---
title: "Helstar"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/helstar"
genre: "Power Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1982
---

# Helstar

**Helstar** is a power metal band, from United States, active 1982 to present.

Helstar is an American heavy metal band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1982 by guitarist Larry Barragan. They were an influential force in the American power metal genre emerging in the mid-1980s.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helstar

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Helstar |
| Genre | Power Metal |
| Parent genre | Power Metal |
| Origin | Houston, United States |
| Formed | 1982 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

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

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [James Rivera](https://themetalnet.com/musician/james-rivera) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1984 | [Burning Star](https://themetalnet.com/album/36a49ffd-b0cd-3213-9468-561b7198f283) | Album |
| 1986 | [Remnants of War](https://themetalnet.com/album/2dc51651-bc3b-3eb1-ad31-ad0d615caf70) | Album |
| 1988 | [A Distant Thunder](https://themetalnet.com/album/41146245-0c4c-34c6-8d7e-579ba09b0ba5) | Album |
| 1989 | [Nosferatu](https://themetalnet.com/album/672fb773-2b38-30c6-9355-ea03c33e98ec) | Album |
| 1995 | [Multiples of Black](https://themetalnet.com/album/a2ed8399-953e-317c-8a4d-110f68793b0c) | Album |
| 2007 | [Sins of the Past](https://themetalnet.com/album/90f7c6e1-9a39-4edf-8e93-6bea693267cf) | Album |
| 2008 | [The King of Hell](https://themetalnet.com/album/d93cc329-515e-3a6e-a563-fa378a3e3cb4) | Album |
| 2010 | [Glory of Chaos](https://themetalnet.com/album/94ed7f74-493f-4e21-b457-d1a95cd47da0) | Album |
| 2014 | [This Wicked Nest](https://themetalnet.com/album/cdc51ffd-494d-40aa-900e-b96fdd9177d3) | Album |
| 2016 | [Vampiro](https://themetalnet.com/album/6c15292e-b25a-4767-aa4c-e424216cbcc6) | Album |
| 2025 | [The Devil's Masquerade](https://themetalnet.com/album/f04e6cfb-3f13-4506-88ac-96e1e98fdf98) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Overkill](https://themetalnet.com/band/overkill) (listened together)
- [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together)
- [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together)
- [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together)
- [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together)
- [Jag Panzer](https://themetalnet.com/band/jag-panzer) (listened together)
- [Saxon](https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon) (listened together)
- [Running Wild](https://themetalnet.com/band/running-wild) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Helstar/142
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Helstar.Metal

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/helstar](https://themetalnet.com/band/helstar). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt