In the meantime everyone is clued in: From October 4th, 2019 we can all revisit the PUMPKINS UNITED WORLD TOUR every night without even leaving the couch. What is served, is no less than the greatest hits from 30 years and a breakneck trip through the entire HELLOWEEN repertoire – a 14 month metal quake, featured on the cover of almost every metal magazine including the world’s biggest metal magazine, Japan´s »BURRN!«, which dedicated an unbelievable four cover stories to this tour. In other words: Clear the ring for the next round of PUMPKINS UNITED madness!
Today, the band release the second live clip and single for the classic ‘Halloween’:
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/VAVeG4KS0JM
Get it digitally here: https://nblast.de/HelloweenHalloweenLive
“The song ‘Halloween’ live is the ultimate CLASSIC HEAVY METAL experience – For the fans and for us”, comments Sascha Gerstner.
Recently the band presented their first single, as well as the live video for the track ‘Pumpkins United’
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Mat2YhaceaA
Get the song digitally here: http://nblast.de/HelloweenPumpkinsLive
If you wanna get a deeper insight, check out the band’s first album trailer:
https://youtu.be/kBIwZP9CcGA
»United Alive« & »United Alive In Madrid« – The video- & audio-releases
With the releases of »UNITED ALIVE« & »UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID« on Nuclear Blast, the band presents stunning audio and visuals of the epic tour. Every single solo, every spontaneous gesture, and every emotional encore of the PUMPKINS UNITED WORLD TOUR is evoked and made immortal. Band interviews and plenty of background material included. The artworks for the various formats were once again created by photographer and art designer Martin Hausler, who of course stuffed lots of previously unreleased live images into the 36-page booklet and high end packaging.
»United Alive« – DVD/Blu-Ray
The DVD/BLU-RAY »UNITED ALIVE« captures the phenomenal sets with recordings from Wacken in front of 75,000 metal heads , 14,000 fans in the Madrid arena, and topped off by the legendary gig at the Espaço das Américas in front of 8,000 fans in São Paulo. In total, there’s over three hours of live material in stereo and premium 5.1 surround sound plus a movie compilation with the essentials of the concert’s LED content, all cartoon clips of Seth and Doc, further surprises, and the very personal 30-minute band interview about the past, present, and future.
»United Alive In Madrid« – Live-CD/Vinyl
As pure as it gets – the LIVE-CD/VINYL »UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID« has nearly three hours of unbridled PUMPKINS live pressure up its sleeve – including bonus tracks of the shows in Prague, São Paulo, Wacken, and Santiago de Chile.
»United Alive« & »United Alive In Madrid« will be available in the following formats, and can be pre-ordered here: http://nblast.de/HelloweenUnitedAlive
2DISC BLU-RAY DIGIBOOK
Disc 1: Live concert, Disc 2: Bonus material – intro movie, interview, LED compilation, Seth & Doc animations & more
3DISC DVD DIGIBOOK
Disc 1 & 2: Live concert, Disc 3: Bonus material – intro movie, interview, LED compilation, Seth & Doc animations & more
3DISC LIMITED DIGIBOOK LIVE AUDIO CD
Live concert Madrid plus bonus tracks: »March of Time«, »Kids of the Century«, »Why« and »Pumpkins United«
5DISC VINYL BOX
Live concert Madrid plus bonus tracks: »March of Time«, »Kids of the Century«, »Why« and »Pumpkins United«
8DISC EARBOOK BLU-RAY & DVD & CD
Complete contents of Blu-ray, DVD, and CD in premium packaging
»UNITED ALIVE« – DVD/BLU-RAY
Disc 1
01. Halloween 13:29*
02. Dr. Stein 5:47*
03. I’m Alive 3:23**
04. If I Could Fly 4:13*
05. Are You Metal? 4:19***
06. Rise And Fall 4:22**
07. Waiting For The Thunder 4:04*
08. Perfect Gentleman 4:26*
09. Kai´s Medley 14:36*** (Starlight / Ride The Sky / Judas / Heavy Metal Is The Law)
10. Forever And One 4:32**
11. A Tale That Wasn’t Right 6:09***
12. I Can 4:48*
13. Pumpkins United 6:28***
14. Drumkins United 4:50***
15. Livin’ Ain’t No Crime / A Little Time 6:38*
16. Why 4:32**
17. Sole Survivor 5:15**
18. Power 4:16*
19. How Many Tears 10:58***
20. Invitation / Eagle Fly Free 7:55*
21. Keeper Of The Seven Keys 20:13*
22. Mos-Kai-To 2:38*
23. Future World 4:46*
24. I Want Out 9:08***
25. Outro & Credits 4:59
Total running time: 2 hours 47 minutes
(*) Recorded live in Madrid, December 9th, 2017
(**) Recorded live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
(***) Recorded live at Wacken Open Air, August 4th, 2018
Disc 2
01. Halloween 13:35 – Live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
02. Dr. Stein 5:29 – Live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
03. Kids Of The Century 4:08 – Live in Prague, November 25th, 2017
04. March Of Time 5:27 – Live in Santiago de Chile, October 31st, 2018
05. Pumpkin’s Whisper – 35:27
06. Bursting Hamburg – 01:59
07. The Essential LED Compilation – 17:09
08. Seth & Doc, The United Thing – 12:04
09. The Keeper’s Journey – 1:19
»UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID« – LIVE-CD/Vinyl
