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Moscow Arena Moscow Sat Jun 01 / 13 Find Tickets
Tokyo Zepp Tokyo Wed Jun 05 / 13 Find Tickets
Yokohama Yokohama Blitz Thu Jun 06 / 13 Find Tickets
Tokyo Shibuya AX Fri Jun 07 / 13 Find Tickets
Osaka IMP Hall Sun Jun 09 / 13 Find Tickets
Nagoya Zepp Nagoya Mon Jun 10 / 13 Find Tickets
Taipei Legacy Fri Jun 14 / 13 Find Tickets
Dessel Boertang Dessel Fri Jun 28 / 13 Find Tickets
Colmar Messegelande-festivaltheater Thu Aug 15 / 13 Find Tickets
New York, NY Stage 48 Tue Sep 24 / 13 Find Tickets
Montreal Club Soda Wed Sep 25 / 13 Find Tickets
Quebec Imperial Du Quebec Thu Sep 26 / 13 Find Tickets
Toronto The Opera House Sat Sep 28 / 13 Find Tickets
Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall Sun Sep 29 / 13 Find Tickets
Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre Wed Oct 02 / 13 Find Tickets
Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue Thu Oct 03 / 13 Find Tickets
Seattle, WA El Corazon Sat Oct 05 / 13 Find Tickets
Anaheim, CA City National Grove of Anaheim Mon Oct 07 / 13 Find Tickets
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Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984. The band was a pioneering force in the power metal subgenres and their second and third studio albums, ''Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1'' and ''Pt. 2'', are considered masterpieces of the genre. Twelve musicians have been a part of the band's line-up in its history, which has consisted of singer Andi Deris, guitarists Michael Weikath and Sascha Gerstner, bass guitarist Markus Grosskopf, and drummer Daniel Löble since 2005. Helloween was formed in 1984 by members of bands Iron Fist, Gentry, and Powerfool. Its first line-up consisted of Weikath, Grosskopf, singer and guitarist Kai Hansen and drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg. After the release of a self-titled EP and a first album in 1985, it expanded into a quintet when singer Michael Kiske joined, with Hansen only acting as guitarist. Under this line-up, they released the ''Keeper of the Seven Keys'' albums (1987 and 1988), which established Helloween as a notable heavy metal band and led to the creation of the power metal subgenre. However, Hansen left the band quickly after the release of ''Pt. 2'' and was replaced by Roland Grapow. He then created the band Gamma Ray. Helloween's first two albums without Hansen, ''Pink Bubbles Go Ape'' (1991) and ''Chameleon'' (1993), were commercial and critical failures, which created tensions between band members and led to the firing of Schwichtenberg and the departure of Kiske. They were replaced by Uli Kusch and Deris respectively. The albums released under this line-up (the longest in the band's history), consisting of ''Master of the Rings'' (1994), ''The Time of the Oath'' (1996), ''Better Than Raw'' (1998) and ''The Dark Ride'' (2000), received a warm reception from both fans and critics, gradually establishing Helloween as a successful band again. However, tensions following the release of ''The Dark Ride'' led to the dismissals of both Grapow and Kusch, who then went on to found Masterplan together. Grapow was replaced by Gerstner, but the attempts to find a new drummer were chaotic and no band member was credited for drums on the album ''Rabbit Don't Come Easy'' (2003). The band finally found a stable drummer in the person of Löble in 2005. Under this new and current line-up, the second longest in its history, the band has released four successful studio albums: ''Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy'' (2005), ''Gambling with the Devil'' (2007), ''7 Sinners'' (2010), and ''Straight Out of Hell'' (2013), with all members except Löble contributing to the songwriting. Since its creation, Helloween has released 14 studio albums, three live albums, three EPs, and 27 singles, and has sold more than five million copies worldwide.

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Helloween Albums

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Straight out of Hell Album 2013-01-18 itunes amazon
Keeper of the Seven Keys, Parts 1 & 2 Compilation 2010-11-09 itunes amazon
7 Sinners Album 2010-10-27 itunes amazon
Are You Metal? Single 2010-09-22 itunes amazon
Unarmed - Best of 25th Anniversary Compilation 2009-12-16 itunes amazon
The Dark Ride / Rabbit Don't Come Easy Compilation 2008-09-02 itunes amazon
Gambling With the Devil Album 2007-10-23 itunes amazon
As Long as I Fall Single 2007 itunes amazon
Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy:… Live 2007 itunes amazon
Light the Universe Single 2006-11-01 itunes amazon
Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy Album 2005-10-28 itunes amazon
Mrs. God Single 2005-09-27 itunes amazon
Rabbit Don't Come Easy Album 2003-05-12 itunes amazon
Just a Little Sign Single 2003-04-07 itunes amazon
Live in São Paulo 2003 Live 2003 itunes amazon
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