Helloween by Helloween, album cover

EP

Helloween

Released29 April 1985

LabelNoise International

Popularity38.3

Also cited23 April 1985

power metal heavy metal rock speed metal

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Helloween's self-titled debut EP came out in April 1985 on the Noise label. It introduced the German band's blend of power metal and speed metal to listeners. It was the first release in a career that has run for decades, and the band's first full-length album, Walls of Jericho, followed later the same year.

Helloween: tracklist and credits

5 tracks · 26:29

Tracklist

1StarlightKai Hansen and Michael Weikath5:18
2MurdererKai Hansen4:27
3WarriorKai Hansen4:01
4Victim of FateKai Hansen6:39
5Cry for FreedomKai Hansen and Michael Weikath6:04

Produced by: Helloween, Harris Johns
Recorded at: Music Lab Berlin, Musiclab Studio, Berlin, Germany
Recorded: January–February 1985
Mixed by: Harris Johns
Mixed at: Music Lab Berlin
Engineered by: Harris Johns
Labels: Noise International, Noise
Length: 26:29

Line-up

Markus Grosskopf · bass guitar
Kai Hansen · guitar, lead vocals
Ingo Schwichtenberg · drums (drum set)
Michael Weikath · guitar
James Hardway · sampler
Chris Boltendahl · vocals · guest

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38.3

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia 1985-04-29 vs 1985-04-23 (wikidata)

Source	Date	Note
MusicBrainz	March 1985
Wikipedia infobox	29 April 1985
Wikidata	23 April 1985

5 editions

Date	Country	Label	Barcode	Kind
March 1985	DE	Noise International		original
1986	DE	Noise International		other
21 October 1994	JP	Victor	4988002301317	other
1996	KR	YBM 서울음반	8804775000638	other
21 August 1996	JP	Victor	4988002337606	remaster

Cover art sources

deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)

Source	Size	Verdict
deezer ✓	1200×1200	upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
fanarttv	1000×1000	upscaled
coverartarchive	955×952	upscaled