Metal School - Helloween
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- An overview looking at arguably the first European power metal band. Join me as I cover the turbulent career of Helloween, including every music video and reviews of all 16 albums (so far).
NOTE: The Best Time music video got removed for arbitrary copyright reasons, but it's my favorite track on the 2021 album and worth looking up.
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Music Videos:
Halloween: • Helloween Keeper of ...
I Want Out: • HELLOWEEN - I Want Out...
Kids of the Century: • Helloween - Kids Of Th...
When the Sinner: • Helloween - When The S...
Perfect Gentleman: • Helloween - Perfect Ge...
Where the Rain Grows: • Helloween - Where The ...
Mr. Ego (Take Me Down): • Helloween - Mr Ego Tak...
Power: • Helloween - Power Offi...
The Time of the Oath: • Helloween The Time o...
Forever and One (Neverland): • Helloween - Forever An...
Hey Lord!: • Helloween - Hey Lord (...
I Can: • Helloween - I Can.avi
If I Could Fly: • Helloween - If I Could...
Just a Little Sign: • helloween - just a lit...
Mrs. God: • Helloween - Mrs. God
Light the Universe: • HELLOWEEN Feat CANDICE...
As Long as I Fall: • helloween-as long as i...
Paint a New World: • Helloween - Paint A Ne...
Dr. Stein: • Helloween - Dr. Stein ...
Are You Metal?: • HELLOWEEN - Are You Me...
Nabataea: • HELLOWEEN - Nabataea (...
Lost in America: • HELLOWEEN - Lost In Am...
My God-Given Right: • HELLOWEEN - My God-Giv...
Best Time: • HELLOWEEN - "Best Time...
Out for the Glory: • HELLOWEEN - Out For Th...
Skyfall: • HELLOWEEN - Skyfall (...
Interviews:
German interview (1987, translation in comments): • Helloween - Interviews...
Headbanger's Ball (1988): • HELLOWEEN INTERVIEW 19...
Monsters of Rock (1988): • Helloween (Kai and Ing...
Japanese TV (1989): • Helloween Interview US...
Headbanger's Ball (1991): • Helloween (Michael Kis...
Metal XS (1991): • Helloween - Making of....
Mutomi World Japan (1993): • Helloween (Michael Kis...
MTV Brazil (1996): • HELLOWEEN INTERVIEW 1996
Finnish TV (1998): • Helloween interview Be...
Dutch TV (1998): • Video
Dark Ride interview (2000): • Helloween interview Da...
Making of Nabataea (2013): • Helloween - Making Of....
Rock in Rio w/ G1 (2013): • Helloween - Entrevista...
Performances:
Full concert (Eindhoven, Netherlands - 1986): • Helloween - Eindhoven ...
Full concert (Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1987): • Helloween - Hell On Wh...
Dr. Stein clip (German TV - 1988): • Helloween - Dr. Stein...
Mankind (Cologne, Germany - 1992): • Helloween - Mankind (L...
Full concert (Lichtenfels, Germany - 1994): • Helloween - Live At St...
Salvation (Seoul, Korea - 2001): • [Pro-Shot, HQ 480p] (0...
Occasion Avenue (Tokyo, Japan - 2006): • Video
World of Fantasy (Bamberg, Germany - 2011): • Helloween - World of ...
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I've been listening to Helloween since I was a teenager. I'm 53 years old now and still love the band!!!! Metal head till my death!
I'm with you at 54 yrs. old.🤘🤘🤘
50 here....yep! Helloween were a fun band to grow up with. Keepers 2 my first and favorite. Kiske is king, but Deris is quite a vocalist and Master of the Rings was outstanding.
same, at 50🎃
51 here, keep pt 1 for me is better than pt2 but walls of jericho comes a close second 🤘
Check out the band: LOVEBITES. They are heavily influenced by classic Helloween and Maiden. They are the future!
The Death Metal compilation is so ridiculously important and deserves so much more attention than it gets!
I've been listening to Helloween since 1989 I'm 48 now and I'm still listening to Helloween my favorite album is Walls of Jericho my favorite song Ride the Sky and How Many Tears
The Godfathers of European Power Metal! I am still so happy that Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske have returned to the band after being gone for so many years. Helloween has many amazing songwriters, but in my opinion Kai Hansen is the best one. The current lineup is phenomenal and their most recent album is amazing! Excellent video !
Helloween and Gamma Ray are both incredible!!
Of all power metal.
John,Could Helloween also be the Godfathers of Traditional Power Metal ?
What do you think of Hallowe'en as a name for a all gal traditional power metal band ?
@@AzhidaReminiec9999Perhaps, but Riot and Manilla Road were definitely pioneers in it.
@@MegaMicah12 And Virgin steele
This channel is a gift to metalheads everywhere. Great video!
It would be cool to see a Gamma Ray video next!
Agree. I dont know if I am in minority here, but I always appreciated more Kai Hansen talent. Best Helloween heritage after his departure were Gamma Ray albums. Helloween was ok with Deris but real talent and outstanding music was in the Gamma Ray side (also I liked much more Scheepers and Hansen voice than Deris).
yes please , its a must. Gamma Ray plays a big role also in history of power metal.
I grew up with Helloween and I thought they were the best in this genre. then I discovered Gamma Ray.
Not discovered, I was already familiar but I took a deep dive into their discography and found out compared to them Helloween is a bunch of kids having fun in kindergarten.
well, helloween is helloween but Gamma take themselves much more seriously, their music is far less cheesy and far more epic. and lyricwise they are the most red-pilled band on the planet. I mean they literally have a song about Plato's "Allegory of the cave"
@@InterestingStuff888 I love The Cave Principle and Insanity and Genius in general .. I always was fascinated with this album.
That "pink bubbles go wild..." segment was sooo Spinal Tap, I laughed out loud for real! 😆 Great informative video.
Really hope this channel continues. Feels like I found a gold mine
Feels like the 80s are coming back :P
Rest in peace Ingo. Your contribution will never be forgotten!
Truly a legend
The 5 seconds after the line “Throw the second key into the sea of fear” might be one of the most important consecutive 5 seconds in metal history. And perhaps, the world.
How so? Not saying I disagree just curious
And the 5 seconds before the first "disease disease disease, my friend..."
@@VARVIS_- That specific combination of hyper-melodic notes in contrast to the prior section just makes me feel closer to God.
Mankind is easily one of the most underrated track of Helloween.
Overall, Helloween really has a much more consistently good catalog of albums than many people realize. Sure, Keeper ! and 2 are legendary, but once Andi Deris took his place behind the microphone, it has been one solid release after another. "Better Than Raw" and "The Dark Ride" are particular favorites of mine, and the brand new album with the full reunion lineup is just amazing.
Better Than Raw is my favorite Helloween CD. I know that is almost sacrilege, but I like it just a bit more than Keepers II
I love their early work with Kai but this band has been anything except consistent. The post 80s albums are pure cringe. Too many lineup changes. The later releases have redeemable qualities although there is a lot to sift through just to find the gems.
@@WinterInTheForest their line up has been pretty consistent their 94' line up held up until 2002 so far
What do you think of the name Hallowe'en as a name for a female Power Metal band ?
One of my favorite bands of all time!! They are just insanely talented. Even their lowest preforming albums are still amazing.
From the beginning this band was destined for glory and boy did they deliver
Keeper parts 1 and 2 are masterpieces.
Their most recent release is damn good too.
Very good band.
Funny, Many people say that…but I really dislike part 2 ….really really…and I’m totally addict to part 1:))
"Oernst of Life" - In Germany we have this phrase "Ernst des Lebens" which means "seriousness of life". I think this is what it means.
Danke
After decades of waiting I finally got to see them live this month. Incredible!!!!!!
What a great retrospective on my favorite band. I kind of wish more people knew about Helloween, the music is amazing, and the story is remarkable. For all (well, most) of the original members to be together forty years later, is something most bands never get to experience.
Dude's name is Markus Bighead in German. Long lost Rocko's Modern Life character.
Bighat( from a Helloween interview video) ,not Big head
took me time to realize what a great vocalist Andi Deris is, Helloween is probably one of my favorite and Markus Grosskopf is such an underrated bass player. great video.
I love all the albums! They all have some unique experience to offer.
Also I remember when I started to listen to Helloween and GammaRay (in 2011), I dreamt of a reunion, but when they finally reunited and went with Pumpkins united, I couldn't stop crying of joy.
Long live the pumpkins!
I was listening to Walls of Jericho just a while ago and got a notification on your channel covering my favorite band
Helloween was my 2004 high school days favorite and still is as of today...if my friend didn't recommend me them...i would have miss a big and amazing band
thank you for the video and now i will listen to their new recent album since i didn't knew about it till now
my favorite album has been always Walls of Jericho and the 3 keeper of the seven keys albums...again thank you Metal School 🎃
So tragic what happened to Ingo. He was an incredible drummer.
Eagle Fly Free.. I'm Alive .. keeper of the seven keys are imo his most stand out works and i'm not even a drummer , i play bass , but i highly regard Ingo , always will.. Truly enjoy his plays
Please continue making videos with this length. Fans enjoy the small details. Thank you for this!
Keepers of the Seven Keys 2....brings tears of joy to my eyes....no shit. That Eagle Fly Free.....just such positive power metal man!! I remember doing my high school homework with this stuff playing in the background. Ohhh man. Some great feel the power metal. The title track is one of their greatest epics if not the greatest. My brain knows the melodies on that album so well, it is forever weaved into my heart. Plays on a massive nostalgia thread.
I'm From Montreal and I saw Halloween in concert here about 5 years ago. It was their reunion tour. It was about a 3 hour concert with no opening band. I'm 51 years old and seen probably 1000 concerts in my lifetime and this one has to rank in my top two or three of all time. Seriously. Top two or three concerts of all time !!!!!!!
wait , already 5 years omfg ..
You are doing the lords work dude. Thank you for making this awesome content.
Perfect example of how a young band should progress. They were average players on Walls Of Jericho and by Keeper Of The Seven Keys II they were stomping a mudhole on every other Metal band musically and creatively. All the bands that sprouted from Helloween says it all. From Gamma Ray to Masterplan all excellent bands.
Not in our days. 🤠
Average? Lol.
I would hardly say they were 'average' players!
Haha wish that the standard of average in 'Walls of Jericho' was that. The playing in that record is sick
Average??? Holy shit.
I was home watching HBB(dont ask me what I was doing home on a Saturday night). ''I Want out'' video played, I was also hooked immediately. I went up and spent every dime I had on Walls of Jericho, the live in Scotland, and Keepers 1&2. I got some of my fellow Metal Heads into them as nobody in my neighborhood heard of them(Queens NY). Till this day, I know parts 1&2 word for word.
Maybe the best documentary ever made about the unforgettable german Helloween! Many details I didn't know. Keep that way up! Greetings from Cuenca, Ecuador.
Hell yes! Rest in power Ingo!
I've listened to all their songs. None of them were bad, everything's enjoyable.
Great summary of my favorite band. I'd say there should have been a little extra mention on Dani Loble's work. His drumming is incredible especially on 7 Sinners. He allowed them to get back to heavy and fast. Long Live The King is thunderous. He's more than just the next in their line of drummers
Great video as always! I first found Walls of Jericho on cassette back in 1988 as a 15 year old and was instantly blown the F away by it. Markus Grosskopf should get a special mention for being one of the best bass players in all metal. Fluid, melodic and always adding some spice to their songs. He's great. Anyhow, I quickly tracked down Keeper Part 2 a month or two later and obviously also blown away. I would say that all Helloween in the 1980s is mandatory. They also have a rare accomplishment: a live release that is awesome. I Want Out Live (aka Live in the UK) captures this lineup at the best with lots of funny stage banter as well.
They disappeared off my radar after the 80s because many European metal bands lost their stateside distribution. I didn't hear Pink Bubbles or Chameleon for several years after their release. Pink Bubble is just the sound of a band clueless about what they wanted to do. However, I am one of those defenders of Chameleon. Granted, it's not a Helloween by the numbers album, but there's great songs plus Kiske's singing is outstanding throughout. If you go into it knowing it's an oddity in their discography, it'll probably sound better.
Although I somewhat enjoy Master of the Rings, I just never got into Andi Deris' trip. He's competent but it just didn't do much for me. Master, incidentally, came out with a great 9 song bonus disc with cover songs and other fun stuff that is worth tracking down. I liked the bonus disc better than the actual album.
After Master, I honestly just tuned out of the Helloween thing. I heard albums but I just couldn't really connect with them. That said, I really am curious to hear the latest one with Kiske and Hansen back on board. What I saw in this video makes me wonder if a triple vocalist approach might be the secret sauce for the band. Hopefully they will tour for it and I'll finally get to check them out live!
One of the greatest Metal Bands with my favorit Album "Walls of Jericho" till Today...👍👍👍
Took me 30+ years to see them live. I was too young during the Keeper era and I wasn't as big of a fan of the Andy era when they came to my city after the Kiske years. I boarded a plane and flew across the country to catch the Pumpkins United tour was absolutely worth the time/money/effort to give memories of 16 year old me such joy.
