Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I

Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I
Studio album by Helloween
Released 23 May 1987
Recorded November 1986 - January 1987
Studio Horus Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany
Genre Power metal[1]
Length 36:58
Label Noise
Producer Tommy Newton, Tommy Hansen
Helloween chronology
Walls of Jericho
(1985)Walls of Jericho1985		 Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I
(1987)		 Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
(1988)Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II1988
Singles from Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I
  1. "Future World"
    Released: 13 April 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blabbermouth.net10/10[3]
Classic Rock[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[5]
Metal Hammer (GER)6/7[6]
Rock Hard9.5/10[7]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[8]

Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I is the second studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1987. It marks the first appearance of vocalist Michael Kiske, and is considered the album that created the genre of European-style power metal. Kai Hansen stepped away from doing vocal duties as he had difficulties singing and playing the guitar at the same time during the previous tour. It was an album dominated by Hansen, due to an injury to co-guitarist Michael Weikath which prevented him from performing on much of the album. "Future World" was released as a single and a music video was made for "Halloween" but with 8 minutes omitted from the song. The band originally planned to release Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I and Part II as a double album, but their record label refused, insisting that the albums be released separately. Much later in 2010, both albums were released together with bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Initiation"Kai Hansen1:20
2."I'm Alive"Hansen3:22
3."A Little Time"Michael Kiske3:59
4."Twilight of the Gods"Hansen4:29
5."A Tale That Wasn't Right"Michael Weikath4:42
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Future World"Hansen4:02
7."Halloween"Hansen13:18
8."Follow the Sign"Hansen, Weikath1:46
Expanded edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Victim of Fate" (re-recorded version)Hansen7:00
10."Starlight" (remix)Hansen, Weikath4:15
11."A Little Time" (alternative version)Kiske3:33
12."Halloween" (video edit)Hansen5:02
"Keeper of the Seven Keys, Parts I & II" bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Savage"Kiske3:23
14."Livin' Ain't No Crime"Weikath4:42
  • Tracks 10 and 11 also appear on the "Future World" single.
  • Track 12 also appears on the "Pumpkin Box" single.

Personnel

Helloween

Production

  • Tommy Newton - producer, engineer
  • Tommy Hansen - co-producer, engineer, mixing, emulator
  • Edda & Uwe Karczewski - cover design
  • Limb - sleeve & back cover concept

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[9] 15
Swiss Albums Chart[10] 18
Swedish Albums Chart[11] 42
US Billboard Top 200[12] 104
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Japanese Albums Chart[13] 57

Covers

The Russian band, Arktida, covered the song "I'm Alive" in a single they titled, "Я живой", Romanized as "Ya zhivoy".

References

  1. ↑ "THE BEST METAL ALBUMS FROM 40 SUBGENRES". Loudwire. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1 review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  3. ↑ Bergman, Keith. "Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part 1". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  4. ↑ Berelian, Essi (February 2011). "Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 & 2". Classic Rock. No. 154. p. 88.
  5. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  6. ↑ Stratmann, Holger (March 1987). "Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys part I" (in German). Metal Hammer. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  7. ↑ Trojan, Frank (1987). "Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part I". Rock Hard (in German). No. 21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  8. ↑ Stagno, Mike (6 September 2006). "Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys part 1". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  9. ↑ "Helloween - Keeper of The Seven Keys Pt. 1 (German Charts)". charts.de. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  10. ↑ "Helloween - Keeper of The Seven Keys Pt. 1 (Swiss Charts)". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  11. ↑ "Helloween - Keeper of The Seven Keys Pt. 1 (Swedish Charts)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  12. ↑ "Helloween - Keeper of The Seven Keys Pt. 1 (US Charts)". billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  13. ↑ "Helloween - Keeper of The Seven Keys Pt. 1 (Japanese Charts)". oricon.co. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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