Helloween "Helloween (EP)"

Helloween is the debut EP by German heavy metal band Helloween. It was released in April 1985 on Noise Records.

Although it is a speed metal rather than a power metal album, the record is significant as the first effort by the group that would redefine the power metal genre. Helloween was followed up later that same year by the band's first full-length album, Walls of Jericho.

Track listing

1. "Starlight" Weikath/Hansen 5:17
2. "Murderer" Hansen 4:26
3. "Warrior" Hansen 4:00
4. "Victim of Fate" Hansen 6:37
5. "Cry for Freedom" Weikath/Hansen 6:02

1986 12" Picture Disc Vinyl Bonus Tracks

1. "Murderer" (Remix) 4:34
2. "Surprise Track" (White Christmas/I'll Be Your Santa Claus) 2:08

1996 Korean Bonus Tracks

1. "Reptile" 3:44
2. "Phantoms of Death" 6:34
3. "Oernst of Life" (Taken from the 1984 Death Metal compilation) 4:46

• The "Happy Happy Halloween" intro piece from "Starlight" is taken from the 1982 film Halloween III: Season of the Witch
• The surprise track on the picture disc re-release features vocalist Michael Kiske, which is his first recording with Helloween. The EP was released in December 1986 in conjunction to his introduction in the band. The "White Christmas" piece features Kiske, Michael Weikath and Kai Hansen on vocals, while the "I'll Be Your Santa Claus" piece features only Kiske on vocals
• A 1997 unofficial cassette release by Moon Records titles the album as Judas with a different album cover, and features the songs "How Many Tears", "Perfect Gentleman" and "Steel Tormentor"
• A 1998 unofficial CD release by Agat Company contains the 1996 single Power
• A 2017 Malaysian CD release features the songs "Don't Run for Cover" and "Judas"

Recorded January – February 1985 at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, Germany

Produced by Helloween

Engineered and mixed by Harris Johns (who also contributes the devil laugh on "Victim of Fate")

Cover design by Uwe Karczewski, Hamburg, Germany