Helloween – Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 2 [1988] [Full Album With Bonus Tracks]

Helloween – Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 2 [1988] [Full Album With Bonus Tracks]

History:

Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II is the third studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1988. The album sold well, and success bloomed all over Europe, Asia, and even the United States. The album went gold in Germany and reached No. 108 in the US. Two singles were released from the album, "Dr. Stein" and "I Want Out". "Dr. Stein" has a very long and moody solo, played with a blues tinge, very unlike other solos on the album, as well as an organ solo. "I Want Out" remains the band's best-known song, and has been covered by several metal bands, such as Gamma Ray (which Kai Hansen formed after leaving Helloween itself), Unisonic, HammerFall, LORD and Sonata Arctica. It is their last album to feature Hansen until 2021's self-titled album. The recording of the album actually lasted for 24 hours a day. Tommy Newton would work during the daytime and Tommy Hansen took over at night. That went on (between May and June 1988), until eventually Tommy Hansen got fired from the project by Karl Walterbach (Noise Records Boss). Newton wanted to continue on his own, so after Tommy Hansens preview mix of 'Eagle Fly Free' he was sent home. Newton had claimed that if he mixed it on his own he could make it sound far more modern.

Track List:

1. Invitation (00:00)
2. Eagle Fly Free (01:07)
3. You Always Walk Alone (06:18)
4. Rise And Fall (11:29)
5. Dr. Stein (15:52)
6. We Got The Right (20:58)
7. March Of Time (26:07)
8. I Want Out (31:23)
9. Keeper Of The Seven Keys (36:04)
10. Save Us (Bonus Track) (49:42)
11. Savage (Bonus Track) (54:58)
12. Livin Ain’t No Crime (Bonus Track) (58:23)
13. Don’t Run For Cover (Bonus Track) (01:03:06)

Personnel:

Michael Kiske - Vocal
Kai Hansen – Guitar, Backing Vocals
Michael Weikath – Guitar, Backing Vocals
Markus Grosskopf – Bass, Backing Vocals
Ingo Schwichtenberg - Drums

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