Metal Hammer UK

HELLOWEEN

Helloween

NUCLEAR BLAST

Germany’s kings of power metal expand and conquer

any indication, Helloween’s reunion with former members Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen should really have ended in disaster. But instead of exchanging black eyes and lawsuits, the now seven-man line-up has visibly been having the best time ever. With triumphant Pumpkins United live shows duly racked up, the prospect of a new Helloween album suddenly became vastly more exciting than feels like a big deal, in a way that has eluded the band for decades. With Kai back on guitar and vocals (he fronted the band for their debut in 1985) and Michael effectively duetting with Andi Deris on the bulk of these new songs (and brilliantly so), Helloween have got a shitload of extra weaponry in their performance arsenal and songwriting pool. Gloriously, is exactly as brilliant as it deserves to be.

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