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Helloween

Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984. The band was a pioneering force in the power metal subgenres and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1 and Pt. 2, are considered masterpieces of the genre. Twelve musicians have been a part of the band's line-up in its history, which has consisted of singer Andi Deris, guitarists Michael Weikath and Sascha Gerstner, bass guitarist Markus Grosskopf, and drummer ... Daniel Löble since 2005. Helloween was formed in 1984 by members of bands Iron Fist, Gentry, and Powerfool. Its first line-up consisted of Weikath, Grosskopf, singer and guitarist Kai Hansen and drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg. After the release of a self-titled EP and a first album in 1985, it expanded into a quintet when singer Michael Kiske joined, with Hansen only acting as guitarist. Under this line-up, they released the Keeper of the Seven Keys albums (1987 and 1988), which established Helloween as a notable heavy metal band and led to the creation of the power metal subgenre. However, Hansen left the band quickly after the release of Pt. 2 and was replaced by Roland Grapow. He then created the band Gamma Ray. Helloween's first two albums without Hansen, Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991) and Chameleon (1993), were commercial and critical failures, which created tensions between band members and led to the firing of Schwichtenberg and the departure of Kiske. They were replaced by Uli Kusch and Deris respectively. The albums released under this line-up (the longest in the band's history), consisting of Master of the Rings (1994), The Time of the Oath (1996), Better Than Raw (1998) and The Dark Ride (2000), received a warm reception from both fans and critics, gradually establishing Helloween as a successful band again. However, tensions following the release of The Dark Ride led to the dismissals of both Grapow and Kusch, who then went on to found Masterplan together. Grapow was replaced by Gerstner, but the attempts to find a new drummer were chaotic and no band member was credited for drums on the album Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003). The band finally found a stable drummer in the person of Löble in 2005. Under this new and current line-up, the second longest in its history, the band has released three successful studio albums: Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy (2005), Gambling with the Devil (2007), and 7 Sinners (2010), with all members except Löble contributing to the songwriting. A new album, Straight Out of Hell, was released in january of 2013. Since its creation, Helloween has released thirteen studio albums, three live albums, three EPs, and twenty-six singles, and has sold more than five million copies worldwide. See more [+]

Forever and One |||||

What can I do Will I be getting through? Now that I must try...

Pink Bubbles Go Ape |||||

In your darkest hour I will sing this song for you e: 5 4 2 ...

How Many Tears |||||

(second time) D: Bridge 1 2nd Verse: Play as in 1st Verse !-...

If I Knew |||||

Loneliness seems like an evil dream But reality is life and...

A Handfull of Pain |||||

I still remember every hour Every second has been ours Far a...

Your Turn |||||

Now there is this day, a lot of things are changing Can't ju...

A tale that wasn't right |||||

Here I stand all alone Have my mind turned to stone Have my ...

Rise and fall |||||

Once a singer sang 'bout bullshit Everyone could see him fal...

Power |||||

Can you imagine someone being true Turn `round and put himse...

My God-given Right |||||

Why should I wait, what is left there for me? I come to clai...

Windmill |||||

Time goes wherever you are, time is your guiding star That s...

I Don´t Wanna Cry No More |||||

Hey, brother I miss you so You knocked on heaven's door And ...

Fear Of The Fallen |||||

Decide and stand your ground, my friend Refuse and your fall...

Hey Lord - Acoustic |||||

Pleasure or pain Cold or fire Love against disdain Hope or d...

Hold Me In Your Arms |||||

I need your guarding hand to guide me through the sand of ti...

I Want Out |||||

They tell me how I have to see Things that I have seen alrea...

Im Alive |||||

You, you say, you have lost the way Got no aim, just livin' ...

A Million To One |||||

Born into somewhere unseen and unknown Just like a worder so...

Giants |||||

2 5 3 and the E chord becomes 7 !!)) Strong and invincible, ...

In The Middle Of A Heartbeat |||||

out in a middle of a heart beat And I know that I'm doin' ri...

Just A Little Sign |||||

Here I stand alone again Hundreds all around Didn't come her...

Open your life |||||

Do you know what there is just behind your wall? Do you hate...

The Time of the Oath |||||

Repeat (main riff/verse) Solo:2 Gtr.1 Gtr.1 Repeat solo:2 gt...

When The Sinner |||||

I am up—to break it all down, what's in my way I won't...

Murderer |||||

P.M ] Harmony Section Verse 1 - Verse Bridge 1 - Bri...

Salvation |||||

Sent to a world cold as steel Don't know where else I have b...

Sun 4 the world |||||

Sun for the world Sun for the world What would I say? Would ...

Sun For The World |||||

Drum intro: 6x Main riff: 3x Verse: 4x 4x Forty million yea...

Tale That Wasnt Right |||||

(I guess there's some pinch harmonics are played but I'm ...

Don't Stop Being Crazy |||||

F#m, G, A G#m, A The last chorus is lifted one whole step F...

The tune |||||

1.,3. 2.,4. Intro (rhytm guitar): 4x 2x solo 1 because of t...

Walls Of Jericho |||||

(second time) D: Bridge 1 2nd Verse: Play as in 1st Verse la...

Warrior |||||

Half time feel: Play 3X P.M ] P.M ] P.M.] P.M.] P.M.] P.M.]...

Closer To Home |||||

something like this 8X silent part. But later it seems to m...

Longing |||||

Feelings come and go I'll never know Something longs to roll...

Keeper of the seven keys |||||

Make the people (4X) on 4th time add this ending (distortion...

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