Omg, I saw this and thought this was awesome. I did not know the length of the video. By the time I realized how long it really was, I noticed how much I was enjoying the video. This was a great video of one of my favorites. I learned so much more about them thanks to you!!
Thank you for your work! It was excellent!
My favorite albums are (in order of preference)
1. Walls of Jericho/ Helloween (2021 album)
2. Straight out of hell
3. Gambling with the devil (my favorite with Andi Deris)
4. My God given right
5. Keepers 1
I've been learning about them since I've been a fan for only a year. Before April 2nd of 2021, I didn't know about them. I've heard the name but never sat down to listen until my boyfriend showed me Skyfall video. I fell in love with the sound, the concept and I've been collecting their albums since then. They became my favorite band of all time. And I personally believe that Markus Grosskopf should get more credit for being an amazing bass player and songwriter, also Sascha has so many feelings and emotions expressed by his lyrics also deserves credit. Kai pure genius, I admire him so much, Weikath another genius with How many tears (among others) All of them give Helloween a special and unique touch. Love them.
Wow! Those are My favourites albums too
Que puedo decir, esta lista es un desproposito sin sentido pero se comprende al ver que solo llevas un año escuchando Helloween. Te contradices diciendo que Gambling es tu favorito con Deris pero pones por delante Strainght out of hell que tambien es de Deris jajajajaja no te enteras jajajajaja. Dos o tres de tu lista son de lo peor de Helloween sin duda.
@@nicoflores3544 Te digo lo mismo, o no sabes nada de Helloween o que gusto mas atrofiado tienes jajajajaja
@@sergiomartin168 seguro sos el típico cabeza de tacho que piensa que los keepers son los mejores disco del mundo y no puede salir de eso. Obviamente la etapa de deris y deris para mí es mejor. Por cierto, desde que tengo 12 años la escucho pero por lo visto a los cabeza cerrada no le gustan estas cosas 🤣🤣 si te gustara heloween no dirías huevadas así
Pink bubbles was the first album of Helloween I've heard and it's awesome. And "your turn" is so majestic. It's one of the best ballads ever written.
I didn't understand "Chameleon" when it was released, but it's great when you stop thinking of a band in a metal paradigm. It's like a Queen record - no style limitations
My first ever concert was Anthrax, Exodus, & Helloween on the Headbanger’s Ball tour in 1989. It was their Keeper of the 7 Keys tour. I was mainly there for Anthrax but I loved Helloween at the time from their awesome I Want Out video & song, but the thrash fans mostly were not & Helloween got booed, which I thought was dumb. Still though, they put on a great show & did I Want Out which made me happy.
I remember talking to Warrel Dane about a newer Helloween album & he asked if it’s happy music. I laughed & said, yeah, it kind of was.
Surprising that both Running Wild & Helloween came from Hamburg. Having been to Hamburg on the Running Wild Victory tour, I caught a second concert from Running Wild (after Osnabruck opening night when I met them) in Hamburg & the fans there weren’t 1/100th as amped as Osnabruck. Maybe they’re used to them & it’s not a big deal. But there’s not much in Hamburg other than a huge knight statue, a sex museum, and the Reeperbahn where prostitutes line a nearby street; every 20’ was another one. You walk down the street, pick your prostitute (assuming you’re single. I was with an ex) , & go off to your hotel where a police station is nearby. All legal. It was an interesting trip!
Saw that show in Cleveland Ohio. Was epic all around. Was bummed Kai left right b4 my show.
Genial!!!!
Seen the same tour. In Springfield Massachusetts
@@potatofry1237 My first concert at 14 years old. For some reason I thought it was at the Orpheum in Boston. I vaguely remember tennis balls being thrown around during their set.
@@butterblood my first show was Ozzy ultimate sin tour with Queensryce rage for order tour. Boston must of been cool esp in Boston. Do you live in Boston I'm from Massachusetts. There use to be a head shop in Boston called stair way to heaven
Still one of my favourite bands, all these years later
Metal School is a great channel. Every next video gets better.
While I had been listening to Powermetal for a little while, it's not until Helloween that I *really* started to listen to it. It just so happened to be my choice of metal subgenre before then. Helloween forced me to realize how damn excellent it is, and shit that I'd been missing in a lot of the music I was listening to. I'm seeing them live in July, and I couldn't be more excited
Keeper's albums encapsulates the brilliance of their songwriting..Kiske soaring voice takes to new heights..i bought their cassette first time in 89 and was blown away. This is melodic non satanic but still heavy fuckin' Metal. Epic..over 1 hour retrospective deserving by the 🎃
Excellent episode of Metal School, I've loved Helloween since childhood and its a joy to see they get the time they deserve here!
