HELLOWEEN

Release Year: 2023
Artist Origin: GER
Style: dynamic melodic heavy speed metal

whether you have only just been initiated or have supported the German sound for years, it is impossible to ignore Helloween’s striking, unmistakable direction, as at this mature stage they demonstrate damn confident balance between traditional melody and heavier, more modern approach: excellent performance on this powerful album [2007], Andy Deris’ masterful singing, Michael Weikath’s sweeping solos and impressive compositional talent create a top-tier record for fans of melodic heavy metal, where vivid guitar interplay and solid rhythmic backbone make songs sound especially forceful and dynamic, while a wealth of fast and heavy tracks is combined with darker sonic approach, venturing far beyond what one might expect from this historical crew, thus twelve-part opus becomes one of the most convincing releases of their later era; recent German edition comes with four bonuses