Any "Old School" Helloween fans here?

[Savage Pumpkin]

I'm talking "Helloween" EP, "Judas" EP and "Walls Of Jericho" era Helloween as well as both "Keepers Albums and "Live In The UK". Essentially everything pre- "Pink Bubbles Go Ape". What a great band. If it weren't for the three year gap between "Keepers 2" and "Pink Bubbles" and Kai Hansen leaving I think their next album would have been more like Gamma Rays "Heading For Tomorrow".

 

[Wyvern]

Here I am. I love both Hansen/Kiske era and Deris era. I'm not fond of PBGA and "Chameleon" as a mater of fact I don't like them.

My first Helloween song was 'Guardians' and I still love the song. Many good songs in the early albums definitively as well as in the Keepers.

 

[SentinelSlain]

I'm a fan of some of their albums yes.

 

[Black Friday]

I like some of their stuff. The Keepers albums are their best IMO.

 

[TENTH DREAMER DECEIVER]

How Many Tears, Gorgar, Ride The Sky? Yes. Yes I am Over 20 years now

 

[poundingmetal74]

The 2 Keepers albums are classics. I liked their 2007 release as well. Haven't heard much of their material in between.

 

[Platinum Maze]

Walls of Jericho, and Keeper 1 for me for sure. I also enjoy some of Keepers 2 and Legacy. Better Than Raw = quite decent.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Yes, their only good albums.

 

[Marco Spain]

Old school Helloween is with Kai Hansen on vocals. They were an amazing german speed metal band. Lot of energy, passion and power in spite of singing isn´t exactly ortodox (but I love it).

"Helloween" and "Walls of Jericho" are essential. Then, came Kiske, an excellent singers, and released "Keeper I", another masterpiece IMO. "Keeper II" isn´t as good as "I", very good but a little too cheesy in some songs.

"Pink bubbles" and "Chamaleon" uke:

With Deris they released some good albums ("Master of the rings" overwhelming), other awful, and playing live Andy f*** every single Kiske song except "A tale that wasn´t right".

 

[IWP]

Keeper of the Seeven Keys Part 1 is one of the best power metal albums ever, imo.

 

[wdiv]

There are some classics on the EP and Jericho!

 

[delize]

Good albums....

Walls Of Jericho
Keeper of the Seven Keys I

 

[kuier]

One of the first LPs I ever bought was Keeper I ... together with Riot 'Thundersteel' ... I copied them to 90s tapes and went trhough about 5 in a year. that's all I listened to.

 

[SickBoy]

Of course!
That's my favorite Helloween era, up to Pink Bubbles.
The only later album comparable to that era IMO is The Time Of The Oath, really a masterpiece!

 

[Wyvern]

The only later album comparable to that era IMO is The Time Of The Oath, really a masterpiece!

TTOTO is the best album of Deris era IMO, easily comparable to the first two Keepers.

 

[Mustainefan90]

Heck yes! Old Helloween with Henson was some of the best power metal I've ever heard. Well, besides Dragon Force's debut. XD just kiddin'.

 

[poundingmetal74]

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Dude, great signature!

 

[ramses]

There is also Keeper...part III... I agree with Wyvern's first post. I like both eras, just the last two Kiske era were awful Helloween albums.

 

[Wyvern]

There is also Keeper...part III... I agree with Wyvern's first post. I like both eras, just the last two Kiske era were awful Helloween albums.

Sadly Keeper III as well as the albums after "The Dark Ride" are mostly uninspired. A song or two that really worth and lot of fillers. If they should have continued on TDR path the band would have become a monster beyond Kiske era IMO.

 

[Corrupted Innocence]

I'm not fond of PBGA and "Chameleon" as a mater of fact I don't like them.

Chameleons are cool. I've always wanted one.

I'm a fan of the Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I and II.

There's also a band called 'Walls of Jericho', in case no one knew.