Watching from Greece.hi everybody.
Best power metal band ever.Period.
(RIP great Ingo Schwichtenberg).
I love this show/channel. Got into Helloween (as I assume most Americans) with Keeper one. Loved Walls of Jerico. Ride the Sky!!
EDIT: 5:07 And there it is!
I saw this guys in Milan, during the Keeper's tour. My first concert, with Dio headliner. 1987, what a beautiful year ❤
A good recap for new fans like me. I've been following this band since last year and I absolutely ADORE them.
I actually stumbled onto helloween keeper 1&2 in the mid 90s back in high school, when we had bands like Testmant and Megadeth for metal and they absolutely blew my mind. I instantly fell in love with the lighter, neo-classical songs with tons of melody in the guitars and vocals. It pretty much was going against everything I heard out there at the time.
My discovery of Helloween took place in the mid-90s. A friend of mine had the compilation The Best, The Rest, the Rare and I was completely blown away! They instantly became one of my all-time favorite bands and still are today.
One of the greatest bands of ALL TIME! \m/
First of all thanks for doing this! It's a huge undertaking, but it was an hour that just flew by - well done.
Favorite video quote "A guy that looks like the offspring of Beetlejuice and Kid Rock's better dressed younger brother." It was the "better dressed" part that made me pause it until my laughter subsided. Cheers mate!
If I was that first gal in the Perfect Gentleman & that self absorbed Narcissist character walked to me ...I would've thrown the drink in his face
My intro to power metal! I bought Keepers 2 in 1995 (yeah, late) and went back and picked up everything else I could find. I'm not going into why this band was important for me, and so important for the genre, but I lived and breathed these guys for a decade. I still buy every new album on day one!
Great retrospective. You were very thorough and covered about as much as possible!
RIP Ingo
RIP Smitty - my best friend and co-Helloween freak
Let the metal in and it'll never leave!!!
Better late, than never
Excellent video! As a father of a baby, I never thought in my life that I would again watch a 1h long UA-cam video in one sitting, but it was really fun and Helloween deserves it.
Hello, I came across your channel here on UA-cam by chance and so far I'm very enthusiastic about the videos I've watched and subscribed to you right away. I also think your video here about the creative phase of Helloween, the power metal band from Germany, is very successful. Greetings also from Germany. 🤘
Thank you! 🤘🏻
Yeeeeeeeah!!!!! One of my favorite bands. So much love. Have been waiting so much for this!!! Thank you, great job my man. 🤘🏻🎃🤘🏻
Edit: Actually Mr. Ego was a "diss" to Michael kiske.
But on Roland's official site it's written that he doesn't agree with the content anymore.
@@SimfreakOlena Yes and that makes me very happy. Glad to see that Roland and Michael are fine again.
@@riccardocossu9141 which Michael is Roland reffering to.. Kiske or Weikath?
@@AzhidaReminiec9999 Michael Kiske. When the band split in late 1993 the band was fed up with Michael because of the direction he pushed the band in.
Hello and Glückauf from Germany!
I have learned new things and found old things again! Thanks for your work!
The Dark Ride is one of my favourite albums. Ever.
I've been waiting for someone to make a documentary/story about Helloween. Great you did that. Well done.
Great video, I discovered Helloween in college right as Dragonforce's debut album of all things was making the rounds on our local shareware network, and I started searching for similar bands like Stratovarius and Nightwish, which eventually led me back to Helloween. Not too long after that I picked up their recently released "Treasure Chest" best of album here in the States, and ever since then they've been without question my favorite band! Aside from a couple of their most recent releases prior to their reunion with Kai and Kiske, they've been pretty consistent in album quality.
It was such a blast going through their back catalog and the first time hearing the Keepers albums is something I'll never forget, but I gotta say the mid 90s - early 00s Deris era is criminally underrated. Aside from Keepers 1+2, the 4 albums they released with Deris before their 2nd major lineup change easily round out my Top 5 albums from the band (yes, even more than Walls of Jericho!).
One of my favourite bands. Thanks for this. Very well done.
Very good! I just missed commenting on the best live album of all time!
Live in UK
I always try to listen to live bands, and see if they are really good because of this record. It was the first I heard from Helloween.
High Live is also excellent as Grapow is needed when it comes to guitar solos.
