Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988) (2CD) (Sanctuary Records Expanded Edition 2006)

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Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988) (2CD) (Sanctuary Records Expanded Edition 2006)

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Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988) (2CD) (Sanctuary Records Expanded Edition 2006)

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Year : 1988 (Sanctuary Records Expanded Remastered Edition 2006)
Style : Melodic Power Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 234 mb


Bio:

Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg, Northern Germany. The band is a pioneering force in the power metal subgenres and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I and Part II, are considered masterpieces of the genre. Twelve musicians have been a part of the band's line-up in its history, which has consisted of singer Andi Deris, guitarists Michael Weikath and Sascha Gerstner, bass guitarist Markus Grosskopf, and drummer Daniel Löble since 2005.Helloween was formed in 1984 by members of bands Iron Fist, Gentry, and Powerfool. Its first line-up consisted of Weikath, Grosskopf, singer and guitarist Kai Hansen and drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg. After the release of a self-titled EP and a first album in 1985, it expanded into a quintet when singer Michael Kiske joined, with Hansen only acting as guitarist. Under this line-up, they released the Keeper of the Seven Keys albums (1987 and 1988), which established Helloween as a notable heavy metal band and led to the creation of the power metal subgenre. However, Hansen left the band quickly after the release of Part II and was replaced by Roland Grapow. He then created the band Gamma Ray.Helloween's first two albums without Hansen, Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991) and Chameleon (1993), were commercial and critical failures,which created tensions between band members and led to the firing of Schwichtenberg and the departure of Kiske. They were replaced by Uli Kusch and Andi Deris respectively. The albums released under this line-up, consisting of Master of the Rings (1994), The Time of the Oath (1996), Better Than Raw (1998) and The Dark Ride (2000), received a warm reception from both fans and critics, gradually establishing Helloween as a successful band again.However, tensions following the release of The Dark Ride led to the dismissals of both Grapow and Kusch, who then went on to found Masterplan together. Grapow was replaced by Gerstner, but the attempts to find a new drummer were chaotic and no band member was credited for drums on the album Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003). The band finally found a stable drummer in the person of Löble in 2005. Under this new and current line-up, the longest in its history, the band has released four successful studio albums: Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy (2005), Gambling with the Devil (2007), 7 Sinners (2010), and Straight Out of Hell (2013), with all members except Löble contributing to songwriting.Since its creation, Helloween has released fourteen studio albums, three live albums, three EPs, and twenty-seven singles, and has sold more than five million records worldwide.

Album:

First remastered re-release of the third full-length album by legendary German Power/Speed Metal band.The album capitalized on the success of “Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part I” and picks up where it left off. The magic that made "Keeper Of The Seven Keys, Part I", a triumph of epic proportions, was still very much in the air come time for "Keeper Of The Seven Keys, Part II". What was originally intended to be a double album had to be split in two at the record company’s request, so "Keeper Of The Seven Keys, Part II" was recorded later and came out in 1988. Gladly, "Part II" a much longer album than "Part I", clocking in with an extra fifteen minutes or so of music."Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part II" was a very worthy follow up to the first album of the pair as well as one of the best albums of 1988. Building upon the Power Metal blueprint (still known as Speed Metal by most in 1988), "Keeper II" offered listeners classy Metal with a strong sense of humor, a great selling point in a genre that has long taken itself far too seriously for its existence.The band still brandished their polished speed sound on songs like "Eagle Fly Free" as well as anthemic tunes like "I Want Out", "Save Us" or the powerful "We Got the Right". And naturally the band finished out the saga with the thirteen minute-plus epic "Keeper of the Seven Keys", a multilayered and far ranging song that ended the two album theme. Kiske's singing at times was a bit shrill but most of the time he nailed his melodies with utmost precision. Meanwhile, the band behind him played at peak form throughout, as though nothing could ever stop them in their path.Nearly every song on this album is close to excellent or in fact, exquisite. It would seem that a huge number of bands have since tried to copy the formula of the "Keeper" albums and even Helloween themselves have never quite lived up to them (though it can be argued they topped themselves in a different light altogether on 1993's excellent "Chameleon"). Regardless of where history would take the band, "Keeper Of The Seven Keys, Part II" is a phenomenal album that was altogether fun, flawlessly played and well written!!Success bloomed all over Europe, Asia and even the United States. The album went Gold in Germany and reached #108 in the US.

Line-Up:

Michael Kiske - vocals
Kai Hansen - guitar, backing vocals
Michael Weikath - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals cover concept
Markus Grosskopf - bass guitar, fretless bass on "Eagle Fly Free"
Ingo Schwichtenberg - drums

Production:

Tommy Newton - engineer, mixing for "I Got Confused Productions"
Tommy Hansen - engineer, mixing of "Invitation"

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Invitation 01:06
02. Eagle Fly Free 05:08
03. You Always Walk Alone 05:08
04. Rise And Fall 04:20
05. Dr. Stein 05:03
06. We Got The Right 05:07
07. March Of Time 05:13
08. I Want Out 04:39
09. Keeper Of The Seven Keys 13:38
10. Save Us 05:12

CD2: Bonus CD

01. Savage 03:27 (Bonus Track)
02. Livin Ain't No Crime 04:44 (Bonus Track)
03. Don't Run For Cover 04:46 (Bonus Track)
04. Dr. Stein (Remix) 05:03 (Bonus Track)
05. Keeper Of The Seven Keys (Remix) 13:38 (Bonus Track)

+ Video "I Want Out" (Official Video)


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