HELSTAR – This Wicked Nest

Helstar is an American Traditional/ Doom/ Power/ Thrash Metal band whose genesis stems back to the early ‘80s alongside the likes of Metallica and Exodus, but unlike those peers, Helstar experienced a rather tumultuous and unglamorous career throughout the decades.  In 2006, they began writing new material, and This Wicked Nest is their latest offering. James Rivera still belts out his lyrical lines a la Venom’s Cronos, but the band’s sound within This Wicked Nest is more Traditional and Doomy rather than Power or Thrash influenced.  This album’s consistent, but comes across as dated and offers little that is immediately memorable or creative.