Helloween - Albums

Albums

2005

Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy

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2003

Rabbit Don't Come Easy

2002 & 2003 Recorded at: Mi Sueno Studio, Tenerife, ES

Produced and mixed by Charlie Bauerfeind for S.C. & Services S.L.

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2000

The Dark Ride

Recorded and Mixed 2000 at Mi Sueno Music, Tenerife
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York

Produced and Engineered by Roy Z. and Charlie Bauerfeind

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1998

Better Than Raw

1997 Recorded at Chateau du Pape & Crazy Cat Studios, Hamburg and Mi Sueno, Tenerife
Mixed at Chateau du Pape, Hamburg
Mastered by Ian Cooper at Metropolis, London, England

Produced by: Tommy Hansen & Helloween

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1996

The Time Of The Oath

1995 Recorded and mixed at Chateau du Pape, Hamburg
Mastered by Ian Cooper at Metropolis, London, England

Produced and Mixed by Tommy Hansen

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1994

Master Of The Rings

1994 RecordeRING and MixeRING at Chateau du Pape, Hamburg
MasteRING by Ian Cooper at Metropolis, London, England

ProduceRING by Tommy Hansen and Helloween
MixeRING by Tommy Hansen

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1993

Chameleon

1992 Recorded at Chateau du Pape, Hamburg/Germany
1993 Mixed at Scream Studios, Los Angeles/USA
Mastered at Precision Mastering, Hollywood/USA

Produced by Helloween & Tommy Hansen

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1991

Pink Bubbles Go Ape

Recorded at PUK-Studios in Gjerlev, Denmark

Mixed at Battery Studios in London, England
Produced, engineered and mixed by Chris 'Mega Straf' Tsangarides

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1988

Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

Recorded & mixed at HORUS SOUND STUDIO, Hannover, May/June '88

Engineered by Tommy Hansen and Tommy Newton for "I Got Confused" Productions except "Invitation" mixed by Tommy Hansen

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1987

Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I

Recorded & Mixed at Horus Sound Studio Hannover, Nov./Dec. '86 & Jan. '87

Engineered by Tommy Hansen & Tommy Newton
Mixed by Tommy Hansen for "Sick My Duck" Productions
Produced by Tommy Newton
Co-Produced by Tommy Hansen

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1985

Walls Of Jericho

Recored and mixed at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, September/October '85

Engineered and mixed by Harris Johns
Produced by Harris Johns and HELLOWEEN

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1985

Helloween EP

Recorded and mixed at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, January/February '85

Engineered and mixed by Harris Johns
Produced by Helloween

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Singles

Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy (2005)

2005

Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy

CD 1

1. The King for A 1000 Years
   
   
   
   13:54 (Helloween/Deris)
2. The Invisible Man
   07:17 (Gerstner)
3. Born on Judgment Day
   06:14 (Weikath)
4. Pleasure Drone
   04:08 (Gerstner)
5. Mrs. God
   02:55 (Deris) video
6. Silent Rain
   04:21 (Gerstner/Deris)

CD 2

1. Occasion Avenue
   11:04 (Deris)
2. Light The Universe (feat. Candice Night)
   05:00 (Deris)
3. Do You Know What You're Fighting For
   04:45 (Weikath)
4. Come Alive
   03:20 (Deris)
5. The Shade In The Shadows
   03:24 (Deris)
6. Get It Up
   04:13 (Weikath)
7. My Life For One More Day
   06:51 (Grosskopf/Deris)

Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003)

1. Just A Little Sign
   04:28 (Deris) video
2. Open Your Life
   04:32 (Gerstner)
3. The Tune
   05:38 (Weikath)
4. Never Be A Star
   04:13 (Deris)
5. Liar
   04:58 (Grosskopf)
6. Sun For The World
   03:59 (Gerstner)
7. Don't Stop Being Crazy
   04:28 (Deris)
8. Do You Feel Good
   04:25 (Weikath)
9. Hell Was Made In Heaven
   05:36 (Grosskopf)
10. Back Against The Wall
    05:35 (Deris)
11. Listen To The Flies
    04:56 (Gerstner)
12. Nothing To Say
    08:29 (Weikath)
13. Far Away
    04:18 (Grosskopf) Europe only

The Dark Ride (2000)

1. Beyond The Portal
   00:45 (Deris)
2. Mr. Torture
   03:27 (Kusch)
3. All Over The Nations
   04:54 (Weikath)
4. Escalation 666
   04:24 (Grapow)
5. Mirror Mirror
   03:43 (Deris)
6. If I Could Fly
   04:09 (Deris) video
7. Salvation
   05:42 (Weikath)
8. The Departed (Sun Is Going Down)
   04:36 (Kusch)
9. I Live For Your Pain
   03:59 (Deris)
10. We Damn The Night
    04:06 (Deris)
11. Immortal
    04:04 (Deris)
12. The Dark Ride
    08:48 (Grapow)

Better Than Raw (1998)

1. Deliberately Limited Preliminary Prelude Period In Z
   01:44 (Kusch)
2. Push
   04:44 (Kusch/Deris/Deris)
3. Falling Higher
   04:45 (Weikath/Deris)
4. Hey Lord
   04:05 (Deris/Grosskopf)
5. Don't Spit On My Mind
   04:23 (Deris/Grosskopf)
6. Relevation
   08:21 (Kusch/Deris)
7. Time
   05:41 (Deris)
8. I Can
   04:38 (Deris/Weikath) video
9. A Handful Of Pain
   04:48 (Kusch/Deris)
10. Laudate Dominum
    05:09 (Weikath)
11. Midnight Sun
    06:18 (Weikath)

The Time Of The Oath (1996)

