HELSTAR - Bitter End "A Distant Thunder" album (1988) James Rivera -- Vocals Larry Barragan -- Guitars Andre Corbin -- Guitars Jerry Abarca -- Bass, Keyboards Frank Ferreira -- Drums Lyrics: Bitter End It's been fifty years behind us But the war is still raging on There's a killer deep inside us Who yearns to see the dawn All our comrades who have perished They have met their destiny Now the bullets that we cherish Right now is all we need We must fight for our right We must find what you call sanctuary It is kill or be killed Only death from above sets us free In the field of honor In a zone that has no time Where blood is thick as water To murder is not a crime One goal that we're headed for To claim our victory Attacks upon the land and shore Men die endlessly The poison we have tasted Has blinded our minds The cities devastated It is he or I defined This boy is never coming back The gun is my best friend Trained to kill one in his tracks On the road to the bitter end Helstar is a heavy metal band from Houston, Texas, formed in 1982. Their musical style is considered technical speed power metal. Helstar began with a more basic metal style in 1983 with 2 demos followed with their first studio album in 1984 titled Burning Star for Combat Records, making them label mates with Megadeth and Exodus. Struggles within the band and management issues broke apart the line-up of that time. After a year or so they reformed and released the Remnants of War album, also on Combat ...