Helloween (EP)

Helloween
Helloween
EP by Helloween
Released	29 April 1985
Recorded	January–February 1985
Studio	Musiclab Studio, Berlin, Germany
Genre	Speed metal
Length	26:22
Label	Noise
Producer	Helloween
Helloween chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10^[2]
Metal Forces	9/10^[3]

Helloween is the debut EP by German power metal band Helloween. It was released on 29 April 1985 on Noise Records.

Background[edit]

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.^[4] Helloween was followed up later that same year by the band's first full-length album, Walls of Jericho.^[5]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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
Total length:			26:22

1986 12" Picture Disc Vinyl Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Surprise Track" (White Christmas/I'll Be Your Santa Claus)	2:08

1996 Korean Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Reptile"	3:44
7.	"Phantoms of Death"	6:34
8.	"Oernst of Life" (Taken from the 1984 Death Metal compilation)	4:46

Notes[edit]

The "Happy Happy Halloween" intro piece from "Starlight" is taken from the 1982 film Halloween III: Season of the Witch
The surprise track on the picture disc re-release features vocalist Michael Kiske, which is his first recording with Helloween. The EP was released in December 1986 in conjunction to his introduction in the band. The "White Christmas" piece features Kiske, Michael Weikath and Kai Hansen on vocals, while the "I'll Be Your Santa Claus" piece features only Kiske on vocals
A 1997 unofficial cassette release by Moon Records titles the album as Judas with a different album cover, and features the songs "How Many Tears", "Perfect Gentleman" and "Steel Tormentor"
A 1998 unofficial CD release by Agat Company contains the 1996 single Power
A 2017 Malaysian CD release features the songs "Don't Run for Cover" and "Judas"

Personnel[edit]

Production[edit]

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[edit]

^ Jeffries, Vincent. "Helloween - Helloween review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
^ Doe, Bernard (1985). "Helloween - Helloween". Metal Forces. No. 11. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Helloween Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
^ "Helloween - Helloween". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-12-30.

[1] Jeffries, Vincent. "Helloween - Helloween review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-30.

[martin-2] Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.

[3] Doe, Bernard (1985). "Helloween - Helloween". Metal Forces. No. 11. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[4] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Helloween Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-31.

[5] "Helloween - Helloween". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-12-30.

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v t e Helloween
Michael Weikath Markus Grosskopf Kai Hansen Michael Kiske Andi Deris Sascha Gerstner Daniel Löble Ingo Schwichtenberg Roland Grapow Uli Kusch Mark Cross Stefan Schwarzmann
Studio albums	Walls of Jericho Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II Pink Bubbles Go Ape Chameleon Master of the Rings The Time of the Oath Better Than Raw The Dark Ride Rabbit Don't Come Easy Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy Gambling with the Devil 7 Sinners Straight Out of Hell My God-Given Right Helloween
Extended plays	Helloween Mr. Ego (Take Me Down) Burning Sun
Live albums	Live in the U.K. High Live Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 United Alive in Madrid
Compilations	The Best, The Rest, The Rare Karaoke Remix Vol.1 Karaoke Remix Vol.2 Metal Jukebox Treasure Chest Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary
Singles	"Future World" "Dr. Stein" "I Want Out" "Kids of the Century" "When the Sinner" "I Don't Wanna Cry No More" "Windmill" "Perfect Gentleman" "Sole Survivor" "Power" "The Time of the Oath" "Forever and One" "Lay All Your Love on Me" "If I Could Fly" "Mr. Torture" "Just a Little Sign" "Mrs. God" "Light the Universe" "As Long as I Fall" "Are You Metal?" "Nabataea"
Related articles	Discography Members Keeper of the Seven Keys