Helloween

 Today in 1989 Helloween released the album Pumpkin Tracks

Hamburg,Germany Power/Speed Metal

Years active: 1978-1981 (as Gentry), 1981-1982 (as Second Hell), 1982-1983 (as Iron Fist), 1983-present

One of the "big four" of the first wave of 80's German power metal bands (alongside Grave Digger, Running Wild, and Rage), Helloween might just be the most influential of them all, as their works such as Walls Of Jericho and the two Keeper Of The Seven Keys albums proving to be a prime reference point for any number of European speed/power metal bands over the last three decades. With the exception of a dip during the Pink Bubbles/ Chameleon era (neither of which received much critical acclaim, nor the usual fan interest), the career of the pumpkinheads has been steady and solid almost from the beginning, with their fan base still strong some 30 years after their debut album.

Noise Records

Compilation

Markus Grosskopf Bass

Michael Weikath Guitars

Ingo Schwichtenberg (R.I.P. 1995) Drums

Kai Hansen Guitars, Vocals

Michael Kiske Vocals

Side A

1. Savage 03:26

2. Save Us 05:12

3. Victim of Fate 06:37

4. Livin Ain't No Crime 04:43

5. Don't Run for Cover 04:48

6. Judas 04:39

Side B

7. Murderer 04:25

8. Starlight 04:12

9. Phantoms of Death 06:33

10. A Tale That Wasn't Right 05:15

11. I Want Out 04:39

12. March of Time 05:13

59:42

Only released in Europe (notably Scandinavia).

"Victim of Fate" is the Kiske version, taken from the 'Dr. Stein' mini-CD. "Starlight" is the 'Helloween' version with Hansen on vocals, minus the intro which was edited out.