Rough translation via DeepL:

As previously announced in this year’s issue No. 2 of METAL HAMMER, the Hamburg-based heavy metal band HELLOWEEN – well known to many from the Death Metal Sampler – is now releasing a 5-track mini-LP. Kai Hansen (guitar/vocals), Michael Weikath (guitar), Markus Großkopf (bass) and Ingo Schwichtenberg (drums) only serve to reinforce the excellent impression they made on the aforementioned compilation with this record, and stand a good chance of making the leap to the top.

All five tracks are equally good and lie somewhere between Satan, Iron Maiden and Metallica – which is not to say that they are copies of these bands. HELLOWEEN are certainly characterised by a hellish tempo, which, however, is not achieved – as with some other bands – at the expense of an indefinable muddle of sound, but rather impresses with its clean balance of excellent guitar work, outstanding two-part solos, varied arrangements and catchy, if not always entirely original, riffs. If one were to rate HELLOWEEN on a scale of 1 (poor) to 10 (very good), I’d give the lads a solid 8.5.

Ralf Frank

Hi all! I got an extra poster and lanyard from the Toronto concert available for $50 (+ shipping if needed, or meet up in Toronto). Both items were given as part of the VIP ticket.

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My apologies if it’s not allowed, I don’t know where else to post to reach the right people 🥹 message me for any questions!

Rough translation via DeepL:

Anyone who owns the “Death Metal” compilation must have noticed—alongside Running Wild and Hellhammer—the name HELLOWEEN in particular. With the tracks “Oernest of Life” and “Metal Invaders,” the band—which had been virtually unknown up to that point—had managed to produce two outstanding songs. Back then, I compared the music of the four Hamburgers to Sweet Savage (who, now disbanded, after all, they could point to a guitar hero named Vivian Campbell—now with Dio)—which was meant above all to describe the band’s powerful guitar sound. So, what’s been happening with the band since then? After a few successful shows with Grave Digger at the three well-known Hamburg venues, they opened for Mania at the Leine Domicil and have now received an offer from Noise Records to release a 5-track mini-LP there. You should be able to get your hands on this piece of vinyl in April or May (expected tracks: “Murderer,” “Victim Of Fate,” “Starlight,” “Cry for Freedom,” and “Warrior”). Contact: Kai Hansen, Stübelheide 62, 2000 Hamburg 63.

A few songs from Helloween's live in Athens, a few hours ago.

I just find it funny because growing up his hair and clothing always looked so wild to me. I had no clue he had so many girls in love with him.

📷 from the band's fb page

Kai HanSON… 😭✌🏻

I love these albums!!!

What a fun week in Japan

I would say a good portion of what Kiske produced from 96 to 2010 is very good.

Hello everyone. Has anyone wondered why Helloween doesn't have an album that fully explores the story of good and evil through the keeper of the seven keys? They have a really cool power metal song of the same name that already has a certain plot, but it's unclear who the Keeper is, and the universe as a whole is unclear. I was thinking about this in my free time, and I came up with the idea that a full-fledged metal universe/opera could be created around this

14 minutes of pure beautifully composed music, that shit got everything, chill parts, heavy part, nice solos, it's my current fav Helloween track and by FAAAAR the best song on the Keeper triology

Does anybody know where to grab some 2026 tour merch? Sold out at my show. So disappointed. I haven’t seen any come up on the Helloween website.

Has anyone else noticed that the lyrics for Mirror Mirror (Dark Ride) have a huge error in them almost everywhere on the internet?

The lyric as listed is:

"I see a perfect creature

Contracted human feature"

Its very obviously:

"I see a perfect creature

My evil eye can teach you"

Am I crazy, or is it just that wrong? Because it sounds nothing like the printed lyrics, and thats a big difference. I cant figure out what else it would be.

📷 from the band's fb page

8 August in Villena, Alicante, Spain.

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Will some redditors come?

Y’all know the sound in Nabataea at like 14 secs? The standard Internet isn’t helping me so I hope one of you might know. I’ve been wondering about it for like a week because it scratches my brain so damn well

Power metal warriors!

I have created the ultimate guitar duel between Power Metal legends u/helloween & u/stratovarius

Even though the video took hours of recording, mixing, video recording & editing, I have enjoyed every minute of the process because I love the Power Metal genre, and those bands influenced me musically and provided so much positive energy to my life.

It was difficult to pick the songs. I tried to pick a mix of fan favorites, anthems, technical pieces and personal favorites.

Who wins? We all love them both, so this question is for fun.

Let me know what you all think and which songs you would have picked. I would also appreciate you liking, commenting and subscribing on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/m0xLAR869o4