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Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I is the second studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1987. It marks the first appearance of vocalist Michael Kiske, and is considered the album that created the genre of European-style power metal.

Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I
Studio album by Helloween
Released	23 May 1987
Recorded	November 1986 – January 1987
Studio	Horus Sound Studio, Hanover, Germany
Genre	Power metal[1]
Length	36:58
Label	Noise
Producer	Tommy Newton, Tommy Hansen
Helloween chronology
Walls of Jericho (1985) Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I (1987) Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II (1988)
Singles from Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I
"Future World" Released: 13 April 1987

Background

Kai Hansen stepped away from doing vocal duties as he had difficulties singing and playing the guitar at the same time during the previous tour. It was an album dominated by Hansen, due to illness of co-guitarist Michael Weikath which prevented him from performing on much of the album. "Future World" was released as a single and a music video was made for "Halloween" but with 8 minutes omitted from the song. The band originally planned to release Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I and Part II as a double album, but their record label refused, insisting that the albums be released separately. In 1993, both albums were released as a double CD set with bonus tracks.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blabbermouth.net	10/10[3]
Classic Rock	[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10[5]
Metal Hammer (GER)	6/7[6]
Rock Hard	9.5/10[7]
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5[8]

Loudwire named the album at third in their list "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time" and commented the album is "a tireless LP and perhaps the first genuine power metal album."[9] ThoughtCo also named the album in their list "Essential Power Metal Albums."[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Kai Hansen, except where noted.

• Tracks 9, 13, and 14 also appears on "Dr. Stein" single.
• Track 10 is a remix from the Treasure Chest compilation album of a re-recorded version of a song from the "Helloween" EP that was featured on the "Future World" single.
• Track 11 also appear on the "Future World" single.
• Track 12 also appears on the Pumpkin Box compilation album.

Personnel

Helloween

• Michael Kiske - vocals
• Kai Hansen - guitar, front cover concept, backing vocals
• Michael Weikath - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Markus Grosskopf - bass, backing vocals
• Ingo Schwichtenberg - drums

Production

• Tommy Newton - producer, engineer
• Tommy Hansen - co-producer, engineer, mixing, emulator
• Edda and Uwe Karczewski - cover design
• Limb - sleeve and back cover concept

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[11]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	15
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13]	58
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	18
US Billboard 200[16]	104

Cover version

Russian band Arktida covered the song "I'm Alive" in a single they titled "Я живой", romanized as "Ya zhivoy".

References

На других языках

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[de] Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1

Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 ist das zweite Album von Helloween, auf dem erstmals Michael Kiske den Gesang übernahm. Kai Hansen, der frühere Sänger, blieb der Band an der Gitarre erhalten. Das Album wurde anfangs als Doppelalbum geplant. Dies fand allerdings keine Unterstützung beim Label. Deshalb wurde es zweigeteilt (Part 1 und Part 2) und in aufeinander folgenden Jahren herausgegeben.

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

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[es] Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 1

Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 1 es el segundo álbum del grupo alemán Helloween lanzado en 1987, su primer álbum a nivel internacional. Es a menudo considerado uno de sus mejores álbumes, también como el álbum que da inicio al power metal,[cita requerida] y que dio a conocer al joven vocalista Michael Kiske. Además del disco, sacaron el sencillo «Future World» y un vídeo de «Halloween». Helloween originalmente planeaba sacar un álbum doble con Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 y Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 2 juntos, pero la discográfica insistió en que debían ser divididos y lanzados por separado.

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[ru] Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1

Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 1 (рус. Хранитель семи ключей) — второй студийный альбом немецкой пауэр-метал-группы Helloween, вышедший в 1987 году на лейбле Noise Records.

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