Helstar is one of my favorite underrated 80s metal bands, but this new album is a disappointment for a few reasons. For one, the album cover is shamefully AI generated and looks absolutely horrendous. Seriously what is it with these legacy bands using AI slop for their modern releases’ artwork?
Second, James Rivera’s vocals have seriously declined. Gone are his operatic cleans and screams, instead he has this gargling, raspy, and obviously aged singing approached. It doesn’t ... read more