Helloween rock!
Date: September 07, 2000 01:44AM
My personal fav's have been since Andi Deris jumped aboard as the lead singer. I have Lord of the Rings, Time Of The Oath and their most recent, Better Than Raw off which the song you mentioned comes from. Fantastic mix of power and hard rock. They say the newer stuff is very similar to Pink Cream 69's later stuff with Andi on vox (tho I don't hear it). Get Better Than Raw - its probably the best of his era, and perhaps ever, tho there can be some contention over which incarnation of the band is best (similar to Van Roth/Hagar discussions). Other standout tracks on the album are the gritty "Push", powerful "Falling Higher", tough-as-nails "Don't Spit On My Mind" and the thunderous "A Handful Of Pain" (my favourite track). You'll dig it, trust me.
BTW, Time Of The Oath comes a very close second, you must listen to that one as well - "Before The War" kicks my arse every time.
Cheers and beers
Benno