No One Gets Out is the second studio album by Detroit metal band
Halloween
Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observanc ...
, released in 1991. Recorded at R.T. Audio in
Novi, Michigan
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A northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Novi is located about northwest of the city of D ...
with studio owner/engineer Rob Tylak.
History
''No One Gets Out'' is Halloween's second release and is perhaps their most well known for the song "Kings" which was played at the 1990
Detroit Pistons playoff game. The album is a quantum leap from ''
Don't Metal with Evil'' album. It's much more heavy and speedy than its predecessor, interrupted by the occasional half-ballad.
In 1989, new members Billy Gray and future
Godsmack
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drummer
Tommy Stewart joined Halloween. At the time, the band was under the same management as Florida Metal band
Crimson Glory
Crimson Glory was an American heavy metal band that formed in 1983 in Sarasota, Florida. They started in 1979 under the monikers 'Pierced Arrow', then 'Beowulf', before settling on Crimson Glory. The classic line-up consisted of vocalist Midnig ...
and Halloween began production on a new album for Warren Wyatt management. In 1990, Stewart and Gray departed and enter three new members, guitarist Donny Allen, guitarist Tim Wright and drummer Billy Adams (a.k.a. BA!). Recorded in 1990, two new demo tapes surfaced, one with an orange sleeve with an illustration and one that has a white covered sleeve with a photo of the band. The orange is rarer than the white. The orange contained a demo version of the track "The Thing That Creeps", while the white sleeve copy did not. The white sleeve copy also had a different track order. All demo tracks were later released on the studio album.
The album contains three cover songs. The first is "Crawl to the Altar" which guitarist Tim Wright brought to the band from his former group "Erebus". The second is a cover of a "Seduce" song aptly titled "Halloween". The last is a cover of a
Kiss
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...
song ''
Detroit Rock City''.
Special guest Steve Langley (of the band EZ Access) played 12 string guitar on the album.
Billy Gray played the 2nd guitar solo on “Kings”, at the end of the song.
Tracks
All songs written by Halloween except where noted.
The album was reissued by Molten Metal U.S.A in 2001. It contained additional five bonus tracks from
Vicious Demos
Halloween is an American heavy metal band from Detroit, Michigan.
History
The group was formed in 1983 by members Rick Craig, Brian Thomas, George Neal and Bill Whyte. Its debut album '' Don't Metal with Evil'' was released in 1985 on the ...
(1990).
Personnel
*Brian Thomas – vocals
*George Neal – bass
*Donny Allen – guitar
*Tim Wright – guitar, acoustic guitar
*Billy Adams (a.k.a. BA!) – drums
Additional musicians
*Billy Gray – 2nd guitar solo on "Kings"
*Steve Langley – acoustic guitar
*Melanie Adams – voices on "Sanity In Danger"
References
External links
Official Halloween website
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Halloween (band) albums
1991 albums