	4:00
4.	"Victim of Fate"	Hansen	6:37
5.	"Cry for Freedom"	Weikath/Hansen	6:02
6.	"Walls of Jericho / Ride the Sky"	Weikath/Hansen	6:45
7.	"Reptile"	Weikath	3:45
8.	"Guardians"	Weikath	4:19
9.	"Phantoms of Death"	Hansen	6:33
10.	"Metal Invaders"	Hansen	4:10
11.	"Gorgar"	Weikath/Hansen	3:57
12.	"Heavy Metal (Is the Law)"	Weikath/Hansen	4:00
13.	"How Many Tears"	Weikath	7:15
14.	"Judas"	Hansen	4:43
Total length:			71:37

1989 Japanese Version Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Don't Run For Cover"	Kiske	4:47

2006 Remastered & Expanded Edition

Disc one is the same as above.

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

Tracks 1 & 2 also appear on the album Treasure Chest.
Tracks 3 & 4 also appear on the Judas EP.
Tracks 5 & 6 also appear on the Death Metal compilation.
Track 7 also appears on the Helloween EP.

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

James Hardaway – E-mu Emulator II

Production

Produced, engineered and mixed by Harris Johns
Edda and Uwe Karczewski – Cover design
Peter Vahlefeld – Layout, typography

Charts

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

Trivia

The titular entity in the song "Gorgar" is the first talking pinball machine ever produced.^[5]
The main theme of Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is used in the song "Gorgar."
The intro to "Starlight" is taken from a commercial in the movie Halloween III: Season of the Witch.
The song "Heavy Metal (Is the Law)" is not an official live recording. Rather, crowd noise was added.
The live versions of "Ride the Sky" and "Guardians" are not live recordings; they are the same songs as found on Walls of Jericho but with crowd noise mixed in. The actual live versions of the two songs appeared only on the original 12" vinyl edition of the "Judas" single.
Professional wrestler Chris Jericho chose his ring name from this album.

References

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

External links

Helloween's official website

Helloween

Michael Weikath Markus Grosskopf Andi Deris Sascha Gerstner Daniel Löble Kai Hansen Ingo Schwichtenberg Michael Kiske Roland Grapow Uli Kusch Stefan Schwarzmann

Studio albums	Walls of Jericho Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II Pink Bubbles Go Ape Chameleon Master of the Rings The Time of the Oath Better Than Raw The Dark Ride Rabbit Don't Come Easy Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy Gambling with the Devil 7 Sinners Straight Out of Hell My God-Given Right

Extended plays	Helloween Mr. Ego (Where the Rain Grows) Burning Sun

Live albums	Live in the U.K. High Live Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006

Compilations	The Best, The Rest, The Rare Karaoke Remix Vol.1 Karaoke Remix Vol.2 Metal Jukebox Treasure Chest Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary

Singles	"Future World" "Dr. Stein" "I Want Out" "Kids of the Century" "When the Sinner" "I Don't Wanna Cry No More" "Windmill" "Perfect Gentleman" "Sole Survivor" "Power" "The Time of the Oath" "Forever and One" "Lay All Your Love on Me" "If I Could Fly" "Just a Little Sign" "Mrs. God" "Light the Universe" "As Long as I Fall" "Are You Metal?"

Videos	The Pumpkin Video High Live Hellish Videos Live on 3 Continents

Associated acts	Bassinvaders Gamma Ray Pink Cream 69 Iron Savior Masterplan Freedom Call Rawhead Rexx Place Vendome Kiske/Somerville Beautiful Sin Ride the Sky Symfonia Unisonic

Related articles	Discography Band members Keeper of the Seven Keys Headbangers Ball Tour

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