Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1
| Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Helloween | ||||||||||
| Released | 23 May 1987 | |||||||||
| Recorded | November 1986 - January 1987 at Horus Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany | |||||||||
| Genre | Power metal | |||||||||
| Length | 36:58 | |||||||||
| Label | Noise | |||||||||
| Producer | Tommy Newton, Tommy Hansen | |||||||||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Sputnikmusic | |
| Classic Rock |   |
| Rock Hard | (9.5/10) |
| Metal Hammer (GER) | |
Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I is the second studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1987. It marks the first appearance of vocalist Michael Kiske, and is considered the album that created the genre of European-style power metal. It was an album dominated by guitarist Kai Hansen, due to an injury to co-guitarist Michael Weikath which prevented him from performing on much of the album. "Future World" was released as a single and a music video was made for "Halloween" but with 8 minutes omitted from the song. The band originally planned to release Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I and Part II as a double album, but their record label refused, insisting that the albums be released separately. Much later in 2010, both albums were released together with bonus tracks.
The Russian band, Arktida, covered the song "I'm Alive" in a single they titled, "Я живой", Romanized as "Ya zhivoy".
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