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The second part of the groundbreaking Keeper Of The Seven Keys part I! To be fair (without influence by the love and respect I have for this album) this album wasn't as good as the first one, but nevertheless a record containing some of the best known power/speed metal songs even written! Continuing with the same energy and structure of songs but with more ideas from guitarist Weikath and less of Kai Hansen. "Eagle Fly Free" is considered the best Speed metal song ever written, "Dr. Stein" is a wonderful, melodic, funny and now classic song and "March Of Time" a technical, also melodic and strongmore… power tune. "I Want Out" is a pop (catchy), hard rock song that fulfills its purpose. "We Got The Right" is a strong power-ballad were Michael Kiske shines, delivering a breathtaking performance filled with melodic and high-pitched vocals. Finally the title track has some magnificent ideas but it sadly can't be compared to the masterpiece "Halloween".The production is slightly better than the first part, as the album sounds tighter and kind of clearer. Musically the album is still characterized by fast double-bass drumming, twin-guitar melodic reefs and solos plus outstanding vocals! The band sounds a bit tighter than on their previous relish, but that maybe due to the better production. Michael Kiske has surely glued in the band and his charismatic voice gives you the chills throughout the whole album (he sings higher than ever)!The only minor drawback in this album are the tracks "You Always Walk Alone" and "Rise and Fall" witch cannot by any means be considered bad songs, but just don't seem to fit here...And the other being that most of the song writing was done by Weikath, who is a exceptional songwriter and guitarist but not as good as Hansen.This is a classic and groundbreaking record in the history shelves of metal, together with part I. A source of inspiration and influence to countless bands to follow. This is also the last chapter in the Hansen - Helloween glorious era, from where onwards the band went downhill (in my opinion). A MUST HAVE for any speed/power,heavy metal and open-minded hard rock fan.Be sure to check out "Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I" and "I Want Out: Live".

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Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Vol.2 (2001) Retail CD

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Front

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