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title: "A Distant Thunder by Helstar"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/41146245-0c4c-34c6-8d7e-579ba09b0ba5"
artist: "Helstar"
year: 1988
label: "Metal Blade Records"
---

# A Distant Thunder

**A Distant Thunder** is an album by Helstar, released in 1988 on Metal Blade Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | A Distant Thunder |
| Artist | Helstar |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1988 |
| Label | Metal Blade Records |
| Catalog number | 7 73403-2 |
| Tracks | 9 |
| Place in discography | 3 of 11 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | The King Is Dead | 4:02 |
| 2 | Bitter End | 4:20 |
| 3 | Abandon Ship | 6:56 |
| 4 | Tyrannicide | 5:30 |
| 5 | Scorcher | 5:50 |
| 6 | Genius of Insanity | 5:02 |
| 7 | (The) Whore of Babylon | 2:33 |
| 8 | Winds of War | 6:08 |
| 9 | He’s a Woman - She’s a Man | 2:53 |

## Genres

[Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal · Power Metal · Speed Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Remnants of War (1986)](https://themetalnet.com/album/2dc51651-bc3b-3eb1-ad31-ad0d615caf70)
- Next release: [Nosferatu (1989)](https://themetalnet.com/album/672fb773-2b38-30c6-9355-ea03c33e98ec)

## Artist

- [Helstar](https://themetalnet.com/band/helstar)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/album/41146245-0c4c-34c6-8d7e-579ba09b0ba5](https://themetalnet.com/album/41146245-0c4c-34c6-8d7e-579ba09b0ba5). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt