Cries from the Quiet World

martes, 25 de junio de 2019

Helloween "7 Sinners"

7 Sinners is the 13th studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 2010. A video clip for "Are You Metal?" was released 11 October 2010. The whole album could be heard on Myspace a week before the physical release. For the first time since 2000's The Dark Ride, each song on the album is a solo composition, i.e. each member has written both the music and lyrics to his song with no additional input from any other member. 7 Sinners sold 1,900 copies in its first week of release in the U.S.

Commenting on the album, bassist Markus Grosskopf said:

“ After Unarmed we were ready for some real stuff, you know without having discussed what we are going to do everybody had this will to do some very heavy stuff you know. And that's what came out of it [...] I call it my natural born album. The first two tracks we had were "Are You Metal?" and "Where the Sinners Go" and that was kind of the direction we loved so we kind of left it untouched just gave it a heavy sound and put the other songs around it... ”

Track listing

"Where the Sinners Go" Andi Deris 3:36
"Are You Metal?" Deris 3:35
"Who is Mr. Madman?" Sascha Gerstner 5:43
"Raise the Noise" Michael Weikath 5:07
"World of Fantasy" Markus Grosskopf 5:15
"Long Live the King" Deris 4:13
"The Smile of the Sun" Deris 4:37
"You Stupid Mankind" Gerstner 4:04
"If a Mountain Could Talk" Grosskopf 6:44
"The Sage, the Fool, the Sinner" Weikath 4:00
"My Sacrifice" Gerstner 4:59
"Not Yet Today" Deris 1:11
"Far in the Future" Deris 7:42

Deluxe edition bonus track

"I'm Free" Grosskopf 4:10

Japanese bonus tracks

"Faster We Fall" Grosskopf 4:47
"Aiming High" (download only) Grosskopf 4:32

"Raise the Noise" includes extended intro and flute solo instead of guitar solo in single edit on "Are You Metal?" single.

Tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 12, 13 by Deris
Tracks 3, 8, 11 by Gerstner
Tracks 4, 10 by Weikath
Tracks 5, 9 by Grosskopf

Recording information:

Recorded & mixed at Mi Sueno Studio, Tenerife, ES.

Helloween "Keeper Of The Seven Keys: The Legacy"

Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy is the eleventh studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 2005. It is the first album with new and current drummer Dani Löble and a continuation to their 1987 and 1988 albums Keeper of the Seven Keys, Parts I and II. The album is a double CD with nearly 80 minutes playing time and comes in a digipack with 6 flaps. It was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (Blind Guardian, Halford, Rage) and features Blackmore's Night singer Candice Night on the track "Light The Universe".

When asked about what inspired them to make a third Keeper album, bassist Markus Grosskopf said:

“ Actually there was somebody from the Japanese record company who told Weiki [Michael Weikath, guitarist] how happy he is with the new line up. He said something like 'That line up is really strong, with that line up you can make A KEEPER album' just to say how strong that line up is, that's the explanation. And the record company started thinking 'Why don't you do so?'. [...] then we thought 'Well, why don't we try it with that line up?' But then we decided to do it very different and not to copy, the actual thing was not to copy that old stuff, the good old stuff, but doing something new. [...] And it deserves the name, even if some people think it doesn't. ”

The intro of the song "Occasion Avenue" uses samples from "Halloween", "Eagle Fly Free" and "Keeper of the Seven Keys" with Michael Kiske on vocals. One of the samples is a clip from a previously unreleased live version of "Keys" with Kiske singing the first part of the chorus and the crowd joining in.

Track list:

Disc 1

The King for a 1000 Years 13:54
The Invisible Man 07:17
Born on Judgment Day 06:14
Pleasure Drone 04:08
Mrs. God 02:55
Silent Rain 04:21

Time: 38:49

Disc 2

Occasion Avenue 11:04
Light the Universe 05:00
Do You Know What You're Fighting For? 04:45
Come Alive 03:20
The Shade in the Shadow 03:24
Get It Up 04:13
My Life for One More Day 06:51

Time: 38:37

Distributed by SPV GmbH, Hannover, Germany.

Made in Germany.

Track 1 by Deris/Gerstner/Grosskopf/Löble/Weikath

Tracks 2, 4 by Gerstner

Tracks 3, 9, 12 by Weikath

Tracks 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 by Deris

Track 6 by Deris/Gerstner

Track 13 by Deris/Grosskopf

The Japanese edition features a bonus track on Disc 2:

8. Revolution (05:06)

Recording information:

Recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered at Mi Sueño Studios, Tenerife, Spain.

Backing vocals by Olaf Senkbeil and Oliver Hartmann recorded at House of Music Studios, Winterbach, Germany

Candice Night vocals recorded at Cove Studios, Long Island, U.S.A. (track 8)

viernes, 21 de junio de 2019

Helloween "Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I"

Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I is the second studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1987. It marks the first appearance of vocalist Michael Kiske, and is considered the album that created the genre of European-style power metal. Kai Hansen stepped away from doing vocal duties as he had difficulties singing and playing the guitar at the same time during the previous tour. It was an album dominated by Hansen, due to an injury to co-guitarist Michael Weikath which prevented him from performing on much of the album. "Future World" was released as a single and a music video was made for "Halloween" but with 8 minutes omitted from the song. The band originally planned to release Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I and Part II as a double album, but their record label refused, insisting that the albums be released separately. In 1993, both albums were released as a double CD set with bonus tracks.

Track listing:

All songs written by Kai Hansen, except where noted.

Side one

"Initiation" 1:20
"I'm Alive" 3:22
"A Little Time" Michael Kiske 3:59
"Twilight of the Gods" 4:29
"A Tale That Wasn't Right" Michael Weikath 4:42

Side two

"Future World" 4:02
"Halloween" 13:18
"Follow the Sign" Kai Hansen, Weikath 1:46

Total length: 36:58

Expanded edition bonus tracks

"Victim of Fate" (re-recorded version) 7:00
"Starlight" (remix) Hansen, Weikath 4:15
"A Little Time" (alternative version) Kiske 3:33
"Halloween" (video edit) 5:02

Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 by Hansen

Track 3 by Kiske

Track 5 by Weikath

Track 8 by Hansen/Weikath

Certain versions of the album have "Judas" as an unlisted track that sits between "A Tale That Wasn't Right" and "Future World".

A music video was made for the song "Halloween", however edited down to just over 5 minutes.

Also released on blue transparent vinyl.

Reissued by Noise Records in 1993 with a bonus CD.

Starlight (Remix) is in fact the Michael Kiske version only with a different name.

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Horus Sound Studios, Hannover, Germany, Nov./Dec. 1986 & Jan.1987.

Gorefest "The Ultimate Collection Part 3 - Soul Survivor & Chapter 13 + Bonus (2005 Reissue, Remastered, 2CDS, Germany, Nuclear Blast, NB 1489-2/27361 14892)"

The Ultimate Collection Part 3 - Soul Survivor & Chapter 13 + Bonus is a compilation album by Dutch Death Metal band Gorefest, released July 18th, 2005.

Disc 1 - Soul Survivor