Was fortunate to listen keepers of seven keys part 1 n 2. Vocal n the drumming and their vision was the trademark for tat album. Hopefully they hav a bio movie for them. Rock on always 2023🤟🏼
Enjoyed this one man! A lot of effort went into making this, but such an innovative and legendary band deserve the time! Cheers.
I have had ticket to their gig in Finland for about 3,5 years now and still waiting.. should be in next May, Damn 'rona
Probably gonna get a lot of hate for this, but here's my discography ranking (mind you, albums being rated low doesn't mean I hate the album, Helloween is my favourite band of all time and I don't think they have a bad album, just less excellent ones):
1. The Time of the Oath - my introduction to the band, absolutely amazing, Mission Motherland, title track and Before the War stand out, as well as Forever and One, which was, incidentally, my first Helloween song ever
2. Helloween - all 3 singers together, it's a dream come true, Skyfall is the best song of 2021 period, I also count Pumpkins United as part of this, which was mindblowing to me when it came out
3. Straight Out of Hell - so melodic, so powerful, so awesome, especially the title track and Burning Sun
4. The Dark Ride - the title track is top 5 Helloween songs for me, the whole album is just a little bit less excellent than the 3 above
5. Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II - EAGLE FLY FREE!!!!
6. Keeper of the Seven Keys: the Legacy - King for a 1000 years and Occasion Avenue, nuff said
7. 7 Sinners - so heavy and amazing, hard to not like it
8. Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I - very good, very pure
9. Walls of Jericho - this includes the EP and Judas; How Many Tears is just a ridiculously powerful and heavy song
10. Gambling with the Devil - The Saints is still a banger to listen to at full volume, as is Dreambound
11. Better Than Raw - I like heavy, but it's not the best Helloween heavy album
12. Pink Bubbles Go Ape - I don't view it as a joke album as most people seem to, but rather as a very transparent commentary on society, just look at Shit and Lobster, Kids of the Century or Mankind
13. Rabbit Don't Come Easy - fast and loose, great; at this point I need to point out that 5-13 are pretty much interchangeable and if I made this list in a few days, there would likely be changes
14. Master of the Rings - Andi saved the band back then, the album is good too
15. My God-Given Right - somehow I never quite vibed with it, but very decent still
16. Chameleon - one album has to be last, I still enjoy the album a lot though
PUMPKINS, RISE!
YOURE GENIUS THIS IS AWESOME... 40 YEARS AND THIS IS THE BEEEEEEEEEST DOCUMENTAL MUSIC VIDEO EVER MADE.... THANKS YOU DESERVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. HUGS BROOO REALLY ENJOYED
I've always loved Helloween! I highly respect them even more now that they play together with pretty much all former and current members. They put the band and the legacy for the fans ahead of their own egos. Not many bands out there willing to better themselves for the fans. A cool fact is that the drummer plays on the drum set of the old drummer that passed away.
Helloween one of the greatest metal bands ever. New album is bloody awesome
Thank you to Metal School. Fantastic doco. Keep them coming 🤘
Great as usual, though you did fail to mention "Sh*t and Lobster" from Pink Bubbles Go Ape. One of my fav tracks from that period of silliness. I also got into Helloween with "I Want Out" followed by "Perfect Gentleman". Also not sure if I mentioned them in the email I sent you a while back but you should look into Sinbreed. The singer sounds pretty darn close to Andi from Helloween and their style is similar.
People give that album a lot of shit but it was great you just had to get the joke . Personally I don't think they had a bad album.
Surf n' turd sandwich?
Incredible work! This is awesome
Great video.
Not sure if I can say this but they are probably my favourite band just based on the Keeper albums. Like most bands from the Keeper era I can't seem to progress from their first 2 or 3 albums. Guess I'm just stuck in the 80's 🤘
Me too! I was initially gob-smacked by Kiske's firing, but I've got to admit that I was also thinking "WTF" when Chameleon came out, so perhaps no surprise. I really tried to continue with them, but I just couldn't take to Deris' voice. Nothing against the guy. He's probably a top geezer. I just don't like his singing. I then checked out what Kai had been up to with Gamma Ray. Why did I not do that sooner? If you haven't, do yourself a favour and do so. The first three albums with Ralf are good, but they seem to be trying to find their way. A shame, because he's an amazing singer. Land of the Free is a flawless masterpiece. If you like 80s Helloween, you'll love it. In fact, it's all great.
Yes. Love Gamma Ray as well.
