Gambling with the Devil
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| Gambling with the Devil | ||||
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| Studio album by Helloween | ||||
| Released | October 23, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Speed Metal Power metal |
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| Length | 57:33 | |||
| Label | SPV Records | |||
| Producer | Charlie Bauerfeind | |||
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Gambling with the Devil is the thirteenth full length studio album by Helloween and was released October 23, 2007. The single As Long as I Fall is download only and was released in late September.
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[edit] Album information
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Overall the whole album has a much darker atmosphere than the past Helloween releases. It serves more as a throwback to the band's 2000 album The Dark Ride. At the same time however the album has a different feel mainly because of the fact that the two songwriters that took Helloween in that dark direction in the first place, Roland Grapow and Uli Kusch (who wrote 7 tracks in Better Than Raw and The Dark Ride) are no longer in the band. Keyboards are also utilized more frequently than on previous releases, such as in the main riff of As Long as I Fall.
The spoken vocal lines on Crack the Riddle is contributed by Saxon vocalist Biff Byford.
[edit] Track listing
- "Crack the Riddle (Intro)" - 0:52
- "Kill It" (Deris) - 4:13
- "The Saints" (Weikath) - 7:06
- "As Long As I Fall" (Deris) - 3:41
- "Paint a New World" (Music: Gerstner; lyrics: Gerstner/Weikath) - 4:27
- "Final Fortune" (Grosskopf) - 4:46
- "The Bells of the Seven Hells" (Deris) - 5:22
- "Fallen to Pieces" (Deris) - 5:52
- "I.M.E." (Deris) - 3:46
- "Can Do It" (Weikath) - 4:30
- "Dreambound" (Music: Gerstner; lyrics: Gerstner/Weikath) - 5:57
- "Heaven Tells No Lies" (Grosskopf) - 6:56
- "We Unite" (Japanese Bonus Track) - 4:34 [1]
[edit] Disc 2 (Special Edition Only)
- "Find My Freedom" (Grosskopf) - 6:30 - European Version
- "See the Night" (Grosskopf) - 6:10
- "Never Surrender" - USA Tour Special Edition
- "As Long As I Fall" (Demo Version) (Deris) - Japanese Version
- "As Long As I Fall" - (Enhanced Video)
- "Trailer" (Enhanced)
[edit] Critical Reception
The album has received mostly positive reviews, with critics hailing it as one of the band's strongest efforts in quite a while.[2] Andi Deris' vocals on the album also got praise for their power, range and emotion.[3]
[edit] Lyrical Conception
- "As Long As I Fall" is about being strong to not be hurted by life.
- "Paint a New World" is about today's problems: war, hungry, etc.
- "Final Fortune" is about a force behind everything in the world, like God.
- "Fallen to Pieces" is about the end of a love.
- "I.M.E." is about personality.
- "Can Do It" is about determination.
[edit] Credits
- Andi Deris – Vocals
- Michael Weikath – Guitar
- Sascha Gerstner – Guitar, backing vocals
- Markus Grosskopf – Bass
- Dani Löble – Drums