CD 1
01. Halloween 13:37
02. Dr. Stein 5:36
03. I’m Alive 3:48
04. If I Could Fly 4:01
05. Are You Metal? 4:28
06. Rise And Fall 4:22
07. Waiting For The Thunder 4:02
08. Perfect Gentleman 4:50
09. Kai’s Medley 13:52 (Starlight / Ride The Sky / Judas / Heavy Metal Is The Law)
10. Forever And One 5:22
11. A Tale That Wasn’t Right 5:43
CD 2
01. I Can 4:57
02. Livin’ Ain’t No Crime / A Little Time 6:39
03. Sole Survivor 4:58
04. Power 4:11
05. How Many Tears 10:56
06. Invitation / Eagle Fly Free 7:13
07. Keeper Of The Seven Keys 17:03
08. Future World 5:36
09. I Want Out 8:47
Live in Madrid, December 9th, 2017
CD 3
01. March Of Time 5:28 – Live in Santiago de Chile, October 31st, 2018
02. Kids Of The Century 4:00 – Live in Prague, November 25th, 2017
03. Why 4:40 – Live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
04. Pumpkins United 6:32 – Live at Wacken Open Air, August 4th, 2018
Total Running Time: 2 hours 41 minutes
—-
Live dates:
21.09. BR São Paulo – Rockfest (w/ SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE, EUROPE)
23.09. BR Uberlândia – Roadfest (w/ SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE)
25.09. BR Brasília – Rock ao Vivo (w/ SCORPIONS)
28.09. BR Florianópolis – Rock ao Vivo (w/ SCORPIONS)
01.10. BR Porto Alegre – Rock ao Vivo (w/ SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE)
04.10. BR Rio de Janeiro – Rock in Rio (w/ IRON MAIDEN, SCORPIONS, SEPULTURA)
—–
More information:
www.helloween.org
www.facebook.com/helloweenofficial/
www.nuclearblast.de/helloween
In the meantime everyone is clued in: From October 4th, 2019 we can all revisit the PUMPKINS UNITED WORLD TOUR every night without even leaving the couch. What is served, is no less than the greatest hits from 30 years and a breakneck trip through the entire HELLOWEEN repertoire – a 14 month metal quake, featured on the cover of almost every metal magazine including the world’s biggest metal magazine, Japan´s »BURRN!«, which dedicated an unbelievable four cover stories to this tour. In other words: Clear the ring for the next round of PUMPKINS UNITED madness!
If you wanna get a deeper insight, check out the band’s first album trailer:
Recently the band presented their first single, as well as the live video for the track ‘Pumpkins United’
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Mat2YhaceaA
Get the song digitally here: http://nblast.de/HelloweenPumpkinsLive
»United Alive« & »United Alive In Madrid« – The video- & audio-releases
With the releases of »UNITED ALIVE« & »UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID« on Nuclear Blast, the band presents stunning audio and visuals of the epic tour. Every single solo, every spontaneous gesture, and every emotional encore of the PUMPKINS UNITED WORLD TOUR is evoked and made immortal. Band interviews and plenty of background material included. The artworks for the various formats were once again created by photographer and art designer Martin Hausler, who of course stuffed lots of previously unreleased live images into the 36-page booklet and high end packaging.
»United Alive« – DVD/Blu-Ray
The DVD/BLU-RAY »UNITED ALIVE« captures the phenomenal sets with recordings from Wacken in front of 75,000 metal heads , 14,000 fans in the Madrid arena, and topped off by the legendary gig at the Espaço das Américas in front of 8,000 fans in São Paulo. In total, there’s over three hours of live material in stereo and premium 5.1 surround sound plus a movie compilation with the essentials of the concert’s LED content, all cartoon clips of Seth and Doc, further surprises, and the very personal 30-minute band interview about the past, present, and future.
»United Alive In Madrid« – Live-CD/Vinyl
As pure as it gets – the LIVE-CD/VINYL »UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID« has nearly three hours of unbridled PUMPKINS live pressure up its sleeve – including bonus tracks of the shows in Prague, São Paulo, Wacken, and Santiago de Chile.
»United Alive« & »United Alive In Madrid« will be available in the following formats, and can be pre-ordered here: http://nblast.de/HelloweenUnitedAlive
2DISC BLU-RAY DIGIBOOK
Disc 1: Live concert, Disc 2: Bonus material – intro movie, interview, LED compilation, Seth & Doc animations & more
3DISC DVD DIGIBOOK
Disc 1 & 2: Live concert, Disc 3: Bonus material – intro movie, interview, LED compilation, Seth & Doc animations & more
3DISC LIMITED DIGIBOOK LIVE AUDIO CD
Live concert Madrid plus bonus tracks: »March of Time«, »Kids of the Century«, »Why« and »Pumpkins United«
5DISC VINYL BOX
Live concert Madrid plus bonus tracks: »March of Time«, »Kids of the Century«, »Why« and »Pumpkins United«
8DISC EARBOOK BLU-RAY & DVD & CD
Complete contents of Blu-ray, DVD, and CD in premium packaging
»UNITED ALIVE« – DVD/BLU-RAY
Disc 1
01. Halloween 13:29*
02. Dr. Stein 5:47*
03. I’m Alive 3:23**
04. If I Could Fly 4:13*
05. Are You Metal? 4:19***
06. Rise And Fall 4:22**
07. Waiting For The Thunder 4:04*
08. Perfect Gentleman 4:26*
09. Kai´s Medley 14:36*** (Starlight / Ride The Sky / Judas / Heavy Metal Is The Law)
10. Forever And One 4:32**
11. A Tale That Wasn’t Right 6:09***
12. I Can 4:48*
13. Pumpkins United 6:28***
14. Drumkins United 4:50***
15. Livin’ Ain’t No Crime / A Little Time 6:38*
16. Why 4:32**
17. Sole Survivor 5:15**
18. Power 4:16*
19. How Many Tears 10:58***
20. Invitation / Eagle Fly Free 7:55*
21. Keeper Of The Seven Keys 20:13*
22. Mos-Kai-To 2:38*
23. Future World 4:46*
24. I Want Out 9:08***
25. Outro & Credits 4:59
Total running time: 2 hours 47 minutes
(*) Recorded live in Madrid, December 9th, 2017
(**) Recorded live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
(***) Recorded live at Wacken Open Air, August 4th, 2018
Disc 2
01. Halloween 13:35 – Live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
02. Dr. Stein 5:29 – Live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
03. Kids Of The Century 4:08 – Live in Prague, November 25th, 2017
04. March Of Time 5:27 – Live in Santiago de Chile, October 31st, 2018
05. Pumpkin’s Whisper – 35:27
06. Bursting Hamburg – 01:59
07. The Essential LED Compilation – 17:09
08. Seth & Doc, The United Thing – 12:04
09. The Keeper’s Journey – 1:19
»UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID« – LIVE-CD/Vinyl
CD 1
01. Halloween 13:37
02. Dr. Stein 5:36
03. I’m Alive 3:48
04. If I Could Fly 4:01
05. Are You Metal? 4:28
06. Rise And Fall 4:22
07. Waiting For The Thunder 4:02
08. Perfect Gentleman 4:50
09. Kai’s Medley 13:52 (Starlight / Ride The Sky / Judas / Heavy Metal Is The Law)
10. Forever And One 5:22
11. A Tale That Wasn’t Right 5:43
CD 2
01. I Can 4:57
02. Livin’ Ain’t No Crime / A Little Time 6:39
03. Sole Survivor 4:58
04. Power 4:11
05. How Many Tears 10:56
06. Invitation / Eagle Fly Free 7:13
07. Keeper Of The Seven Keys 17:03
08. Future World 5:36
09. I Want Out 8:47
Live in Madrid, December 9th, 2017
CD 3
01. March Of Time 5:28 – Live in Santiago de Chile, October 31st, 2018
02. Kids Of The Century 4:00 – Live in Prague, November 25th, 2017
03. Why 4:40 – Live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
04. Pumpkins United 6:32 – Live at Wacken Open Air, August 4th, 2018
Total Running Time: 2 hours 41 minutes
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Live dates:
21.09. BR São Paulo – Rockfest (w/ SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE, EUROPE)
23.09. BR Uberlândia – Roadfest (w/ SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE)
25.09. BR Brasília – Rock ao Vivo (w/ SCORPIONS)
28.09. BR Florianópolis – Rock ao Vivo (w/ SCORPIONS)
01.10. BR Porto Alegre – Rock ao Vivo (w/ SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE)
04.10. BR Rio de Janeiro – Rock in Rio (w/ IRON MAIDEN, SCORPIONS, SEPULTURA)
—–
More information:
www.helloween.org
www.facebook.com/helloweenofficial/
www.nuclearblast.de/helloween
In the meantime everyone is clued in: From October 4th, 2019 we can all revisit the PUMPKINS UNITED WORLD TOUR every night without even leaving the couch. What is served, is no less than the greatest hits from 30 years and a breakneck trip through the entire HELLOWEEN repertoire – a 14 month metal quake, featured on the cover of almost every metal magazine including the world’s biggest metal magazine, Japan´s »BURRN!«, which dedicated an unbelievable four cover stories to this tour. In other words: Clear the ring for the next round of PUMPKINS UNITED madness!
Today the band presents their first single, as well as the live video for the track ‘Pumpkins United’
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Mat2YhaceaA
Get the song digitally here: http://nblast.de/HelloweenPumpkinsLive
»United Alive« & »United Alive In Madrid« – The video- & audio-releases
With the releases of »UNITED ALIVE« & »UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID« on Nuclear Blast, the band presents stunning audio and visuals of the epic tour. Every single solo, every spontaneous gesture, and every emotional encore of the PUMPKINS UNITED WORLD TOUR is evoked and made immortal. Band interviews and plenty of background material included. The artworks for the various formats were once again created by photographer and art designer Martin Hausler, who of course stuffed lots of previously unreleased live images into the 36-page booklet and high end packaging.
»United Alive« – DVD/Blu-Ray
The DVD/BLU-RAY »UNITED ALIVE« captures the phenomenal sets with recordings from Wacken in front of 75,000 metal heads , 14,000 fans in the Madrid arena, and topped off by the legendary gig at the Espaço das Américas in front of 8,000 fans in São Paulo. In total, there’s over three hours of live material in stereo and premium 5.1 surround sound plus a movie compilation with the essentials of the concert’s LED content, all cartoon clips of Seth and Doc, further surprises, and the very personal 30-minute band interview about the past, present, and future.
»United Alive In Madrid« – Live-CD/Vinyl
As pure as it gets – the LIVE-CD/VINYL »UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID« has nearly three hours of unbridled PUMPKINS live pressure up its sleeve – including bonus tracks of the shows in Prague, São Paulo, Wacken, and Santiago de Chile.
»United Alive« & »United Alive In Madrid« will be available in the following formats, and can be pre-ordered here: http://nblast.de/HelloweenUnitedAlive
2DISC BLU-RAY DIGIBOOK
Disc 1: Live concert, Disc 2: Bonus material – intro movie, interview, LED compilation, Seth & Doc animations & more
3DISC DVD DIGIBOOK
Disc 1 & 2: Live concert, Disc 3: Bonus material – intro movie, interview, LED compilation, Seth & Doc animations & more
3DISC LIMITED DIGIBOOK LIVE AUDIO CD
Live concert Madrid plus bonus tracks: »March of Time«, »Kids of the Century«, »Why« and »Pumpkins United«
5DISC VINYL BOX
Live concert Madrid plus bonus tracks: »March of Time«, »Kids of the Century«, »Why« and »Pumpkins United«
8DISC EARBOOK BLU-RAY & DVD & CD
Complete contents of Blu-ray, DVD, and CD in premium packaging
»UNITED ALIVE« – DVD/BLU-RAY
Disc 1
01. Halloween 13:29*
02. Dr. Stein 5:47*
03. I’m Alive 3:23**
04. If I Could Fly 4:13*
05. Are You Metal? 4:19***
06. Rise And Fall 4:22**
07. Waiting For The Thunder 4:04*
08. Perfect Gentleman 4:26*
09. Kai´s Medley 14:36*** (Starlight / Ride The Sky / Judas / Heavy Metal Is The Law)
10. Forever And One 4:32**
11. A Tale That Wasn’t Right 6:09***
12. I Can 4:48*
13. Pumpkins United 6:28***
14. Drumkins United 4:50***
15. Livin’ Ain’t No Crime / A Little Time 6:38*
16. Why 4:32**
17. Sole Survivor 5:15**
18. Power 4:16*
19. How Many Tears 10:58***
20. Invitation / Eagle Fly Free 7:55*
21. Keeper Of The Seven Keys 20:13*
22. Mos-Kai-To 2:38*
23. Future World 4:46*
24. I Want Out 9:08***
25. Outro & Credits 4:59
Total running time: 2 hours 47 minutes
(*) Recorded live in Madrid, December 9th, 2017
(**) Recorded live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
(***) Recorded live at Wacken Open Air, August 4th, 2018
Disc 2
01. Halloween 13:35 – Live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
02. Dr. Stein 5:29 – Live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
03. Kids Of The Century 4:08 – Live in Prague, November 25th, 2017
04. March Of Time 5:27 – Live in Santiago de Chile, October 31st, 2018
05. Pumpkin’s Whisper – 35:27
06. Bursting Hamburg – 01:59
07. The Essential LED Compilation – 17:09
08. Seth & Doc, The United Thing – 12:04
09. The Keeper’s Journey – 1:19
»UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID« – LIVE-CD/Vinyl
CD 1
01. Halloween 13:37
02. Dr. Stein 5:36
03. I’m Alive 3:48
04. If I Could Fly 4:01
05. Are You Metal? 4:28
06. Rise And Fall 4:22
07. Waiting For The Thunder 4:02
08. Perfect Gentleman 4:50
09. Kai’s Medley 13:52 (Starlight / Ride The Sky / Judas / Heavy Metal Is The Law)
10. Forever And One 5:22
11. A Tale That Wasn’t Right 5:43
CD 2
01. I Can 4:57
02. Livin’ Ain’t No Crime / A Little Time 6:39
03. Sole Survivor 4:58
04. Power 4:11
05. How Many Tears 10:56
06. Invitation / Eagle Fly Free 7:13
07. Keeper Of The Seven Keys 17:03
08. Future World 5:36
09. I Want Out 8:47
Live in Madrid, December 9th, 2017
CD 3
01. March Of Time 5:28 – Live in Santiago de Chile, October 31st, 2018
02. Kids Of The Century 4:00 – Live in Prague, November 25th, 2017
03. Why 4:40 – Live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
04. Pumpkins United 6:32 – Live at Wacken Open Air, August 4th, 2018
Total Running Time: 2 hours 41 minutes
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Live dates:
21.09. BR São Paulo – Rockfest (w/ SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE, EUROPE)
23.09. BR Uberlândia – Roadfest (w/ SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE)
25.09. BR Brasília – Rock ao Vivo (w/ SCORPIONS)
28.09. BR Florianópolis – Rock ao Vivo (w/ SCORPIONS)
01.10. BR Porto Alegre – Rock ao Vivo (w/ SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE)
04.10. BR Rio de Janeiro – Rock in Rio (w/ IRON MAIDEN, SCORPIONS, SEPULTURA)
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More information:
www.helloween.org
www.facebook.com/helloweenofficial/
www.nuclearblast.de/helloween
It was THE SENSATION of the year 2016. During the Hellbook production for HELLOWEEN’s 30th anniversary, the contributors came to realize mainly one thing: The chemistry in this band has always been unique – and that what belongs together needs to be together again. However, the birth of “Pumpkins United” wasn’t just an original line-up reunion, but the real deal. The ultimate cast consisting of all seven metal heroes: Deris, Kiske, Weikath, Hansen, Grosskopf, Gerstner, and Löble. What followed, was a whoop of joy from North German river Elbe to Rio’s Sugar Loaf Mountain, and the PUMPKINS UNITED WORLD TOUR with 69 shows in front of more than one million people in 32 countries on three continents in Fall 2017. At the headliner shows at Wacken, Rock Fest Barcelona and Masters of Rock, as well as with Iron Maiden at the Sweden Rock Festival and Firenze Rocks, the revival was toasted to heavily, stages were set on fire, and tissues were used by the ton. After dates in the US and additional shows in Latin America, this tour for the ages ended in December 2018 with a highly emotional finale in Hamburg, where it all began in 1984. – Unforgettable metal nights that we’d love to experience again and again.
“This amazing journey was one of those ‘magic moments’ words can’t describe – it simply was what we all love most: meet great people, go back in time with our memories, and celebrate the ultimate Helloween party together.”
Andi Deris, 2019
From October 4, 2019, that’s finally possible: With the release of “UNITED ALIVE & UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID” we can transport ourselves to the tour anytime, and dive into every detail with hellish tracking shots, breathless close-ups, and intimate interviews. The artwork was created by Martin Hausler once again and offers plenty of unreleased live images.
“It wasn’t easy to condense this unbelievable tour adequately and capture it how it felt for us – that’s why we had the idea to film the biggest festival gig, the most massive arena show, and the hottest club date.”
Michi Kiske, 2019
The DVD/BLU-RAY nails the tour with recordings from Wacken in front of 75,000 metal heads and 14,000 fans in the Madrid arena – and as a bonus, the show in the Espaço das Américas, gathering 8,000 in São Paulo. Altogether it offers over three hours of live material in stereo and premium 5.1 surround sound, plus backstage material, tons of surprises, and a very personal band interview about the past, present, and future. The LIVE-CD/VINYL presents a whopping 2 hours 20 of pure audio material from the concert in Madrid plus four bonus tracks from the shows in Prague, São Paulo, Wacken, and Santiago de Chile. – There honestly was no way, they could’ve fit more on the discs.
Unfortunately, Dave Mustaine had to cancel the MEGADETH tour due to his medical condition. Together with metal fans all over the world, the PUMPKINS wish him a speedy recovery and will be filling in for the band’s Brazil dates last-minute, causing the scheduled studio dates to be postponed. Despite the occasion, HELLOWEEN are very happy to announce the new shows at ROCKFEST, ROADFEST and ROCK LIVE, and to be able to celebrate the release day of “UNITED ALIVE & UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID” on October 4 live with the Brazilian fans and their colleagues IRON MAIDEN, SCORPIONS and SEPULTURA at what is probably the biggest and most legendary festival worldwide: ROCK IN RIO!
DATES:
21.09. BR São Paulo – Rockfest (w/ SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE, EUROPE)
23.09. BR Uberlândia – Roadfest (w/ SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE)
25.09. BR Brasília – Rock ao Vivo (w/ SCORPIONS)
28.09. BR Florianópolis – Rock ao Vivo (w/ SCORPIONS)
01.10. BR Porto Alegre – Rock ao Vivo (w/ SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE)
04.10. BR Rio de Janeiro – Rock in Rio (w/ IRON MAIDEN, SCORPIONS, SEPULTURA)
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Get the re-issues of: “Keeper Of The Seven Keys: The Legacy” & “Gambling With The Devil” here: http://nblast.de/HelloweenReReleases
Get the 10inch ‘Pumpkins United’ here: http://nblast.de/HelloweenUnitedNB
Purchase the track digitally: http://nblast.de/HelloweenDigital
More information:
www.helloween.org
www.facebook.com/helloweenofficial/
www.nuclearblast.de/helloween
Today, on April 19th, the German power metallers from HELLOWEEN release the re-issues of two of their classic albums: The legendary double-album “Keeper Of The Seven Keys: The Legacy” (2005), including the singles ‘Mrs. God’ and ‘Light The Universe’ feat. Candice Night, and the album “Gambling With The Devil” (2007) including the singles ‘As Long As I Fall’ and ‘Find My Freedom’.
Get your copies here: http://nblast.de/HelloweenReReleases
The albums are available in the following formats:
“Keeper Of The Seven Keys: The Legacy”:
2CD + 2LP
CD1:
01. The King For A 1000 Years
02. The Invisible Man
03. Born On Judgment Day
04. Pleasure Drone
05. Mrs. God
06. Silent Rain
CD2:
01. Occasion Avenue
02. Light The Universe
03. Do You Know What You’re Fighting For?
04. Come Alive
05. The Shade In The Shadow
06. Get It Up
07. My Life For One More Day
Bonus:
08. Run (The Name Of Your Enemy)
09. Revolution
“Gambling With The Devil”:
CD + 2LP
CD
01. Crack The Riddle
02. Kill It
03. The Saints
04. As Long As I Fall
05. Paint A New World
06. Final Fortune
07. The Bells Of The 7 Hells
08. Fallen To Pieces
09. I.M.E.
10. Can Do It
11. Dreambound
12. Heaven Tells No Lies
Bonus:
13. Find My Freedom
14. We Unite
15. See The Night
16. Never Surrender
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More information:
www.helloween.org
www.facebook.com/helloweenofficial/
www.nuclearblast.de/helloween
Today, the German power metallers from HELLOWEEN announce the re-issues of two of their classic albums to be released on April 19th: The legendary double-album “Keeper Of The Seven Keys: The Legacy” (2005), including the singles ‘Mrs. God’ and ‘Light The Universe’ feat. Candice Night, and the album “Gambling With The Devil” (2007) including the singles ‘As Long As I Fall’ and ‘Find My Freedom’.
You can pre-order the albums here: http://nblast.de/HelloweenReReleases
The albums will be available in the following formats:
“Keeper Of The Seven Keys: The Legacy”:
2CD + 2LP
CD1:
01. The King For A 1000 Years
02. The Invisible Man
03. Born On Judgment Day
04. Pleasure Drone
05. Mrs. God
06. Silent Rain
CD2:
01. Occasion Avenue
02. Light The Universe
03. Do You Know What You’re Fighting For?
04. Come Alive
05. The Shade In The Shadow
06. Get It Up
07. My Life For One More Day
Bonus:
08. Run (The Name Of Your Enemy)
09. Revolution
“Gambling With The Devil”:
CD + 2LP
CD
01. Crack The Riddle
02. Kill It
03. The Saints
04. As Long As I Fall
05. Paint A New World
06. Final Fortune
07. The Bells Of The 7 Hells
08. Fallen To Pieces
09. I.M.E.
10. Can Do It
11. Dreambound
12. Heaven Tells No Lies
Bonus:
13. Find My Freedom
14. We Unite
15. See The Night
16. Never Surrender
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More information:
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‘Demoncracy’ was mastered by Ade Emsley at “Table of Tone Mastering” in London (Iron Maiden). The artwork and layout design was made by Anestis Goudas.
