Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band is known as one of the pioneering power metal bands, being part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene.
Helloween formed in 1984 in Hamburg, Germany. The original line-up included Kai Hansen on vocals and guitar, Michael Weikath on guitar, Markus Grosskopf on bass, and Ingo Schwichtenberg on drums. That year, the band signed with Noise Records and recorded two songs for a Noise compilation record called Death Metal. The compilation featured the bands Hellhammer, Running Wild, and Dark Avenger. The two tracks were "Oernst of Life" by Weikath and Hansen's "Metal Invaders," a faster version of which would appear on the band's first full-length album.
Helloween recorded and released its first record in 1985, a self-titled EP containing 5 tracks. Also that year, the band released its first full-length album, Walls of Jericho. During the following concert tour, Hansen had ...
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Helloween discography
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Treasure Chest (Box) good
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I Can good
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High Live good
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Windmill good
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Number One good
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Kids of the Century good
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The Best, The Rest, The Rare excellent
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Live in the U.K. good
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Pumpkin Tracks good
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I Want Out Live good
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Dr. Stein good
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I Want Out good
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Future World good
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Helloween excellent
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Death Metal good
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Death Metal demo good
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