Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 2
Forged in the early 80's from several Hamburg bands, Helloween began their monumental rise through the metal ranks via several songs released on a Noise Records Death Metal sampler. From here a deal was struck and their first release proper came in the shape of a now rare 5 track mini album in 1985. Later the same year came the album Walls Of Jericho, however, it was the addition of vocalist Michael Kiske for the opus Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I that shook the metal world to its core. This album and the following Keepers II became the albums that would define the Power Metal genre and provide Helloween with the momentum that still resonates to this day. If Keepers I set the benchmark, the following years Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II would exceed it and become the biggest selling album in the band's recording history. Released in 1988, the Metal fans and press would be unanimous in their enthusiasm taking the band to even greater heights. This 2-disc deluxe expanded edition adds five bonus tracks of single b-sides and remixed versions of the single, 'Dr. Stein' and 'Keeper Of The Seven Keys'.