Helloween

Helloween
Formed: 1984 in Hamburg, Germany
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Styles: Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash, Speed Metal, Progressive Metal
Group Members: Markus Grosskopf, Kai Hansen, Michael Kiske, Ingo Schwichtenberg, Michael Weikath, Andi Deris, Roland Grapow, Uli Kusch
Biography: Alongside Switzerland's Celtic Frost and Sweden's Bathory, Germany's Helloween were possibly the most influential heavy metal band to come out of Europe during the 1980s. By taking the hard riffing and minor key melodies handed down from metal masters like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, then infusing ...Read full biography
Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1
Released: 1987
Label: RCA
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Influenced by Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, Helloween specialized in blistering yet melodic heavy metal with a strong gothic orientation. On Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1 (arguably Helloween's best album), ...Read full review
High Live
Released: 1996
Label: Sanctuary Fontana
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If Helloween's albums have been major disappointments since Keeper of the Seven Keys, then High Live is a positive surprise. Unlike other heavy metal groups, Helloween have collected great versions of ...Read full review
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