Helloween (EP)
| Helloween (EP) | ||||
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| EP by Helloween | ||||
| Released | March 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Musiclab Studio, Berlin, Germany, January–February 1985 | |||
| Genre | Speed metal | |||
| Length | 26:22 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Helloween | |||
| Helloween chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Metal Forces | (9/10) [2] |
Helloween is the debut EP by German heavy metal band Helloween. It was released in March 1985 on Noise Records.
Background
Although it is a speed metal rather than a power metal album, the record is significant as the first effort by the group that would redefine the power metal genre.[3] Helloween was followed up later that same year by the band's first full-length album, Walls of Jericho.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Starlight" | Weikath/Hansen | 5:17 | |
| 2. | "Murderer" | Hansen | 4:26 | |
| 3. | "Warrior" | Hansen | 4:00 | |
| 4. | "Victim of Fate" | Hansen | 6:37 | |
| 5. | "Cry for Freedom" | Weikath/Hansen | 6:02 | |
| 6. | "Surprise Track" (picture-LP bonus) | Traditional | 2:08 |
Personnel
- Kai Hansen – vocals, guitar
- Michael Weikath – guitar
- Markus Grosskopf – bass
- Ingo Schwichtenberg – drums
Production
- Recorded January – February 1985 at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, Germany
- Produced by Helloween
- Engineered and mixed by Harris Johns (who also contributes the devil laugh on "Victim of Fate")
- Cover design by Uwe Karczewski, Hamburg, Germany
References
- ↑ Jeffries, Vincent. "Helloween Helloween review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ↑ Doe, Bernard. Helloween (album) review. Metal Forces. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Helloween Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ↑ "Helloween - Helloween". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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