CLAD IN BLACK (DIGIPAK)

Helstar already gave you a first glimpse at this new release with the Black Wings Of Solitude 7 which is available since October 2020 but now it s time for the Helstar to go for your throats! The digipak version of Clad In Black includes 2 CDs: The first CD includes both songs from the already released 7 as well as two more new songs and additional killer cover versions to sink your teeth into. The second CD includes the band s previous studio album Vampiro in it s entirety. Vampiro is a concept album about Dracula and other bloodsucking creatures and it s no surprise Helstar touched on the topic again after the release of Nosferatu in 1989 with James being fascinated by and interested in vampires ever since. James comments: Let s face it: The vampire world is bigger than it ever was! You can t go wrong when you choose to touch on the subject of the soulless beings with no reflection in the mirror. With the blueish skin and no pulse with a thirst for nice warm blood who s only enemy is the cross a wooden stake and the sun! It s no wonder Helstar used a reference from Bram Stoker s novel Dracula as the title of the new release to tie in the reissue of Vampiro with the extended version of the band s previously released 7 single Black Wings Of Solitude. Clad In Black is a reference to Jonathan Harker talking about Dracula after meeting him for the first time describing him as (..) clad in black from head to foot without a single speck of colour about him anywhere.The new songs on the first CD and the connection to Vampiro is like peas and carrots: They are living proof the world of the undead is alive and well and will be for timeless centuries to come and this is just the beginning!