Digipack CD track listing:
1. You Are You
2. Free Your Mind
3. Enemy Maker
4. Final Destination
5. Games Without Frontiers
6. The All Seeing Eye
7. Before The Fall
8. The Replicant
9. Heroes & Demons
10. My Way
Black Vinyl track listing:
Side A
1. You Are You
2. Free Your Mind
3. Enemy Maker
4. Final Destination
5. Games Without Frontiers
6. The All Seeing Eye
Side B
1. Before The Fall
2. The Replicant
The album can be pre-ordered here: http://bit.ly/GA-Demon-mm & http://bit.ly/GA-Demon-roar
GOD’S ARMY is:
John ABC Smith – Vocals/Bass guitar
Mark Cross – Drums/Backing vocals
Ian O´Sullivan – Guitar/Backing vocals
Eddie van Dahl – Guitar
God’s Army has absolutely nothing to do with religion and everything to do with music. Their sound can be described as a good mix of traditional Rock and Metal, NWoBHM, on their new album more progressive than the predecessor with a shot of adrenalin and a dash of melodic rock sensibility with catchy chorus lines and melodic hooks which has helped develop a sound that has attracted attention from many different sources.
Today, consisting of John A.B.C. Smith on Bass & Lead Vocals, Mark Cross on Drums, Ian O’Sullivan on Guitar and the recent addition of Eddie van Dahl as second guitar player.
The creative process for the second album has been completed after a long battle stumbling through 4 different studios to get to its final result. With their second album ‘Demoncracy’ God’s Army have delivered a tour de force in modern metal. If you like a message in your music, you’re gonna get one here! Here is a band that refuses to bow to trends. If you want to hear songs based on fantasy or horror then this is not the album for you. Lyrically God’s Army is serious about what they do and this is reflected in the musical themes explored on Demoncracy: an album to wake you from your daydream….
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UNBEATABLE
A very special summer season, not only due to the tropical heat, is slowly coming to an end: Festivals have been rocked so hard that we would’ve been sweating even if mercury hadn’t been on a permanent high. Among the massive PUMPKINS UNITED WORLD TOUR’s open air highlights were, of course, the headline slots at Wacken, Barcelona’s Rock Fest and Masters of Rock – but also the mega gigs with IRON MAIDEN at Sweden Rock Festival and Florence’s Firenze Rocks in June were definitely shows we’ll remember for all eternity. Thanks to everyone who has been with us until now!
UNSTOPPABLE
Fortunately the tour is by no means over, and dates in the US and Canada are next on the schedule – there will also be, due to the tremendous demand, additional dates in Latin America to follow: And as first class support, no other than KREATOR and ARCH ENEMY will be firing up the stages for the Pumpkins! Final shows with the full UNITED cast will take place at the end of 2018 with a right royal farewell blast: In Hamburg, right where all the madness started in 1984, PUMPKINS UNITED will burn down the house with the tour’s last show in the legendary Sporthalle on December 22nd.
UNFORGETTABLE
For those, who mysteriously missed the tour – but also for everyone, who has been a part of it and would love to revisit those unique nights, the boys have recorded the very best moments. Goose bump inducing footage of the PUMPKINS UNITED WORLD TOUR, which has been reveled as “tour of the year” by fans and press everywhere, will be released as a live CD as well as on DVD and Blu-ray at the beginning of 2019, so that those nights can be celebrated over and over without even having to leave the sofa. For now, you can make the wait a bit more bearable with a stream of the full Wacken show at Magenta Music 360 right here: www.magenta-musik-360.de/helloween-pumpkins-united-9208205928595094844
UNBELIEVABLE
As we are reeling from Wacken and preparing for the upcoming show in Las Vegas, those maniacs are already launching the next sensation: For starters, Nuclear Blast has insisted to keep the band on their roster for a few more years, and – double bass drum roll – there will be a brand-new STUDIO ALBUM with KISKE AND HANSEN. With the band’s songwriting trio of Weikath, Hansen and Deris retreating to the studio together with these two exceptional singers in 2019, it’s clear that the album scheduled for 2020 will be no less than epic.
If this news doesn’t get your blood pumping then maybe your proper rock baptism hasn’t happened yet – the rest of us are over the moon, because:
THE PUMPKINS UNITED DREAM CONTINUES!FINAL SHOWS:
07. Sep USA / Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
08. Sep USA / Los Angeles, CA – The Palladium
10. Sep USA / Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
12. Sep CAN / Montreal, QUE – Metropolis
14. Sep USA / Worcester, MA – Palladium
15. Sep USA / New York City – Irving Plaza
16. Sep USA / New York City – Irving Plaza
26. Okt COL / Bogota – Knot Fest
28. Okt SVL / San Salvador – CIFCO
31. Okt CHI / Santiago – Movistar Arena **
02. Nov MEX / Mexico City – Arena CDMX **
04. Nov MEX / Guadalajara – Foro Alterno
08. Nov ARG / Buenos Aires Luna Park **
** special guests: KREATOR & ARCH ENEMY
06. Dez POR / Lissabon – Sala TEJO
08. Dez ESP / Sant. de Compostela – Fontes do Sar B.E.C
14. Dez GER / Ravensburg – Oberschwabenhalle
15. Dez GER / Karlsruhe – Knockout Festival
18. Dez SWE / Stockholm – Arenan
21. Dez GER / Bamberg – Brose Arena
22. Dez GER / Hamburg – Sporthalle
Watch the ‘Pumpkins United’ lyric video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Feu8bxF05Rw
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]]>This morning is also when the terrible news of Vinnie Paul’s untimely passing reaches us. This of course means that dedications to Paul are heard from the Copenhell stages throughout the day, something which is only natural when someone who has meant so much to so many people in our community passes away.
The infrastructure of Copenhagen and the picking up of another friend on the way to the festival means that I only get to witness two songs by up-and-coming Danish band LIVLØS‘s early afternoon concert. They’re a strong crew, the young Danes, and their brand of melodic death metal is effective. Front man Simon Olsen is by now a recognised shouter in Danish metal circles, and he’s also paying his dues as the singer of Beast. By the look of it, this afternoon seance is another victory for Livløs. Good on them!
What comes next is unique. In front of thousands of metal fans, the AARHUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA plays a number of classical pieces used in films or film scores. And they are not just any films; they are all films related to comic books, with the exception of 2001, Star Wars and Indiana Jones. The guy who selected the repertoire is none other than the 60-year-old JAKOB STEGELMANN. For non-Danes his name probably doesn’t mean a thing, but for us he’s a cult figure. Since the 80s, he has been a sort of spokesperson for children when it comes to comic books, cartoons and games via his television programmes and books. Judging by the reaction today, the veneration for this man is a big as ever. The chant of ’Jakob, Jakob, Jakob’ resounds several times during the show between the superbly performed tunes. Stegelmann shares his thoughts on difficult questions like ‘what do you prefer, Marvel or DC’ and his views on Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Tom & Jerry, etc., and presents the music from various versions of Batman, Superman, Avengers and many more.
The most fantastic thing about this concert is the reaction of the audience. They (we) are all smiles, laughter and appreciation. The symphony orchestra seems to be having a ball of a time as well. When the Superman theme is played, crowd surfers do it Superman style. And look at this reaction when the orchestra plays Grieg’s ‘Hall of the Mountain King’ (which we as metal fans all know from e.g. Savatage):
Excuse my finger shadow there! Shit happens. Anyway, as you can tell, people are having a great time. Things don’t get less amusing as the crowd decides to do a wall of death when the orchestra plays the ‘Imperial March’ from Star Wars. When is the best time to run? Where is trigger? You judge:
Tricky, right?
What an amazing experience in the Saturday afternoon sun!
STEEL PANTHER is all about platitudes. It’s by and large all about sex, cocks, breasts, venereal diseases, drugs and rock’n’roll. In a sentence: It’s hilarious!
I’ve never experienced this LA hair metal parody band before, and what a shame that is. With titles such as ‘Goin’ in the Backdoor’, Gloryhole and ‘Asian Hooker’, you kind of get the direction. Thing is, it’s all cleverly put together, the punchlines are in place, the timing is good, the dialogue between the band members is a riot, and, lo and behold, they actually play well.
Things get even wackier as singer Michael Starr is looking for a volunteer to get up on stage A woman, naturally. Young Kasia dares to get up there, and even if she refuses to show off her advantages, she gets a song and a hug. After this, all the women who’d like to join are invited. Guitarist Satchel would like to point out that hot women who like to take it in the arse are preferred. But of course!
Now we get much more serious on the Pandemonium stage with SUFFOCATION . I have great respect for the technical abilities of the New York death metal combo, but truth be told, I have a hard time listening through an entire Suffocation album. However, what the New Yorkers accomplish here today is no less than grandiose. I haven’t seen this band live since the 90s, and I am completely awestruck by their technical sublimity, tightness and brutality as a live band. It’s crazy.
‘Infecting the Crypts’ concludes a far too short set of only 45 minutes. This gig is a true triumph in my humble opinion.
As a side note, I can’t help noticing that Corrosion of Conformity singer/guitarist Pepper Keenan and guitarist Woody Weatherman witness most of the set from the wings of the stage. Interesting.
On the Hades stage, I catch the last couple of songs by Danish KELLERMENSCH. They are very popular here, and I can see why. They are most definitely different from the typical metal band, and probably more of an avantgarde sludge/noise thing, dressed very neatly and with a violin and all that.
I’m not sure why, but I can’t help thinking about Elvis when WASP hit the stage. I guess it could have something to do with the general appearance of Blackie Lawless and the fact that he looks slightly unhealthy, with an excess of 15 kilos or something. Yes, yes, the man’s almost twenty years older than Elvis was when peanut butter and drugs took him to the grave, but, still… The way Blackie’s pointing into to audience and pretending to talk to people is just funny – or perhaps this is just genuine showmanship, I’m not sure.
No matter what, Lawless’ characteristic voice is still in good shape, and songs like ‘Inside the Electric Circus’,’The Real Me’,’LOVE Machine’,’Chainsaw Charlie’,’Wild Child’ and ‘I Wanna Be Somebody’ still kick arse. WASP never were huge in Denmark, which is why the reception isn’t euphoric, but certainly decent. I’m sure that if Blackie and his crew in their much too tight shirts had played later in the evening, it would have been a much bigger party.
WASP setlist:
1. On Your Knees/Inside the Electric Circus
2. The Real Me
3. LOVE Machine
4. Idol
5. Pleasure Arena
6. Heaven’s Hung In Black
7. Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue)
8. Wild Child
9. I Wanna Be Somebody
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY is a band I know from merely one album, which I bought back in 1991 0r 1992 (Blind) and listened to quite frequently back then – and never listened to again. But I’m determined to see what they are like live. It turns out to be a good experience. Pepper Keenan, Woody Weatherman, Mike Dean and Reed Mullin sound a lot like Black Sabbath, that’s for sure. And it’s just as plain to see where some stoner bands found their inspiration.
Keenan is the natural focal point of the band, but it is bassist Mike Dean who fascinates the most with his curly, fluffy hair and totally stoned appearance.
After the concert, Pepper and Weatherman return to the stage with the Suffocation guys to do a toast for Vinnie Paul. ‘I’m Broken’ is played across the field. Can you bang your head in a heartfelt way? Some of us do this time.
A toast for Vinnie:
The next live experience brings me and at least one of my good friends to a state of near-orgasm. HELLOWEEN show everyone what true power metal is like I’ve never seen it before.
This show is in truth a parade down memory lane. It feels like skydiving into my youth and my first years as a metalhead. The concept of bringing all line-ups of Helloween together in a united package is a stroke of genius. Hansen, Kiske and Deris delivering songs together from all phases of the band’s career is brilliant and amazing entertainment.
Either the many members of Helloween on stage are fantastic actors, or they are actually having fun as well. It looks like it, and it is contagious. In the audience you see lots of old farts like me, smiling and banging their old heads – because we can’t help it.
I’m certain the cynic would say that they are simply there to cash in on the concept, but I say to hell with it – the songs are good, the musicians too, and it is like a big celebration of power metal. In Helloween’s version, I’m loving it.
Helloween setlist:
1. Halloween
2. Dr. Stein
3. I’m Alive
4. If I Could Fly
5. Starlight/Ride the Sky/Judas/Heavy Metal (Is the Law)
6. Power
7. How Many Tears
8. Invitation
9. Eagle Fly Free
10. Keeper of the Seven Keys
Encores:
11. Future World
12. I Want Out
A much darker note is struck on the Pandemonium stage a couple of minutes later as SATYRICON take to the stage. Satyricon is a band I’ve always thought I didn’t like. And therefore I’ve stayed away from their music and the shows. My mistake!
This show is a small revelation for me. Satyricon are a fantastic live band. So dark, so intense, så professional and cool, this is simply grand. I don’t know the songs at all, but especially three songs (which I figure out are called ‘Black Crow on a Tombstone’, ‘Now, Diabolical’ and ‘KING’) are complete and utter hit songs. Wonderful surprise!
The midnight hour belongs to Swedish rock phenomenon GHOST. Tobias Forge a.k.a Cardinal Copia has accomplished to capture the hearts of both rock and metal fans of all breeds and kinds – from death metal to rock fans. Tonight gives you a pretty good idea of the broad appeal of Ghost. You meet all sorts in the first rows (yes, I’m there with my good friends, simply because we want to be close to the Satanic preacher…or just because Ghost’s music is the dog’s bollocks) and it is as if Copenhell greets Ghost as heroes who have finally returned home.
The stage is set up as the inside of cathedral with glass mosaics, in several levels, which allow the Cardinal and his Ghouls to walk up and down and around to create a more dynamic stage show. It all looks amazing. And not only that: The band sound amazing. This is the third time I see Ghost live and it’s by far the best sound I’ve experienced at one of their shows.
It may be that Forge is a peculiar geezer who may or may not be a ego-centered bastard who only focuses on himself, but fact remains that his music strikes a nerve right here and now, and it sounds great.
The one weak spot I have to point out is the Cardinal’s desire to listen to himself speak. He talks too much. The introduction of the band during the concert is far, far too long – I can’t be sure, but it feels like a ten-minute intro where Forge takes us through the role of each Ghoul. The joke is funny the first couple of times, but after five minutes or so, it kind of dies. I’d rather have one more song, please!
But, that said, with songs like ‘Rats’, ‘Absolution’, ‘From the Pinnacle to the Pit’, ‘Cirice’, ‘He Is’ og ‘Mummy Dust’, forgiveness is always close at hand. What a show!
Ghost setlist:
1. Ashes
2. Rats
3. Absolution
4. Ritual
5. From the Pinnacle to the Pit
6. Faith
7. Devil Church
8. Cirice
9. Miasma
10. Year Zero
11. Spöksonat
12. He Is
13. Mummy Dust
14. If You HaveGhosts
15. Dance Macabre
16. Square Hammer
Encore:
17. Monstrance Clock
Despite the fact that my original plan was to witness crush the remains of SODOM Copenhell’s senses to pieces after this, I have to admit to myself that I can’t do three hours of driving back home after that. So, instead I drive my friends from Copenhagen home and head towards west in the dark, which is soon to turn into dawn. Behind me I have my Copenhell debut and a feeling that I just might be coming back a year from now.
Don’t forget to have a look at Tommy’s fine pictures from Copenhell 2018 in our photo section!
Opener ‘Exodus’ immediately catches my attention, especially because of the emotional bit theatrical singing part at the start. A nice riff, lots of melody, strong singing and a steady bass carry this song. The music reminds me of a mix of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and some power metal influences. These influences return in several other songs later on. Next up is ‘Age Of Machines’, an uptempo track with influences of Judas Priest, the singing style of mr. Rasmussen is at times a bit similar to Halford. His voice has a kind of raw edge, sounds emotional and at times rather theatrical. ‘The Hunter’ starts a bit like Helloween in their ‘Keeper’ period and Gamma Ray influences in the singing style aren’t far away either.
The songs on Abandon Earth have a real high standard, you hear some great song writing skills, only killers no fillers. ‘Time Traveller starts as a ballad and then turns into a real epic track, building up in speed and getting heavier minute after minute ending in galloping style. Guitar tandem Jacob and Simon do magic, playing strong solos/leads song after song. ‘Behind the Veil’ is an emotional ballad with Troels vocals in the leading role, the raw edge reminds me of the band Lefay (who still knows them?).
Uptempo classic heavy metal song ‘Fourth Dimension’ follows, again mixing Maiden, Helloween and Priest. After an intro ‘Fall Of Icarus’ appears to be an emotional track with strong riffs and emotional vocals. The band Nevermore enters my mind because of the singing. ‘Event Horizon’ has been out as a single for some time and is the shortest and fastest track. Below you can listen and look at this track. With ‘Savage’ the emotional atmosphere of Nevermore returns at the start after which some real power metal riffs take over and make it a perfect music mix of Helloween, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden again. Final song ‘Welcome To Hell’ is the perfect end of a perfect album. Underlining that real melodic heavy (power) metal has still a future.
This must be good enough to gain a lot of new fans and also trigger some German festivals!
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