Helloween - Releasing 25th Anniversary Best Of Album, Cover Art Revealed
Original news posted on 24.10.2009
Helloween have issued the following update:
"We deeply apologize the weeks of silence - which were weeks of insecurity for us - about the bands European label situation and the release date of the long awaited Unarmed - Best-Of 25th Anniversary album.
Thus we are proud to finally announce that we have teamed up with Sony Music in coop. with SPV, to release our upcoming records. We also want to use this opportunity to welcome the highly motivated team of Sony Music in the world of Helloween and it´s fans!
Release dates of Unarmed - Best-Of 25th Anniversary:
December 16th, 2009 - Japan & Southeast Asia (JVC/Victor)
January 29th, 2010 - Europe (SONY/SPV)
The release dates for the American continent will be announced soon
Unarmed - Best-Of 25th Anniversary is a big 'thank-you' to all our fans, old and new all over the world! Instead of putting together a regular greatest hits compilation featuring our most successful tracks to celebrate this anniversary, we completely rearranged and rerecorded the greatest songs and melodies of our career.
Together with our tried and tested producer, Charlie Bauerfeind, we invited many great musicians to guest on this special record, with the doubtless highlight of having the 70-piece Prague Symphonic Orchestra performing "The Keeper´s Trilogy", a 17 minute medley consisting of the songs "Halloween", "Keeper of the Seven Keys" and "The King for A 1000 Years" - goose bumbs guaranteed!
Here´s a list of all songs we recorded:
Dr. Stein
Future World
If I Could Fly
Where The Rain Grows
The Keeper´s Trilogy
Eagle Fly Free
Perfect Gentleman
Forever & One
I Want Out
Falling To Pieces
A Tale That wasn't Right
We aren't one of those bands who like to celebrate themselves, we just want to say 'thank you' in our own special way to all of you who have followed us through the past 25 years - to us, this album stands for an official celebration. It was a big challenge & great experience and we had a lot of fun recording our most important tracks in an entirely new 'outfit' and with new arrangements - we hope you like them!"
UPDATE (thanks to Snbn)
German metallers Helloween have revealed the artwork for Unarmed - Best-Of 25th Anniversary, and have issued the following message: "The artwork for the forthcoming album was once more made by Martin Haeusler who was already in charge of The Legacy and the Gambling With The Devil artwork. The photo shooting took place at a salt-lake near Los Angeles and a detailed making-of story will be featured here soon.
Unarmed - Best-Of 25th Anniversary will also be released in a limited version with a very special digi-pack, incl. a 30 min. making-of DVD, containing interviews and studio footage... also available will be a double vinyl version!"
Helloween have issued the following update:
"We deeply apologize the weeks of silence - which were weeks of insecurity for us - about the bands European label situation and the release date of the long awaited Unarmed - Best-Of 25th Anniversary album.
Thus we are proud to finally announce that we have teamed up with Sony Music in coop. with SPV, to release our upcoming records. We also want to use this opportunity to welcome the highly motivated team of Sony Music in the world of Helloween and it´s fans!
Release dates of Unarmed - Best-Of 25th Anniversary:
December 16th, 2009 - Japan & Southeast Asia (JVC/Victor)
January 29th, 2010 - Europe (SONY/SPV)
The release dates for the American continent will be announced soon
Unarmed - Best-Of 25th Anniversary is a big 'thank-you' to all our fans, old and new all over the world! Instead of putting together a regular greatest hits compilation featuring our most successful tracks to celebrate this anniversary, we completely rearranged and rerecorded the greatest songs and melodies of our career.
Together with our tried and tested producer, Charlie Bauerfeind, we invited many great musicians to guest on this special record, with the doubtless highlight of having the 70-piece Prague Symphonic Orchestra performing "The Keeper´s Trilogy", a 17 minute medley consisting of the songs "Halloween", "Keeper of the Seven Keys" and "The King for A 1000 Years" - goose bumbs guaranteed!
Here´s a list of all songs we recorded:
Dr. Stein
Future World
If I Could Fly
Where The Rain Grows
The Keeper´s Trilogy
Eagle Fly Free
Perfect Gentleman
Forever & One
I Want Out
Falling To Pieces
A Tale That wasn't Right
We aren't one of those bands who like to celebrate themselves, we just want to say 'thank you' in our own special way to all of you who have followed us through the past 25 years - to us, this album stands for an official celebration. It was a big challenge & great experience and we had a lot of fun recording our most important tracks in an entirely new 'outfit' and with new arrangements - we hope you like them!"
UPDATE (thanks to Snbn)
German metallers Helloween have revealed the artwork for Unarmed - Best-Of 25th Anniversary, and have issued the following message: "The artwork for the forthcoming album was once more made by Martin Haeusler who was already in charge of The Legacy and the Gambling With The Devil artwork. The photo shooting took place at a salt-lake near Los Angeles and a detailed making-of story will be featured here soon.
Unarmed - Best-Of 25th Anniversary will also be released in a limited version with a very special digi-pack, incl. a 30 min. making-of DVD, containing interviews and studio footage... also available will be a double vinyl version!"
| helloween.org | |
| Band profile: | Helloween |
Comments
‹‹
Back to News
- 1
- 2
| Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk To Mega Therion Posts: 330  |
It's an okay songlist...But we'll see what whether this re-recording thing is to be an improvement or a failure.
----  Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one, and they all stink.
Loading...
|
| Metal Maiden Megadead Posts: 352  |
Hmm...now that oughta be interesting...Especially the so-called Keeper's trilogy...I'd preferred if one or two of the tracks were different, but it would still be great to have a Deris-version of all these songs...Judging by the times I've seen them live, Deris is doing more than a decent job in singing Kiske's parts... P.S. Now that I look at it, the tracklist sure is pretty short for a Best Of Anniversary album imo...
Loading...
|
| Mountain King K i K o Posts: 1361  |
Nice idea., but they should have included more songs from different albums especially from Time Of The Oath! Kings Will Be Kings etc...
Loading...
|
| Adunnakhor Posts: 8  |
Have to agree with Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk, looks good, but we'll see if it still sounds good. I guess it will, tho 
Loading...
|
| Reign Posts: 17  |
I agree also, but I think that they could have put a few more songs on the list.
Loading...
|
| Snbn Posts: 42 |
It's too short setlist in my opinion .  NO SONGS FROM WALL OF JERICHO!!!!! WTF  ? Just interest to here The Keeper's Trilogy.
Loading...
|
| RhaegarTargaryen Telcontar Posts: 389  |
Good songs, but too few od them. For a 25 years band, and a good one to ... no Mr.Torture, Why, In The Middle of a Heartbeat ... Hell, I think even Bells of the VII Hells could do ...
---- ... For years I have traveled in coldness, But my heart is warm as the darkened sun above me... Nothing can never take away What I've seen with these tired eyes
Loading...
|
| GT Coffee!! Staff Posts: 5101  |
Written by Metal Maiden on 24.10.2009 at 16:18 It might be because the Keeper's Trilogy is a 17 minutes medley But yeah they could easily have tossed in a few more songs
----  Dreams are made so we don't get bored when we sleep
Loading...
|
| Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk To Mega Therion Posts: 330 |
Indeed they could have. 11(+2) isn't much for this kind of a compilation. And I know I will hate that Trilogy song, because a) I dislike medleys, they take away the flow of the songs and b) I absolutely hate The King for A 1000 Years.
---- Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one, and they all stink.
Loading...
|
| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561  |
Im down. lets see if helloween can pull a metallica or not.
---- Kick Ass, Die Young Less is More Stay Pure Stay Poor Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
Loading...
|
| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669  |
Wow...this setlist is really good 
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep 
Loading...
|
| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62020  |
Asia important how Europe :hopless:
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
Loading...
|
| Symmachus Posts: 2002 |
|
| Kinzoku Posts: 57  |
Hate it when bands do this. Yea those songs are great, no matter how they're "rearranged" it doesn't change the fact that I've heard them already. I'd rather have new material!!
Loading...
|
| juanopereira Posts: 268  |
I think this compilation is a good idea but there are a lot of good songs that are missing like Why, Power, Mr. Torture, Steel Tormentor, etc. I know you can't put all the good songs in just one album but I think there's enough space for 2 more songs. A tracklist with 11 songs is too short for a 25th anniversary album.
Loading...
|
| ImNotMetal Posts: 62  |
Okay,, Lets see the new arrangement of the helloween's great songs, Hey, where is 'power'? I thought it was on the list,
Loading...
|
| JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1567  |
Loading...
|
| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13254  |
Interesting to hear the re-recordings. Good that SPV has new life too.
Loading...
|
| nb Posts: 248  |
This type of albums I might listen to just once, but after that, I always go back to the original albums, where you have all the songs. But if it is a band that I don't care too much about but has a few good songs (i.e. Bon Jovi) then I like the compilations.
Loading...
|
| Crème fraiche Posts: 703  |
Loading...
|
| Inlé Posts: 334  |
I'm with anyone who voices something along these lines: "interesting idea, mediocre and extremely predictable list of songs"
Loading...
|
| Jan Posts: 247  |
Sounds interesting - could be worth having listen when it comes out. But I'm with the "re-arrangements can go either way" fraction. (But it will be probably at least decent.)
Loading...
|
| Dominus The Shooter Posts: 375  |
Loading...
|
| fade Son of Sweden Staff Posts: 3771  |
Sony is BS... why Sony???
---- The troubles of avoiding horseshit. My Music database: http://www.racksandtags.com/northernsky/
Loading...
|
| Kratos Posts: 156  |
Loading...
|
| Symmachus Posts: 2002 |
|
| Charly546 Posts: 314 |
|
| HardSide Posts: 381 |
|
| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561 |
Thank god its not another CGI abortion.
---- Kick Ass, Die Young Less is More Stay Pure Stay Poor Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
Loading...
|
| Lord_Regnier Posts: 1469  |
I don't like the artwork at all. It reminds me of Avantasia-The Scarecrow, which is a piece of garbage I utterly despise. Anyway, my opinion on this kind of record is it can be interesting and fun to do for the band members, but it brings nothing interesting to the listener. In other terms, I find this kind of record useless, pointless from a musical point of view.
---- "Why would we fear death, when life is so much more frightening?"
Loading...
|
- 1
- 2
Hits total: 6811 | This month: 9