Helstar "A Distant Thunder"

A Distant Thunder is the third album by American heavy metal band Helstar, released by Metal Blade Records in 1988. It was the first album released on Metal Blade Records and found the band perfecting their signature mix of power metal and thrash metal. It includes a cover of Scorpions' "He's a Woman, She's a Man", originally appearing on their 1977 album Taken by Force.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Helstar, except where noted.

1. "The King Is Dead" 4:02
2. "Bitter End" 4:20
3. "Abandon Ship" 6:55
4. "Tyrannicide" 5:29
5. "Scorcher" 5:49
6. "Genius of Insanity" 5:01
7. "(The) Whore of Babylon" (Instrumental) 2:32
8. "Winds of War" 6:08
9. "He's a Woman, She's a Man" (Klaus Meine, Rudolph Schenker) 2:53

- Issued with inner lyric sleeve.

Recording information:

- Recorded at Pacific Sound Studios, Chatsworth, CA.

- Recorded & mixed at Track Record, North Hollywood, CA.

- Mastered at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA.