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Treasure Chest
Treasure Chest is a compilation from German power metal band Helloween, released in April 2002 on Metal-is Records. It is laid out as a box set of three discs. Two of them gather remastered highlights from the band's albums between 1985 and 2000, while the third is a bonus disc of rare B-sides taken from their past singles.
It arrived between The Dark Ride in 2000 and Rabbit Don't Come Easy in 2003, so it works as a look back across the band's first decade and a half. The B-sides are the main draw for collectors, since they are tracks many fans would otherwise have had to hunt down one single at a time. Most of the back catalogue was later remastered and expanded in 2006, with every track here included, so the set is now mostly prized as a collector's piece.
Treasure Chest: tracklist, credits and charts
29 tracks · 2:36:59Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Mr. TortureUlrich “Uli” Kusch3:30
- 2I CanAndi Deris and Michael Weikath4:38
- 3PowerMichael Weikath3:28
- 4Where the Rain GrowsMichael Weikath and Andi Deris4:44
- 5Eagle Fly FreeMichael Weikath5:12
- 6Future WorldKai Hansen4:03
- 7Metal InvadersKai Hansen and Michael Weikath4:11
- 8MurdererKai Hansen4:33
- 9StarlightKai Hansen and Michael Weikath4:14
- 10How Many TearsMichael Weikath7:15
- 11Ride the SkyKai Hansen6:43
- 12HalloweenKai Hansen13:19
- 13A Little TimeMichael Kiske3:59
- 14A Tale That Wasn’t RightMichael Weikath4:42
- 15I Want OutKai Hansen4:39
- Disc 2
- 1Keeper of the Seven KeysMichael Weikath13:51
- 2Dr. SteinMichael Weikath5:03
- 3The ChanceGrapow, Kangas, Katajamäki, Luokkamäki, Mäenpää3:47
- 4WindmillMichael Weikath5:14
- 5Sole SurvivorMichael Weikath and Andi Deris4:31
- 6Perfect GentlemanAndi Deris and Michael Weikath3:50
- 7In the Middle of a HeartbeatAndi Deris and Michael Weikath4:27
- 8Kings Will Be KingsMichael Weikath5:08
- 9Time of the OathRoland Grapow and Andi Deris6:56
- 10Forever & OneAndi Deris3:53
- 11Midnight SunMichael Weikath6:20
- 12Mr. EgoRoland Grapow7:01
- 13ImmortalAndi Deris4:04
- 14Mirror, MirrorAndi Deris3:43
- Produced by
- Charlie Bauerfeind, Roy Z, Tommy Hansen, Helloween, Tommy Hansen, Tommy Newton, Harris Johns, Chris Tsangarides
- Recorded at
- Mi Sueno Recording Studios, Chateau Du Pape, Horus Sound Studio, Music Lab Berlin, Puk Recording Studios
- Recorded
- 1985–1999
- Mixed by
- Tommy Hansen, Tommy Newton, Harris Johns, Chris Tsangarides, Michael Wagener
- Mixed at
- Mi Sueno Recording Studios, Chateau Du Pape, Horus Sound Studio, Battery Studios, Scream Studios
- Engineered by
- Tommy Hansen, Tommy Newton, Harris Johns, Chris Tsangarides
- Label
- Metal-is Records
- Length
- 2:36:59
Line-up
- Roland Grapow · guitar
- Markus Grosskopf · bass guitar, background vocals, electric bass guitar
- Ulrich “Uli” Kusch · drums (drum set)
- Michael Weikath · guitar, background vocals, electric guitar
- Andi Deris · lead vocals
- Kai Hansen · guitar, background vocals, electric guitar, lead vocals
- Ingo Schwichtenberg · drums (drum set)
- Michael Kiske · lead vocals
- James Hardway · sampler · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2002 | 62 |
| German Albums · 2002 | 93 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia 2002-04-09 vs 2002-03-27 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 27 March 2002 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 9 April 2002 | |
| Wikidata | 2002 | |
| US release | 2002 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 2002 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | GB | Metal-is Records | 5038456901522 | other |
| 2002 | US | Sanctuary Records | 0060768523029 | other |
| 27 March 2002 | JP | Victor | 4988002429110 | original |
| 1 April 2002 | DE | Metal-is Records | 5038456901591 | deluxe |
| 3 April 2002 | JP | Victor | 4988002430741 | deluxe |
| 9 April 2002 | — | — | 4050538172713 | other |
| 2 February 2024 | XW | Noise | 4099964031478 | other |
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×500 | upscaled |