US Steel legends HELSTAR return with their long-awaited eleventh studio album, “The Satan’s Masquerade”, set for launch on September twelfth, 2025 by means of Bloodbath Information. The album will likely be accessible as a restricted Mediabook, Ltd. Vinyl LP in varied colours, and digital codecs.
“The Satan’s Masquerade” marks a robust return to the band’s roots, bringing again the traditional artistic chemistry between James Rivera (vocals) and Larry Barragan (guitars). The album was produced and combined by Barragan at Hombre Malo Studios, and mastered by Robert Colwell at Colwell Mastering.
Lyrically, “The Satan’s Masquerade” dives deep into tales of vampirism, demonic possession, and mankind’s downfall – drawing inspiration from cult horror movies and collection equivalent to Annabelle, Midnight Mass, The Exorcist: Pope, and even traditional Twilight Zone episodes. Every monitor tells a narrative, mixing fable, horror, and symbolism with Helstar’s trademark energy.
The tune “I Am the Manner” options an all-star visitor look by iconic Texas metallic voices Robert Lowe, Jason McMaster, Travis Willis, George Name, Mike Soliz, Christopher Salinas, Drew Brown, Jeff Vandenburg.
Frontman James Rivera states:“All I can say is that this album is each Helstar fan’s dream come true. Larry and I went again to the old-school approach of working collectively, and you may hear that power from the very first monitor. We’ve taken the bull by the horns, and we will’t wait for everybody to expertise the magic we’ve at all times created.”
From their traditional debut “Burning Star” (1984) to milestones like Nosferatu (1989), and more moderen releases equivalent to “This Depraved Nest” (2014) and “Vampiro” (2016), HELSTAR have carved a singular and enduring legacy in US heavy metallic. With “The Satan’s Masquerade”, the band as soon as once more proves their legendary standing, delivering a fierce and uncompromising new chapter.
TRACKLISTING1. Avernus2. The Satan’s Masquerade3 Stygian Miracles4. Carcass For A King5. The Employees Of Truth6. Search Out Your Sins7. The Haunting Mirror8. The Black Wall9. Suerte De Muleta10. I Am The Manner
HELSTAR are:James Rivera – vocalsLarry Barragan – guitarsMikey Lewis – drumsGarrick Smith – bassAlan DeLeon JR. – guitars
GUEST MUSICIANS:Robert Lowe, Jason McMaster, Travis Willis, George Name, Mike Soliz, Christopher Salinas, Drew Brown, Jeff Vandenburg visitor vocals on I’m the Manner
SONG BREAKDOWN:So far as tales and what songs are about nicely. Certain there’s a few songs about Vampirism or I wouldn’t holed that title of VAMPIRO. This album additionally goes into topics past that. The Satan, the concern of dying and possession so I’m going to the touch on the highlights. Such because the title monitor The Satan’s Masquerade is concerning the film Annabel and never the satan. Stygian Miracles is completely about Vampires however primarily based from the Netflix collection known as Midnight Mass. The Employees Of Reality is concerning the Twilight episode the place this homeless man units the satan free from captivity. Search Out Your Sins is concerning the film The Exorcist Pope however in our story the satan wins. Nevertheless the spotlight is I’m the Manner that was impressed byt Dio’s We’re Stars. So I gathered the perfect and nicely know Texas metallic singers to hitch me on this tune that may be a bout a legion of Vampires and the Satan who’ve gotten sick of what mankind has carried out to this world and it’s time we take over! UPCOMING GIGS & FESTIVAL SHOWS:09/27/2025 With Watchtower, El Paso, Tx. Rock HouseEuropean Tour beginning in Greece and ending in Spain. Finish of November by means of center of December. Dates to be all introduced
DISCOGRAPHY:1984 Burning Star1986 Remnants Of War1988 A Distant Thunder1989 Nosferatu1990 Demolition (Demo Cassette)1995 Multiples Of Black2000 Twas The Evening Of A Helish Xmas (Dwell Album)2001 The James Rivera Legacy (Helstar/Vigilante Break up)2007 Sins Of The Past2008 The King Of Hell2010 Rising From The Grave (Field Set)2010 Glory Of Chaos2014 This Depraved Nest2016 Black Cathedral (Digital Single)2016 Vampiro2020 Black Wings Of Solitude (7” Single)2021 Clad In Black2025 The Satan’s Masquerade
