Better Than Raw
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Better Than Raw | ||
Studio album by Helloween | ||
Released | 1998 | |
Recorded | Chateau du Pape Hamburg, Germany and Crazy Cat Studio Mi Sueno, Tenerife 1997 | |
Genre | Power metal | |
Length | 52:58 | |
Label | Castle Commnunications | |
Producer(s) | Tommy Hansen and Helloween | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Helloween chronology | ||
The Time of the Oath (1996) |
Better Than Raw (1998) |
Metal Jukebox (1999) |
Better Than Raw is the eighth album by the German heavy metal band Helloween, released in 1998. The singles for the album were "I Can" and "Hey Lord".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Deliberately Limited Preliminary Prelude Period in Z" – 1:44 (M: Kusch)
- "Push" – 4:44 (M: Kusch L: Deris, Kusch, Weikath)
- "Falling Higher" – 4:45 (M: Weikath L: Deris, Weikath)
- "Hey Lord!" – 4:05 (M: Deris L: Deris)
- "Don't Spit on My Mind" – 4:23 (M: Deris, Grosskopf L: Deris)
- "Revelation" – 8:21 (M: Kusch L: Deris)
- "Time" – 5:41 (M: Deris L: Deris)
- "I Can" – 4:38 (M: Weikath L: Deris, Weikath)
- "A Handful of Pain" – 4:48 (M: Kusch L: Deris)
- "Laudate Dominum" – 5:09 (M: Weikath L: Weikath)
- "Midnight Sun" – 6:18 (M: Weikath L: Weikath)
[edit] Expanded Edition bonus tracks
- "Back On The Ground" (Previously Japan only bonus track) – 4:39 (Kusch/Deris)
- "A Game We Shouldn't Play" (taken from single "I Can") – 3:38 (Deris)
- "Perfect Gentleman" (Bootleg Live Version. Taken from single "Hey Lord!") – 3:27 (Kusch/Deris)
- "Moshi Moshi~Shiki No Uta" (Live Drum Solo. Taken from single "Hey Lord!") – 6:53 (Kusch/Grapow)
[edit] Credits
- Andi Deris - Vocals
- Roland Grapow - Guitar
- Markus Grosskopf - Bass
- Uli Kusch - Drums
- Michael Weikath - Guitar
[edit] Album notes
- The album was recorded at Chateau du Pape & Crazy Cat studios in Hamburg and at Mi Sueno studio in Tenerife.
- Mixed by Tommy Hansen at Chateau du Pape, Hamburg.
- Mastered by Ian Cooper at Metropolis, London.
- Produced by Tommy Hansen and Helloween.
- Keyboards played by Jorn Ellerbrock and Tommy Hansen
- Backing vocals sung by Jutta Weinhold, Ralf Maurer, Christina Hahne and Helloween.
Helloween | ||
Andi Deris | Michael Weikath | Sascha Gerstner | Markus Grosskopf | Daniel Löble | ||
Kai Hansen - Michael Kiske - Ingo Schwichtenberg - Roland Grapow - Uli Kusch - Mark Cross - Stefan Schwarzmann | ||
Discography | ||
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Studio albums: Helloween | Walls of Jericho | Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 | Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 | Pink Bubbles Go Ape | Chameleon | Master of the Rings | The Time of the Oath | Better Than Raw | Metal Jukebox | The Dark Ride | Rabbit Don't Come Easy | Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy |
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Live albums: I Want Out Live | Keepers Live | Live in the UK | High Live | Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 | ||
Compilations: Pumpkin Tracks | The Best, The Rest, The Rare | Karaoke Album vol. 1 | Metal Jukebox | Treasure Chest | ||
Singles: "Judas" | "Future World" | "Dr. Stein" | "I Want Out" | "Windmill" | "If I Could Fly" | "Just a Little Sign" | "Mrs. God" | "Light the Universe" | ||
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