Track Listing

1. Initiation
2. I'm Alive
3. A Little Time
4. Twilight Of The Gods
5. A Tale That Wasn't Right
6. Future World
7. Halloween
8. Follow The Sign
9. Victim Of Fate
10. Starlight
11. A Little Time
12. Halloween

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6958 in Music
• Released on: 2008-02-26
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .26 pounds
• Running time: 57 minutes

CD Description
The follow-up to what was arguably Helloween's finest album, KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PART 1, finds the German power-metal pioneers in something of a holding pattern. While PART 2doesn't match the glory of its predecessor, it still represents Helloween as one of Europe's finest and most influential metal outfits, with songs like "I Want Out" showing off their trademark blend of classic metal structures and thrash metal intensity. The album would be founding member/guitaristKai Hansen's last with the group, and while Helloween wouldgo on to future success with new line-ups, KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PART 2 marks the last gasp of their classic line-up.

Customer Reviews

The beginning of a new genre in metal! + Bonus Tracks
Helloween's best album (together with part II) now EXPANDED, containing 3 must have Bonus Tracks and Remastered; providing an improved sound quality compared to the original release of 1987.

By combining influences such as Iron Maiden, Queen, Rainbow and Queensryche, together with fast drumming, high pitched-melodic vocals, catchy and technical riffs with fabulous twin-guitar solos, Helloween achieved to lay the foundations for European power metal, as it is known today.

The album begins with an operatic marching type intro which successfully sets the mood of the album. The intro leads nicely into the fast paced "I'm Alive", which carries an optimistic message and includes a memorable chorus, fast drumming, raving guitar solos and twin-guitar harmonies.

The heavy "A Little Time" comes next with another catchy chorus and sound effects, while the melodic mid range vocals sound really emotional and warm.

The power ballad "A Tale that wasn't Right" arrives to slow things down a bit. It's strongest points are the truly emotional vocals and the wonderfully played guitar solo.

"Twilight Of The Gods" continues in the same vain as I'm Alive but contains more thought-out lyrics, better vocals and a chorus that you'll never forget.

The heavy metal anthem "Future World" follows (the most famous of the tracks).It is performed in mid-tempo, includes one of the best twin-guitar solos of the album and vocals varying from low to really high-pitched.

Next comes the true masterpiece of the album "Halloween", an operatic, fast, progressive, melodic power metal hymn raving over 13 minutes (which never gets long nor tiresome). Halloween is surely one of the best metal epics ever. It contains an eerie chorus, tempo changes, varying vocals, choirs and hundreds of guitar riffs, leads and solos.

All of these songs are still considered classics and are also some of the best power metal songs ever written.

But except the captivating music, a new charismatic vocalist, "Michael Kiske", joins the band to take this album to the skies! Influenced by Bruce Dickinson, and Geoff Tate; but equipped with more emotion and power, especially in the high pitched vocal lines, 18 year old Kiske makes this album a MUST HAVE for any metal and hard rock fan. (Kiske is still considered one of the best and most copied vocalists in the heavy metal genre)

Even if you are not a metal fan, this album will please you or even blow you away with the mythical and uplifting atmosphere it creates and the technically proficient orchestration it achieves. (Definitely check out Keeper Of The Seven Keys pt II!!)

Bonus Tracks: Victim Of Fate and Starlight are two truly amazing renditions with Michael Kiske on vocals (originally from the Helloween EP).

Will be loved by Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Queensryche, Rainbow...fans.
Just listen...you'll be amazed!

Metal Classic
The Maiden influences are clear throughout the album but this was very much Helloween coming of age. A metal masterpiece in the classic European tradition and a style so unfashionable these days it's frightening.

It was the start of a Teutonic journey that never reached these giddy heights again.

I'm Alive set the tone...fast, anthemic, no compromise. Future World...melodic, eccentric, brilliant. A Tale That Wasn't Right...dramatic, screeching ballad. Halloween...stunning, a genuine epic.

If you're bored of the endless stream of droning Yanks & copycat Brits these days and crave a bit of metal when it really was METAL (yeah...Grrrr!), then check this out.

The beginning of a new genre in metal!
By combining influences such as Iron Maiden, Queen, Rainbow and Queensryche, together with fast drumming, high pitched-melodic vocals, catchy and technical riffs with fabulous twin-guitar solos, Helloween achieved to lay the foundations for European power metal, as it is known today.

The album begins with an operatic marching type intro which successfully sets the mood of the album. The intro leads nicely into the fast paced "I'm Alive", which carries an optimistic message and includes a memorable chorus, fast drumming, raving guitar solos and twin-guitar harmonies.

The heavy "A Little Time" comes next with another catchy chorus and sound effects, while the melodic mid range vocals sound really emotional and warm.

The power ballad "A Tale that wasn't Right" arrives to slow things down a bit. It's strongest points are the truly emotional vocals and the wonderfully played guitar solo.

"Twilight Of The Gods" continues in the same vain as I'm Alive but contains more thought-out lyrics, better vocals and a chorus that you'll never forget.

The heavy metal anthem "Future World" follows (the most famous of the tracks).It is performed in mid-tempo, includes one of the best twin-guitar solos of the album and vocals varying from low to really high-pitched.

Next comes the true masterpiece of the album "Halloween", an operatic, fast, progressive, melodic power metal hymn raving over 13 minutes (which never gets long nor tiresome). Halloween is surely one of the best metal epics ever. It contains an eerie chorus, tempo changes, varying vocals, choirs and hundreds of guitar riffs, leads and solos.

All of these songs are still considered classics and are also some of the best power metal songs ever written.

But except the captivating music, a new charismatic vocalist, "Michael Kiske", joins the band to take this album to the skies! Influenced by Bruce Dickinson, and Geoff Tate; but equipped with more emotion and power, especially in the high pitched vocal lines, 18 year old Kiske makes this album a MUST HAVE for any metal and hard rock fan. (Kiske is still considered one of the best and most copied vocalists in the heavy metal genre)

Even if you are not a metal fan, this album will please you or even blow you away with the mythical and uplifting atmosphere it creates and the technically proficient orchestration it achieves. (Definitely check out Keeper Of The Seven Keys pt II!!)

Will be loved by Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Queensryche, Rainbow...fans.
Just listen...you'll be amazed!