Treasure Chest

Helloween | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 9, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• ASIN: B0000641A0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,525 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mostly well chosen songs, December 15, 2004

By 

Sam Allen "A zealous individual" (Newburyport Mass.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Treasure Chest (Audio CD)

Helloween's 2002 anthology, 'Treasure Chest,' features 29 of Helloween's best tunes (28 actually-there is one track that is absolute crap.) It covers the entire era of Helloween from their self-titled debut EP (1985) to 'The Dark Ride' (2000.) It features:

From 'Helloween' EP:
"Murderer," "Starlight" (with vocals redone by Michael Kiske.)
"Murderer" is extremely fast with a punk influence in both the riffing and the vocals. "Starlight" was good originally, but with Kiske on vocals, it just plain RIPS!

From 'Walls of Jericho':
"Metal Invaders," "How Many Tears," "Walls of Jericho/Ride the Sky"
"Metal Invaders" is absolute brutality, it has a very Metallica feel to it (mainly in their 'Ride The Lightning' era.) "How Many Tears" is a fast paced epic. And while "Walls of Jericho" is not a great intro, "Ride The Sky" is so heavy, so fast, it HURTS!

From 'Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1':
"Future World," "Halloween," "A Little Time," "A Tale That Wasn't Right."
"Future World" was the emphasis track from this album, and it totally shreds. The riffing, the little bass solo in the middle, it rocks. "Halloween" is one of the best power metal epics ever written. "A Little Time" is a great quick tune. And "A Tale That Wasn't Right" is a customary example of how power metal bands should do ballads.

From 'Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2':
"Eagle Fly Free," "I Want Out," "Keeper of the Seven Keys," "Dr. Stein."
"Eagle Fly Free" is truly one of the most majestic power metal songs, and the trio of choruses build up from a simple thrash to a gothic choir to a battle trumpet. "I Want Out" is THE greatest Helloween song ever, I even learned to play it on bass. "Keeper of the Seven Keys" is not the best Helloween song, but it is the best Helloween epic. And "Dr. Stein" totally rips, it has a haunting riff and series of guitar and organ solos, verrrry cool.

From 'Pink Bubbles Go Ape':
"The Chance."
This song comes from one of my personal least favorite Helloween albums, it's not dreadful, just a bit disappointing. This song, however, is a masterpiece, the riffing and bassline are top-notch, and Kiske's vocals are aboslutely bone-chilling.

From 'Chameleon':
"Windmill."
One word describes this song: CRAP! But to put it into many words...this song is dull, slow, and utterly lame, it has no distorted guitar patterns, just a poppy bass line and a boring keyboard lead.

From 'Master of the Rings':
"Where the Rain Grows," "Sole Survivor," "Perfect Gentleman," "In the Middle of a Heartbeat," "Mr. Ego."
I definetely enjoy "Where The Rain Grows" and "Sole Survivor," they are fast and heavy with top notch bass lines to match. "Perfect Gentleman" has a tempo somewhat reminiscent of "A Little Time," even the riffing has somewhat of a resemblance...but it's still a great song. "In the Middle of a Heartbeat" is not excellent, I don't find it as enjoyable a ballad as "A Tale That Wasn't Right," the acoustic guitar just doesn't quite fit. "Mr. Ego" tends to drag on a bit, but is overall a solid 7-minute rocker.

From 'Time of the Oath':
"Power," "Kings Will Be Kings" "Time of the Oath," "Forever and One."
This album is plagued by so-so production, but "Power" is a quick, solid, near-4 minute speedfest, very good. "Kings Will Be Kings" are good too, and they are also slightly lengthier, which is a plus. But, like "In The Middle of a Heartbeat," "Forever and One" is a somewhat weak ballad.

From 'Better Than Raw':
"I Can," "Midnight Sun."
"I Can" is the emphasis track from this album, and it totally shreds. In spite of a simple guitar riff, it's still great. "Midnight Sun" has much more of a classic metal feel to it, it's long and epic.

From 'The Dark Ride':
"Mr. Torture," "Immortal," "Mirror Mirror."
What was Helloween's newest album at the time of this compilation's release features 3 of the heaviest songs Helloween ever recorded. But of the three, "Mr. Torture" is the major highlight. It's fast, punishingly heavy, and has lyrics that paint a violently realistic picture in your head.

I just feel it was missing a few songs: "Heavy Metal (Is The Law)," "Judas," "I'm Alive," "Save Us," "Why," "Hey Lord," "A Game we Shouldn't Play," and "If I Could Fly."

"Metal is forever, in every way and matter"-Primal Fear

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The BEST Helloween collection up to now..., May 20, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Treasure Chest (Audio CD)

To those unfamiliar with Helloween's history - they are a German band responsible for the birth of European power metal, as it is known today.

Helloween's carrier officially started back in 1986, with their debut album "Walls of Jericho" which made them known to the underground public. Combining thrash/speed metal with classical and melodic elements, the band achieved a very good beginning. The band's career reached it's peak during 1987-1988, with the releases of the highly influential "Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I&II" albums and the addition of the charismatic and nowadays most copied metal vocalist Michael Kiske! The band disappeared from the scene for a couple of years (due to record label problems), released a couple of unsuccessful but nevertheless good records (91-93) and resurfaced in 1994 with a new line up (+new vocalist), releasing some overall good albums.

This double Best Of CD is a wonderful collection of some of the greatest songs ever recorded by Helloween. The songs included are the best known and some of the most epic material of the band's 15 year career (old songs-remastered).

The best songs included here are the classic-powerful-heavy metal tunes: "I Want Out", "Future World" and "Dr.Stein". The fast paced trade mark Helloween style ones: "Eagle Fly Free", "Ride The Sky", "How Many Tears", "Starlight" and "When The Rain Grows". Rounding off the highlights are the over 10 minute epics: "Halloween" and "Keeper Of The Seven Keys", were the talent of the band members in both technicality and songwriting skills shines. With these 2 songs Helloween achieve to deliver 2 masterpieces, filled with earth shattering vocals, tempo changes, great harmonies, outstanding melodic twin guitar riffs and extended solos and varying drumming!

Considering the songs mentioned, along with the wonderful and emotional ballad "A Tale That Wasn't Right", these alone are worth the price of the album, not even mentioning the rest...
If you can't spend money on buying each album separately this is the best deal you get to buy the best songs released by this outstanding band, which will surely amaze you, even if you are not a metal fan.

This double album covers all of Helloween's 11 albums, thus including more thrasy, melodic, operatic or heavy moments, which are all characterized by both outstanding high pitched and hard vocals, fantasy and sociologically based lyrics, perfect guitar orchestration and mainly fast drumming.

Don't think about it, just buy it!!

Will appeal to all Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Stratovarius, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian, Queensryche and many more hard rock and metal fans.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection From Power Metals Finest., October 25, 2007

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Steven C. Huskins - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Treasure Chest (Audio CD)

Helloween is, and always will be the greatest power metal band in history. Though they borrow a lot of influence from Iron Maiden, they are still classic. Every bit of this 29-song set highlights the bands career. Obviously, the songs from the Keeper's 1 and 2 are the best, there is still plenty to find here. Recommended for fans of power metal like Iced Earth, Kamelot, Dragonforce, etc.