They rarely tour in my part of the woods, so seeing Helloween live in support of Judas Priest was a fantastic experience, me being a long time fan of both bands 🤘🎃
I love this band so much. Thanks for the loving tribute!
I knew the band, as soon as they released their first Ep. I was about 17, and lived in communist Hungary. A friend had a pirated copy of their Ep, and Walls of Jericho! I than emigrated to Toronto. Downtown Toronto Young st. At Sam the record man, I bought my first legit copy of "Walls of Jericho " in 1986. That cassette tape didn't come out of my ghetto blaster for about a year. I loved that album so much, the dual guitar assault, Ingo's machine-gun like drumming, the speed, the ferocity........I literally listened to that record every day, for at least a year. Than I found the Judas Ep, and also loved it ! Helloween was my favorite Heavy Metal band period ! I bought the albums of all the other German bands as well ! In the mid 80s, there were a LOT of successfull German Metal bands, and I loved most of them.
So when the first" Keeper" album came out, I didn't like the switch ! I listened to it plenty of times in my car and home, but no! I just couldn't get into it no matter how hard I tried . When Keeper 2 came out, I bought the record, but again I just couldn't enjoy it ! This band was not the Helloween I fell in love with so long ago ! In hindsight I understand, that they had to grow, but I was into hard-core Metal like Destruction, Kreator, Sodom, etc. After Keeper 2, I never bought another Helloween record . And good thing I didn't because I just watched your very detailed documentary, and learned about the ,,Pink bubble, and Cameleon albums ! I could never like those kind of music, its just not my style . Helloween for me ended when Kay Hansen stop singing .
Thanks for the detailed, wonderful documentary
I love your videos....
Here are few bands I would like you to cover: Warlord (including their Lordian Guard)/ Running Wild/ Rage
He already did Running Wild
"I Want Out". been listening to this song for 30 years, getting in my 40's now, the lyrics are getting more and more relevant with my life. i don't think i will be able to make it out while standing, so take care of your mental health brothers, before it's too late for you.
Well done, nice work! I would like to spend a word for the most underrated bassist in metal music! Markus plays sometimes real pieces of music instead of just keeping the rhythm. It is not a coincidence that sometimes the bass is REALLY loud in the mixing.
And a word on Andy: one may like his voice or not but as regards the songwriting he carried the band on his shoulders all these years, as Weiki couldn't do it all by himself (Markus has written some great songs but he is not that prolific). Andy had also the maturity not only not to oppose but to promote the reunion. He isn't fit enough for a demanding world tour and people were hoping for a reunion for decades! A talented, good and intelligent person.
P.S. I absolutely LOVE The Time of the Oath and The Dark Ride!
Not fit for a demanding world tour? What do you think he's been doing all these years? He saved this band, he's a great composer, singer and an amazing front man. Not to start an argument but it was Kiske that had a hard time on the last tour, he was going to quit and they had to talk him out of it. I do agree though that they both could do more for their physical health to be able to last, it can't be easy at their age.
@@wtglb I didn't make any comparison. Michael would probably have problems withstanding a long tour as an only vocalist also. Now they don't need to be the whole time on stage and they can catch a breath.
@@wtglb Could Strep be the reason for Kiske's wanting to quit Helloween?
@@juliereminiec4937 I dont know if it was strep or some kind of virus
Ingo is very underrated!!
Brilliant drummer. Very missed 🤘🙏
I've allways had a hard time with Andi's vocals. I know, sorry. I am an old fucker. But the music is amazing, and videos like this makes me appreciate him more and more. Good work!
I’ve never liked Andi’s vocals. I even like Kai’s better. But, seeing the 2018 show with all of them singing was like a dream come true!
I actually love that Helloween has three distinct eras (and maybe four now with all three vocalists together). There is no shame in having a particular favorite, I lean toward Deris, but I love Kiske and Hansen as well.
So sick! It's always a good day when Metal School releases a new video!
Walls of Jericho and Keeper of the Seven Keys 1 and 2, are all three, in my humble opinion among my favorite albums ever made. There does not exist a bad song on these albums
Not a huge fan of this band but this channel is excellent. Thank you for caring enough to make good videos!
Not a huge fan of your tastes, as far as I knew nobody asked.
Straight Out of Hell is highly underrated. It's superb imo
Keeper era was their prime. Father of powermetal. Very glad they are united. Keep like this 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
This was awesome! Thank you! Very well done 👍
As a Helloween fan since Keepers Pt. 1, I have to say, that was an excellent overview. The "I prefer this one, but this other one is good too, and a lot of people prefer that one, so check them out" approach was refreshing. For me, one of the biggest draws to Helloween is their happy/goofy/funny side, so I was really glad when "Rabbit Don't Come Easy" came out after the darker "The Dark Ride." (I love "The Dark Ride" too, but it took me more listens to really appreciate it.) I don't think you can go wrong with any Helloween album, though.
"Chameleon" might be an exception, but it really does have a lot of good songs on it. They just don't happen to be what most of us expect/want from Helloween, or any metal band, for that matter. But, taken independently, there's some great music on the album. Also, I really like the somewhat-less-maligned "Pink Bubbles Go Ape." To me, the vaguely neoclassical bonus track "Sh*t and Lobster" alone is worth the price of the album.
Helloween really is awesome.
Love the new video... Helloween one of my all time fav. bands that I've seen almost 20 times live (I've lost count). I would say that The Dark Ride should be the extra credit. For no other reason that the title track is one of the most underrated Helloween songs of all time. Also it's the "experimental" album of Andi's tenure at Helloween... I personally had a very hard time accepting Sasha into the band. For no other reason than back at that time I had long black hair and it was a joke "look Thomas has joined Helloween" and "look Sasha has stolen your clothes"
I just love everything you do. Thank you, this is an awesome channel
About Fang Face - the mask itself was made by a Halloween mask company called Be Something Studios (today it’s called Zagone Studios). They sold a mask called ‘fang face’ which was used in the cult metal horror movie Rocktober Blood from 1984. If I remember correctly one of the members of Helloween bought the mask in the US, but it was never really a proper mascot, since it wasn’t made for the band and was already associated with a movie.
Not a fact but an opinion, the theme song to Rocktober Blood (I’m Back by the band Sorcery) is the best metal song ever made for a movie.
How funny. I've even seen Rocktober Blood but barely remember anything about it, haha. I'll have to track it down again.
@@MetalSchoolChannel I also didn’t make the connection when I first saw the movie. Rocktober Blood is easy to find online since it was never officially released outside of the initial VHS release back in the 80s. You can probably watch the whole thing on UA-cam.
The Fang Face mask was also reissued within the last few years so if you want to get one, they’re probably still easy to find!
Awesome video, wasn't planning on watching the whole thing in one sitting but couldn't help it. I'm hoping you'll keep the classic German Metal band thing going and do a Blind Guardian video at some point soon since they have a new album coming in the fall with several good singles already released.
Thanks for sticking with it :) I do love me some Blind Guardian. They’re definitely on the list 🤘🏻🤘🏻
One thing I noticed, you used the vinyl track listing for each album, which I love! Great touch on your part! 🤘
Great stuff mate! For me Lavdate Dominum is most underrated song of Helloween.
It is absolutely a masterpiece! But don't expect butter head keepers fans to appreciate such masterpiece
Was never a fan of this style of metal but I do remember hearing "Midnight Sun" on a free metal compilation in a magazine and loved it.
These videos are always great and I always look forward to the new one. My faves of Helloween are "Walls of Jericho", Keeper I and II, "Pink Bubbles", Better than Raw and the latest one. Keep up the great work!
1985 the new era of speed metal... thank Helloween....!!!
1985 was the end of Speed metal
Speed metal wad dead ny 1985
I had both Keepers albums & Eagle Fly Free helped me get over my grandfather’s sudden death & will always be one of my fav tunes EVER by anyone.Flawless indeed.Their covers album is fantastic too.
“Oernst of Life” is an English attempt to say “Ernst des Lebens” which means “Seriousness of Life." The translator didn't quite manage to translate the whole phrase :)
Your videos have reignited my love for metal like never before. Thank you!
Glad to hear it! ❤️🤘🏻
Michael Kiske made a couple of melodic rock/AOR albums with Place Vendome and there's also the Somerville/Kiske album. Fans of German power metal should also check out Edguy and Orden Ogan.
Then also listen to Avantasia. A project by Edguy singer Tobias Sammet with an incredible number of well-known guest musicians. It's also how Kiske got back into metal.
"cough" Brainstorm "cough"
@@thomash.5505 I would add Unisonic too, Kiske and Hansen's band that they had before the United Tour with Helloween.
Terra Atlantica is also a absolut fantastic german (symphonic) Power Metal Band
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But stay as far away from Readiness To Sacrifice
Too much misdirected anger is on that CD..