Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary

Unarmed - Best of 25th Anniversary
Compilation album by Helloween
Released 23 December 2009 (Japan, Southeast Asia)
29 January 2010
Recorded 2009
Genre Symphonic Metal, acoustic rock, jazz
Length 59:04
Label Victor Entertainment, SPV/Steamhammer
Producer Charlie Bauerfeind
Helloween chronology
Gambling with the Devil
(2007)		 Unarmed - Best of 25th Anniversary
(2009)		 7 Sinners
(2010)
Singles from Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary
  1. "Dr. Stein (Unarmed Version)"
    Released: 29 January 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Consequence of Sound [2]
Metal Storm [3]
Sputnikmusic [4]

Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary is the 25th Anniversary celebration album of German power metal band Helloween. It is a compilation of re-recorded versions of Helloween songs in an acoustic/symphonic style. It features a 70-piece Prague Symphony Orchestra performing "The Keeper's Trilogy", a 17-minute medley consisting of the songs "Halloween", "Keeper of the Seven Keys" and "The King for a 1000 Years". Many guest musicians are featured on the tracks.

Commenting on the album on 2011, bassist Markus Grosskopf said:[5]

“ It's just like we've been asked what to do [regarding their 25th anniversary], if we're going to do fine remakes or re-masters, but then sell the old stuff people get at home anyway just a slightly different sound, it wouldn't make any sense to us so we just wanted to give people something new. [...] It was interesting and fun to play a bass like this that you can hear on that record because I never did this. ”

Vocalist Andi Deris, however, panned the album on a 2015 interview, saying he never liked the idea of doing it and that the record company "raped" the band to do it.[6] He commented:

“ You know, if I would like to have an acoustic album, I would have bought an acoustic guitar in the first place. What did I buy? An electric guitar. So what is this for me? Rape. I didn't like it at all. It was nice to sing this shit and actually show myself that I'm capable of doing that, not hiding behind the metal music but being the main instrument with the voice and front of everybody else. But that's it, that's it. I don't like the idea of being a metal band and then put out acoustic versions of your music. I would have done that in the first place if that would have been my intention of the music my heart beats for, but it's not. ”

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Dr. Stein" (from Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2, 1988) 3:59
2. "Future World" (from Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1, 1987) 4:13
3. "If I Could Fly" (from The Dark Ride, 2000) 3:28
4. "Where the Rain Grows" (from Master of the Rings, 1994) 5:09
5. "The Keeper's Trilogy"   17:06
6. "Eagle Fly Free" (from Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2, 1988) 3:50
7. "Perfect Gentleman" (from Master of the Rings, 1994) 4:18
8. "Forever And One (Neverland)" (from The Time of the Oath, 1996) 4:25
9. "I Want Out" (from Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2, 1988) 4:22
10. "Fallen to Pieces" (from Gambling with the Devil, 2007) 3:28
11. "A Tale that Wasn't Right" (from Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1, 1987) 4:46
12. "Why" (from Master of the Rings (itunes bonus track), 1994) 3:34
Total length:
 59:04

Charts

Chart (2009–2010) Provider Peak
position
German Albums Chart[7] IFPI/Media Control 39

Credits


References

  1. ↑ "Unarmed: Best of 25th Anniversary - Helloween". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  2. ↑ "Consequence of Sound review". consequenceofsound.net. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  3. ↑ "Metal Storm review". metalstorm.net. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  4. ↑ "Sputnikmusic review". sputnimusic.com. 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  5. ↑ Syrjala, Marko (11 January 2011). "Helloween – bassist Markus Grosskopf". Metal Rules. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Syrjala, Marko (20 May 2015). "HELLOWEEN – Vocalist Andi Deris". Metal Rules. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
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