Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II - Composition

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Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II is the third studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1988.[1][2] The album sold well, and success bloomed all over Europe, Asia, and even the United States. The album went gold in Germany and reached No. 108 in the US.

Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II

Studio album by

Helloween

Released

29 August 1988

Recorded

May–June 1988

Studio

Horus Sound Studio, Hanover, Germany

Genre

Power metal

Length

49:23

Label

Noise

Producer

Tommy Newton, Tommy Hansen

Helloween chronology

Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I
(1987)

Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
(1988)

Live in the U.K.
(1989)

Singles from Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II

"Dr. Stein"
Released: September 1988
"I Want Out"
Released: 31 October 1988

Two singles were released from the album, "Dr. Stein" and "I Want Out". "Dr. Stein" has a very long and moody solo, played with a blues tinge, very unlike other solos on the album, as well as an organ solo. "I Want Out" remains the band's best-known song, and has been covered by several metal bands, such as Gamma Ray (which Kai Hansen formed after leaving Helloween itself), Unisonic, HammerFall, LORD and Sonata Arctica. It is their last album to feature Hansen until 2021's self-titled album.

Background

The recording of the album actually lasted for 24 hours a day. Tommy Newton would work during the daytime and Tommy Hansen took over at night. That went on (between May and June 1988), until eventually Tommy Hansen got fired from the project by Karl Walterbach (Noise Records' boss). Newton wanted to continue on his own, so after Tommy Hansens preview mix of 'Eagle Fly Free' he was sent home. Newton had claimed that if he mixed it on his own he could make it sound far more modern.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Blabbermouth.net	10/10[5]
Classic Rock	[6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10[7]
Kerrang!	[8]
Metal Hammer (GER)	7/7[9]
Rock Hard	9/10[10]
Sputnikmusic	4/5[11]

Loudwire named the album at first in their list "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time."[12] The album also ranked in the list "The 10 essential power metal albums" by Metal Hammer[13] and topped their 2019 list of "25 Greatest power metal albums".[14]

Track listing

All songs written by Michael Weikath, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Invitation"		1:06
2.	"Eagle Fly Free"		5:08
3.	"You Always Walk Alone"	Michael Kiske	5:08
4.	"Rise and Fall"		4:22
5.	"Dr. Stein"		5:03
6.	"We Got the Right"	Kiske	5:07

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"March of Time"	Kai Hansen	5:13
8.	"I Want Out"	Hansen	4:39
9.	"Keeper of the Seven Keys"		13:37
Total length:			49:23

CD bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Save Us" (CD bonus track, track 7 on North American releases)	Kai Hansen	5:15

Expanded edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Savage"	Kiske	3:25
2.	"Livin' Ain't No Crime"		4:42
3.	"Don't Run for Cover"	Kiske	4:45
4.	"Dr Stein" (remix)		5:05
5.	"Keeper of the Seven Keys" (remix)		13:52
Total length:			31:49

"Keeper of the Seven Keys, Parts I & II" bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Don't Run for Cover"	Kiske	4:45
12.	"Dr. Stein" (remix)		5:05
13.	"Keeper of the Seven Keys" (remix)		13:52

Tracks 1 and 2 also appear on the "Dr. Stein" single
Track 3 also appears on the "I Want Out" single
Tracks 4 and 5 also appear on the Treasure Chest compilation

Personnel

Helloween

Michael Kiske - vocals
Kai Hansen - guitar, backing vocals
Michael Weikath - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, cover concept
Markus Grosskopf - bass, fretless bass on "Eagle Fly Free"
Ingo Schwichtenberg - drums

Production

Tommy Newton - engineer, mixing for "I Got Confused Productions"
Tommy Hansen - engineer, mixing of "Invitation"

Charts

Weekly

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15]	9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16]	26
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[17]	2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18]	5
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19]	27
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20]	12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	6
UK Albums (OCC)[23]	24
US Billboard 200[24]	108

Year-end

Chart (1988)	Position
European Albums Chart[25]	99
German Albums Chart[26]	65

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[27]	Gold	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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"Dave Ling. Michael Weikath Interview. 15 November 2005". Classic Rock/Metal Hammer Magazine. 2021-04-01.
Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2 - Helloween | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
Bergman, Keith. "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II - Helloween". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
Berelian, Essi (February 2011). "Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 & 2". Classic Rock. No. 154. p. 88.
Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
Miller, Paul (August 27, 1988). "Helloween - 'Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II'". Kerrang!. No. 202.
Kühnemund, Götz (September 1, 1988). "Helloween – Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II". Metal Hammer (in German). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
Stratmann, Holger. "Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part II". Rock Hard (in German). Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
Stagno, Mike (September 7, 2006). "Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II (album review 4)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
DiVita, Joe (July 5, 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
Lawson, Dom (October 19, 2016). "The 10 essential power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
Chantler, Chris (14 November 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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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

На других языках

[de] Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2

Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 ist das dritte Album der deutschen Band Helloween. Das Album gilt als wegweisend für den Power-Metal-Stil. Außerdem enthält es deutliche Elemente von Heavy und Speed Metal. Das Album wurde 1988 von Noise International herausgebracht und ist die Fortsetzung des vorherigen Albums Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1. Für Helloween war es das letzte Album mit Kai Hansen, der daraufhin Gamma Ray gründete.

- [en] Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II

[es] Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 2

Keeper of the Seven keys Part II es el tercer disco del grupo de power metal alemán Helloween. Uno de los discos más exitosos de su carrera. Alcanzó el disco de oro en Alemania [1] Contiene algunas de sus más famosas canciones como Rise And Fall, Dr. Stein, March Of Time, I Want Out y las inigualables Eagle Fly Free y Keeper Of The Seven Keys.

[ru] Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2

Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 — третий студийный альбом немецкой пауэр-метал-группы Helloween, выпущенный в 1988. Диск закрепил успех первой части, являясь непосредственным её продолжением. Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2, продемонстрировавший незаурядные таланты участников группы, относится к числу тех альбомов, которые оказали наибольшее влияние на развитие жанра пауэр-метал, в частности[источник не указан 476 дней].

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