Album
Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy is Helloween's eleventh studio album, released on 28 October 2005 through Steamhammer. It picks up the story of the band's 1987 and 1988 Keeper records and is the first to feature drummer Dani Löble, who is still with them. Charlie Bauerfeind, whose credits include Blind Guardian, Halford and Rage, produced it.
It is a big undertaking: a double CD running to nearly 80 minutes, in a digipack with six flaps. Opener "The King for a 1000 Years" is the longest song the band have released, and Blackmore's Night singer Candice Night guests on "Light The Universe". Bassist Markus Grosskopf has said the aim was to make something new rather than copy the old material. Fans will enjoy the intro to "Occasion Avenue", which weaves in samples of Michael Kiske singing, including an unreleased live "Keys" with the crowd joining in.
Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 1:17:42Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1The King for a 1000 YearsDeris, Gerstner, Grosskopf, Löble, Weikath13:55
- 2The Invisible ManSascha Gerstner7:17
- 3Born on Judgment DayMichael Weikath6:15
- 4Pleasure DroneSascha Gerstner4:11
- 5Mrs. GodAndi Deris2:57
- 6Silent RainSascha Gerstner and Andi Deris4:22
- Disc 2
- 1Occasion AvenueAndi Deris11:06
- 2Light the UniverseAndi Deris5:01
- 3Do You Know What You’re Fighting For?Michael Weikath4:46
- 4Come AliveAndi Deris3:21
- 5Shade in the ShadowAndi Deris3:25
- 6Get It UpMichael Weikath4:15
- 7My Life for One More DayAndi Deris and Markus Grosskopf6:51
- Produced by
- Charlie Bauerfeind
- Recorded at
- Mi Sueno Recording Studios, Cove City Sound Studios
- Recorded
- December 2004 – June 2005 at Mi Sueño Studio, Tenerife, Spain; House Of Music Studios, Winterbach, Germany; Cove Studios, U.S.
- Mixed by
- Charlie Bauerfeind
- Engineered by
- Charlie Bauerfeind, Pat Regan
- Mastered by
- Charlie Bauerfeind
- Label
- Steamhammer
- Length
- 1:17:42
Line-up
- Sascha Gerstner · guitar
- Markus Grosskopf · bass guitar
- Daniel Löble · drums (drum set)
- Michael Weikath · guitar
- Andi Deris · lead vocals
- Candice Night · lead vocals · guest
Singles
- “Mrs. God” · 5 September 2005
- “Light the Universe” · 7 November 2006
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2005 | 22 |
| Swedish Albums · 2005 | 24 |
| Finnish Albums · 2005 | 28 |
| German Albums · 2005 | 28 |
| Italian Albums · 2005 | 37 |
| Spanish Albums · 2005 | 59 |
| Swiss Albums · 2005 | 61 |
| French Albums · 2005 | 89 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 28 October 2005 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 28 October 2005 | |
| Wikidata | 2005 | |
| US release | 8 November 2005 | earliest US date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | RU | Steamhammer | 4601250334103 | other |
| 2005 | MX | Scarecrow Records | 693723991320 | other |
| 28 October 2005 | DE | Steamhammer | 693723991320 | original |
| 31 October 2005 | JP | Victor | 4988002489343 | other |
| 8 November 2005 | US | Steamhammer | 693723991320 | other |
| 2006 | DE | Steamhammer | 693723991313 | other |
| 19 April 2019 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361487713 | other |
| 2023 | DE | Atomic Fire | 0727361487720 | other |
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) |
| coverartarchive | 1656×1480 | rejected |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |