Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy

Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
Studio album by Helloween
Released 31 October 2005
Recorded December 2004 - June 2005 at Mi Sueño Studio, Tenerife, Spain; House Of Music Studios, Winterbach, Germany; Cove Studios, USA
Genre Power metal, progressive power metal
Length 77:02
Label Steamhammer
Producer Charlie Bauerfeind
Helloween chronology

Rabbit Don't Come Easy
(2003)		 Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
(2005)		 Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006
(2007)
Singles from Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
  1. "Mrs. God"
    Released: 5 September 2005
  2. "Light the Universe"
    Released: 7 November 2006
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Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy is the eleventh studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 2005.[2][3] The musicians, Andi Deris (vocals), Michael Weikath (guitar), Markus Grosskopf (bass guitar), Sascha Gerstner (guitar) and new addition Dani Löble (drums, ex-Rawhead Rexx), see this recording in direct context with their 1987 and 1988 classics Keeper of the Seven Keys, Parts I and II. The album is a double CD with nearly 80 minutes playing time and comes in a digipack with 6 flaps. Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy leans more towards the genre of progressive metal than the previous album, Rabbit Don't Come Easy, which was much more of a power metal album. It was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (Blind Guardian, Halford, Rage) and features Blackmore's Night singer Candice Night on the track "Light The Universe".

The opening intro of the song "Occasion Avenue" uses samples from "Halloween", "Eagle Fly Free" and "Keeper of the Seven Keys" with Michael Kiske on vocals. One of the samples is a clip from a previously unreleased live version of "Keys" with Kiske singing the first part of the chorus and the crowd joining in.

Track listing

Disc one

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "The King for a 1000 Years"  DerisDeris/Weikath/Gerstner/Grosskopf 13:54
2. "The Invisible Man"  GerstnerGerstner 7:17
3. "Born on Judgment Day"  WeikathWeikath 6:14
4. "Pleasure Drone"  GerstnerGerstner 4:08
5. "Mrs. God"  DerisDeris 2:55
6. "Silent Rain"  DerisGerstner 4:21

Disc two

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Occasion Avenue"  Deris 11:04
2. "Light the Universe" (feat. Candice Night)Deris 5:00
3. "Do You Know What You Are Fighting For"  Weikath 4:45
4. "Come Alive"  Deris 3:20
5. "The Shade in the Shadow"  Deris 3:24
6. "Get It Up"  Weikath 4:13
7. "My Life for One More Day"  Grosskopf/Deris 6:51
Bonus Track
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Revolution" (Japanese bonus track)Grosskopf 5:06

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References

  1. ↑ Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  2. ↑ "Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. ↑ "Helloween – Keeper Of The Seven Keys: The Legacy (tracklist and versions)". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-11-11.