1. We Burn
   03:04 (Deris)
2. Steel Tormentor
   05:40 (Weikath/Deris)
3. Wake Up The Mountain
   05:01 (Kusch/Deris)
4. Power
   03:28 (Weikath) video
5. Forever And One (Neverland)
   03:54 (Deris)
6. Before The War
   04:33 (Deris)
7. A Million To One
   05:11 (Kusch/Deris)
8. Anything My Mama Don't Like
   03:56 (Deris/Kusch)
9. Kings Will Be Kings
   05:09 (Weikath)
10. Mission Motherland
    09:00 (Weikath/Helloween)
11. If I Knew
    05:30 (Weikath)
12. The Time Of The Oath
    06:58 (Grapow/Deris) video

Master Of The Rings (1994)

1. Irritation
   01:14 (Weikath)
2. Sole Survivor
   04:33 (Weikath/Deris)
3. Where The Rain Grows
   04:46 (Weikath/Deris) video
4. Why?
   04:11 (Deris)
5. Mr Ego (Take Me Down)
   07:02 (Grapow) video
6. Perfect Gentleman
   03:53 (Deris/Weikath) video
7. The Game Is On
   04:40 (Weikath)
8. Secret Alibi
   05:49 (Weikath)
9. Take Me Home
   04:25 (Grapow)
10. In The Middle Of A Heartbeat
    04:30 (Deris/Weikath)
11. Still We Go
    05:09 (Grapow)

Master of The Rings: A summary by Tony Webster

1994 started the rebirth for Helloween as 1993 almost saw their extinction. Some new faces came into the mix for Master of The Rings. A new fiery drummer named Uli Kusch came into the mix, as well as former Pink Cream 69 singer Andi Deris. Andi’s presence revitalized the band not only because he brought fresh song ideas into the band but also a fresh perspective not only musically but personally. The chemistry within the band was again solid and Master of The Rings was released to good reviews. Helloween had revitalized themselves again. The addition of Andi Deris added a different dimension to this band and on this record it shows. Where The Rain Grows, Sole Survivor, Why, Mr. Ego, In The Middle of a Heartbeat and Still We Go are some of the band’s finest moments. Master of The Rings put the band back on track, however as good as this record is, what was about to come would put the band back on the map.

Chameleon (1993)

1. First Time
   05:30 (Weikath)
   
2. When The Sinner
   06:54 (Kiske) lyrics | video
3. I Don't Wanna Cry No More
   05:11 (Grapow) lyrics
4. Crazy Cat
   03:29 (Grapow) lyrics
5. Giants
   06:40 (Weikath) lyrics
6. Windmill
   05:06 (Weikath) lyrics
7. Revolution Now
   08:04 (Weikath) lyrics
8. In The Night
   05:38 (Kiske) lyrics
9. Music
   07:00 (Grapow) lyrics
10. Step Out Of Hell
    04:25 (Grapow) lyrics
11. I Believe
    09:12 (Kiske) lyrics
12. Longing
    04:15 (Kiske) lyrics

Chameleon: A summary by Tony Webster

Chameleon is an album that has a lot of background to it so this entry may be longer than the others. This was a dark time for the band. They were in huge debt because of their court cases with Noise records, there were severe tensions within the band about what direction to take with the music, Ingo was also getting extremely ill due to his psychological state. The band also faced adversity from their record company EMI who told many vendors not to order the album because it wouldn’t sell. Chameleon was released in 1993 and was very poorly received by fans and critics alike. The irony is that years later the album became accepted by many fans. Songs like Giants, First Time, Music, Step Out of Hell, Windmill and I Believe have become fan favorites over the years. A funny thing is that in past interviews and conversations Michael Kiske, Roland Grapow and Michael Weikath all told me that Chameleon was like a 3 man solo album because each of the songwriter’s songs were completely different from one another. This would also be the last album to feature Michael Kiske as their lead singer and Ingo Scwichtenberg as their drummer. Looking back on it Chameleon is a great album, and people tell me all the time how it shouldn’t have been a Helloween album. I tend to disagree, I think this record was important for the band in many ways and adds to Helloween’s diverse catalog of music……a catalog I would argue is more diverse than most bands let alone metal bands.

Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991)

1. Pink Bubbles Go Ape
   00:37 (Kiske)
2. Kids Of The Century
   03:52 (Kiske) video
3. Back On The Streets
   03:23 (Grapow/Kiske)
4. Number One
   05:14 (Weikath)
5. Heavy Metal Hamsters
   03:28 (Weikath/Kiske)
6. Goin' Home
   03:51 (Kiske)
7. Someone's Crying
   04:18 (Grapow)
8. Mankind
   06:19 (Grapow/Kiske)
9. I'm Doin Fine Crazy Man
   03:39 (Grosskopf/Grapow)
10. The Chance
    03:48 (Grapow)
11. Your Turn
    05:39 (Kiske)

Pink Bubbles Go Ape: A summary by Tony Webster

This album was recorded during a very strange and very stressful time in the band’s career. Due to court cases the band didn’t release this album until 3 years after Keeper 2 came out. Plus they had a different producer. This album was not entirely popular by the fans and didn’t sell very well. Productionwise it’s the worst of any Helloween album. When looking back on it though, the album is good for what it is. New guitarist Roland Grapow wrote three songs and co-wrote one, all are considered by most fans to be the best songs on the album. Mankind, Someone’s Crying, and the fan favorite The Chance were definite highlights of this album. Michael Kiske wrote some great tracks like Kids of The Century and Your Turn. Almost no imput from Michael Weikath appeared on this record except for a couple of tracks, the song Number One and the joke song Heavy Metal Hamsters which of course like Dr. Stein was also meant to be a b-side. Overall this was an album by band with a lot of inner turmoil at the time. Still it turned out quite well despite everything they had dealt with over the last 3 years.