Helloween - Straight Out Of Hell
Regarding the songs, guitarist and founding member Michael Weikath stated:
“ Straight Out of Hell is the consequent development of the two albums before. The new songs are a continuation of the 7 Sinners directives, only less doom-bound and noticeably more positive. These songs will kick even the laziest listener's ass. ”
The first single of the album is the opening track "Nabatea", which talks about how "the legendary kingdom and its secret capital Petra – hidden behind cliff scenery and only discovered at the beginning of the 20th century – are the origin of many myths and legends". Later, in a track-by-track commentary on Facebook, Andi added: "Nabatea is a song about an ancient country that used to be missed until 1910 when it was finally discovered and turned out to be reality... About a nation which was probably the first democracy in the world 3,500 years ago. It used to be somewhere in Jordan, today Israel. And because it was probably the only country which never brought war to other countries I thought it's a great story to tell in a song!" A shortened version of "Nabataea" received a music video later.
War is also a topic of the second track, "World of War", which is "a very fast, complicated song. It more or less talks about this thing how nowadays today's world is actually still handling the subject as it would be more or less business... and if you look at it, nobody really gives a shit about if there are casualties. When it is because of money, for money, everything seems to be good enough", said Andi.
According to Deris, the third song ("Live Now") was so "pop metal" oriented that guitarist Sascha Gerstner preferred to make it "a bit more modern, a bit more Helloween, still it's not in the typical vibe of Helloween, but at least it fits perfectly on the new album".
Regarding "Far From the Stars", bass player Markus Grosskopf said: "[it] is an idea of living and where you have something you can believe in either it's a religion or at least you believe in something that keeps you going on in life. [...] If you really get [a] strong belief, you will survive".
"Burning Sun", the lead song from the Burning Sun EP, talks about a lunatic who dreams of stars and the Sun. Said composer Weikath: "Actually, if he could, he would rather leave this common life that he has right now. [...] He just wants to be a spaceship and steer the ship to the Sun". Weikath also said he had the idea for the song while taking a shower and had to immediately go to a computer to register it.
"Waiting for the Thunder" is a piano-driven song that Andi came up with while drunk on the Seychelles. It is about a man that knows he did wrong, but doesn't care about that. He just waits until the punishment is coming. "I know sometimes I'm that guy", said Andi. "Wanna Be God" was also a Seychelles idea. It was conceived when Andi heard some locals partying on the beach. The song, performed solely by Andi and drummer Daniel Löble more than halfway through its length, and later completed by the guitar; is musically similar to "We Will Rock You", by Queen, according to Andi himself - indeed, the song is dedicated to their deceased vocalist Freddie Mercury.[11] Previously on December 12, 2012, Metal Shock Finland's Chief Editor, Mohsen Fayyazi, compared the drums of this track with a traditional Brazilian folk rhythm and also he wrote "It seems they wanted to wear QUEEN‘s shoes, as this track sounds like “We Will Rock You” by QUEEN to me"
"Hold Me in Your Arms" is a ballad, a "relaxing song", according to Grosskopf. The title song was also written by him and plays with heavy metal clichés.
"Years", written by Weikath, talks about how people live their lives: "You're being born and spend a little bit of time here on Earth [...] and then time time passes, and maybe you give something to the world or maybe you just live on and nothing happens... And in the end you die, and this is basically all there is."
On "Make Fire Catch the Fly", Andi makes a comparison between a man that feels attracted for a beautiful woman but does not want to talk to her because he believes he will be rejected, just as he had always been. The flies are always attracted by the fire and end up burning themselves, but will keep on flying next to the flames anyway.
The last track, "Church Breaks Down", mentions the crimes the church has committed throughout the centuries.
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Tracklist:
01. Nabataea (07:03)
02. World of War (04:56)
03. Live Now! (03:10)
04. Far from the Stars (04:41)
05. Burning Sun (05:33)
06. Waiting for the Thunder (03:53)
07. Hold Me in Your Arms (05:10)
08. Wanna Be God (Dedicated to Freddie Mercury) (02:02)
09. Straight Out of Hell (04:33)
10. Asshole (04:09)
11. Years (04:22)
12. Make Fire Catch the Fly (04:22)
13. Church Breaks Down (06:06)
14. No Eternity (Japanese Bonus Track)
15. Burning Sun (Hammond version) (05:34)
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