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Crafting fast-paced power metal since their inception in the early '80s, Helloween has followed a very curious and unique path throughout their career. Releasing heady concept albums (the Keeper of the Seven Keys series) and complicated metal anthems while keeping their tongue firmly in cheek, the band managed to stay relevant in a stagnant genre by not being afraid to be different. This two-CD set showcases their career by mixing the tracks together from every point of their existence. This works because the sheer variety is complementary to their accomplishments, even if that variety is questionable when compared to less narrow genres. Still, they were always very catchy and memorable, and every important Helloween song imaginable to a casual fan makes an appearance here. Most importantly, the full 14-minute version of "Halloween" is included, and that song more than any other is a cult classic that has gained notoriety through MTV's insistence on playing the track on October 31st for years after the single's release. Their American debut, Walls of Jericho, is well represented through several excellent tracks, and their aforementioned Seven Keys albums also contribute a large amount of material. Those unfamiliar with the band may find it unusual that they obsess over weird things like proper names ("Dr. Stein," "Mr. Torture," "Mr. Ego") and have albums with titles like Pink Bubbles Go Ape. But that's the charm of Helloween: they don't have the overblown pomposity of Iron Maiden or oddball gimmicks like Running Wild, they just make solid power metal. This isn't for everybody, but one listen to "I Want Out" should remind fans old and new exactly why Helloween is good: they rocked.
© Bradley Torreano /TiVo
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Andi Deris, Composer - Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer, Writer - Andreas Deris, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer, Lyricist, Writer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1996 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer - Andreas Deris, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1994 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer, Lyricist
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1988 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, MainArtist - Kai Hansen, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Christensen, Composer, Lyricist - Eddie Kramer & Anthrax, Producer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1987 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer - Kai Hansen, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1984 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Kai Hansen, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1987 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Kai Hansen, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1987 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer, Writer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1987 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Composer, Performance, MainArtist - Kai Hansen, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1987 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Kai Hansen, Composer, Lyricist, Writer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1987 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Kiske, Composer, Writer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1987 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer, Lyricist, Writer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1987 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Guitar - Markus Grosskopf, Bass - Kai Hansen, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Writer - Tommy Hansen, Engineer - Michael Kiske, Vocals - Tommy Newton, Mixer, Engineer - Ingo Schwichtenberg, Drums - K Hansen, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1988 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
DISC 2
Helloween, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Writer - Markus Grosskopf, Bass - Kai Hansen, Guitar - Tommy Hansen, Engineer - Michael Kiske, Vocals - Tommy Newton, Engineer - Ingo Schwichtenberg, Drums
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1988 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Composer, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Writer - Markus Grosskopf, Bass - Kai Hansen, Guitar - Tommy Hansen, Engineer - Michael Kiske, Vocals - Tommy Newton, Engineer - Ingo Schwichtenberg, Drums
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1988 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Roland Grapow, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1991 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1993 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer, Writer - Andreas Deris, Composer, Writer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1994 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer, Writer - Andreas Deris, Composer, Writer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1994 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer - Andreas Deris, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1994 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Group Ltd, a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1996 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG Company
Andi Deris, Composer - Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Roland Grapow, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1996 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG Company
Andi Deris, Composer - Helloween, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1996 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1998 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Roland Grapow, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1994 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG Company
DISC 3
Chris Tsangarides, Mixer - Phil Nicholas, Keyboards - Helloween, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Guitar - Dirk Steffens, Engineer - Markus Grosskopf, Composer, Bass Guitar - Peter Iversen, Keyboards - Grosskopf, Composer - Michael Kiske, Guitar, Vocals - Roland Grapow, Guitar - Ingo Schwichtenberg, Drums
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1991 Helloween Ltd
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Roland Grapow, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1993 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Markus Grosskopf, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1993 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Roland Grapow, Composer - Ulrich Kusch, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Andreas Deris, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1994 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Weikath, Composer - Andreas Deris, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1994 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Markus Grosskopf, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1994 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Roland Grapow, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1994 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
K. K. Downing, Composer - Glenn Tipton, Composer - Robert Halford, Composer - Helloween, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1996 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Helloween, Performance, MainArtist - Andreas Deris, Composer
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1996 Helloween Ltd, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG Company
Album review
Crafting fast-paced power metal since their inception in the early '80s, Helloween has followed a very curious and unique path throughout their career. Releasing heady concept albums (the Keeper of the Seven Keys series) and complicated metal anthems while keeping their tongue firmly in cheek, the band managed to stay relevant in a stagnant genre by not being afraid to be different. This two-CD set showcases their career by mixing the tracks together from every point of their existence. This works because the sheer variety is complementary to their accomplishments, even if that variety is questionable when compared to less narrow genres. Still, they were always very catchy and memorable, and every important Helloween song imaginable to a casual fan makes an appearance here. Most importantly, the full 14-minute version of "Halloween" is included, and that song more than any other is a cult classic that has gained notoriety through MTV's insistence on playing the track on October 31st for years after the single's release. Their American debut, Walls of Jericho, is well represented through several excellent tracks, and their aforementioned Seven Keys albums also contribute a large amount of material. Those unfamiliar with the band may find it unusual that they obsess over weird things like proper names ("Dr. Stein," "Mr. Torture," "Mr. Ego") and have albums with titles like Pink Bubbles Go Ape. But that's the charm of Helloween: they don't have the overblown pomposity of Iron Maiden or oddball gimmicks like Running Wild, they just make solid power metal. This isn't for everybody, but one listen to "I Want Out" should remind fans old and new exactly why Helloween is good: they rocked.
© Bradley Torreano /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 37 track(s)
- Total length: 03:18:03
- Main artists: Helloween
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Noise Records
- Genre: Metal
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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