Helloween
Helloween Live in Nuremberg (2006)
Background information
Origin	Hamburg, Germany
Genre(s)	Power metal Speed metal Heavy metal
Years active	1984 - present
Label(s)	Noise, RCA, EMI, Castle, Nuclear Blast, Steamerhammer
Associated acts	Gamma Ray, Iron Savior, Masterplan, Blind Guardian
Website	http://www.helloween.org
Members
Andi Deris Michael Weikath Sascha Gerstner Markus Grosskopf Dani Löble
Former members
Kai Hansen Michael Kiske Ingo Schwichtenberg Roland Grapow Uli Kusch Mark Cross Stefan Schwarzmann

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Biography

The original line-up featured Kai Hansen (Vocals/Guitars), Michael Weikath (Guitars), Markus Grosskopf (Bass) and Ingo Schwichtenberg (Drums). In 1984 the band had signed a deal with Noise Records (see 1984 in music) and recorded two songs for a Noise compilation record called Death Metal with bands Hellhammer, Running Wild and Dark Avenger. The two tracks were "Oernst Of Life" by Weikath, and Hansen's "Metal Invaders" which later on was featured in a faster version on the band's first full-length album. Kai Michael Hansen (born January 17, 1963, in Hamburg, Germany) is a power metal guitarist and vocalist. ... Michael Ingo Joachim Weikath is the guitarist of the Power metal band called Helloween. ... Markus Großkopf Markus Großkopf (Born in Hamburg, Germany on September 21st, 1965) is the Bass player for the german power metal band Helloween. ... Ingo Schwichtenberg (May 18, 1965 - March 8, 1995) was one of the founding members of German power metal band Helloween and was famous for his high-energy drumming and ear-to-ear smile. ... Noise Records is a German record label founded by infamous German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1984 as an expansion of the concept of his label Aggressive Rock Produktionen. ... See also: // January 21 - Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40. ... Death Metal is a split album by groups Helloween, Hellhammer, Running Wild and Dark Avenger. ... Hellhammer was an early-1980s extreme metal band, hailing from Switzerland and popular briefly in Europe in the mid-1980s. ... Running Wild is one of a few German heavy metal bands to emerge in the early/mid 1980s (along with Helloween, Gamma Ray, Rage, Blind Guardian, Grave Digger, etc). ...

1985 came around and Helloween recorded its first record Helloween, a self-titled EP containing 5 tracks. The EP was successful. During that same year the group recorded and released its first full-length album titled Walls of Jericho which was well-received, with its mixture of speed and melodies redefining heavy metal. (In fact, WWE Wrestler Chris Jericho took his stage name from the album, as well as the name of his signature submission move, Walls Of Jericho). However, during the following tour, it became obvious that Kai had difficulties singing and playing the guitar at the same time. Kai's last recorded performance as the band's lead singer was in 1986 on a single EP titled Judas, which contained the song "Judas" along with some live tracks. After that, Helloween began the search for a new vocalist. This article is about the year. ... Helloween is the début recording by the German band Helloween. ... Walls of Jericho is the first full length album by the power metal band Helloween. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian actor, radio host, rock musician, and professional wrestler. ... Boston crab The Boston crab is a professional wrestling hold that typically starts with the opponent laying back-first on the mat, with the wrestler standing and facing them. ... Judas is a song by the german heavy metal band Helloween from the album Walls of Jericho. ...

The first choice was to recruit former Tyran' Pace vocalist Ralf Scheepers, who had sung lead for the band on the short "Judas" tour; he declined. The band ended up finding an 18-year-old talent from a local Hamburg band, Ill Prophecy, named Michael Kiske. With their new lead singer they recorded Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part 1, released in 1987, which established Helloween as one of the most successful heavy metal bands in Europe. In 1988 Helloween recorded Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II, their best known album featuring the classic line-up. Fortune smiled on the German quintet when MTV put their single "I Want Out" into heavy rotation. Additionally, in support of its "Headbanger's Ball" show, MTV presented the inaugural Headbanger's Ball Tour and invited Helloween as special guests, joining Bay Area thrash-metal band Exodus in support of headliners Anthrax. The band was slotted in the more-prestigious second spot, right before Anthrax's set. On the heels of this exposure to US audiences, the band achieved worldwide success, and things were looking extremely well. Ralf Scheepers is the current vocalist for German power metal outfit Primal Fear. ... Vocalist Michael Kiske was (born January 24, 1968 in Hamburg, Germany), best known as the lead vocalist for the German power metal band Helloween from 1987 to 1993. ... Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part 1 is the 1987 release from the German power metal/heavy metal band Helloween. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 is an album by the German heavy metal band Helloween, released in 1988. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Original logo of The Ball. ... Bay Area is a common term to refer to a metropolitan area situated around a bay. ... Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California by singer/drummer Tom Hunting, guitarists Tim Agnello and Kirk Hammett, and bassist Carlton Melson. ...

The euphoric highs experienced by the band would quickly lead to one of the darkest periods in its existence. Guitarist Kai Hansen unexpectedly left the band soon after the European leg of the "Keeper 2" tour due to conflicts within the band as well as troubles with record company Noise International, and a growing dissatisfaction with life on tour. He was quickly replaced by former Rampage guitarist Roland Grapow, who finished the rest of the "Keeper 2" tour with the band. Kai Michael Hansen (born January 17, 1963, in Hamburg, Germany) is a power metal guitarist and vocalist. ... Rampage can refer to: A course of violence. ... Roland Grapow, born August 30th, 1959 in Hamburg, Germany is a professional guitarist. ...

In 1989 the band released a live album called Live In The UK, featuring live material from their 1988 European tour, entitled "Keepers Live" in Japan and "I Want Out Live" in the U.S. The remaining members continued on, but ran into label problems with Noise, and, after litigation which kept them from touring and releasing new material, were eventually released from their contract. A new album would not appear until 1991 when, after several rumors about the band breaking up, they released the comically entitled Pink Bubbles Go Ape for their new record company, EMI. The album was less heavy, and with song titles such as "Heavy Metal Hamsters"; "I'm Doing Fine, Crazy Man"; and "Shit and Lobster", showed a shift towards, and an emphasis on, humor rather than the epic feel present on previous releases. As a result, Pink Bubbles Go Ape failed both commercially and critically, and soon tensions started to build up amongst the band members. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Live In the UK is the first live album released by the band Helloween. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... Pink Bubbles Go Ape is the fourth album by the German heavy metal band Helloween, released in 1991. ...

The pop-influenced follow-up Chameleon, released in 1993, cost the band what hardcore fans they had left. Instead of taking a heavier approach, as fans had clamored for, the band ventured into new territory, eschewing their signature double-guitar harmonies for synthesizers, horns, acoustic guitars, a children's chorus, country music, grunge and swing. As with the previous album, Chameleon failed commercially and critically. Tensions within Helloween worsened, and the band split into three factions, with Michael Kiske and Ingo Schwichtenberg on one side, Michael Weikath and Roland Grapow on the other, and Markus Grosskopf in the middle, trying to keep an uneasy peace between the four men. // Information Helloweens 1993 album is their most musically adventurous and also their least commercially successful. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

Shortly afterwards, the band would begin to disintegrate. During the Chameleon tour, the band would routinely play to half-filled venues, the fans staying away in droves when faced with the prospect of having to sit through a set of nearly all songs off the new album. Worse yet, drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg fell ill due to mental and drug-related issues, and was eventually fired, replaced by session drummer Ritchie Abdel-Nabi. Meanwhile, the conflicts within the rest of the band had reached critical mass, with Michael Weikath refusing to work any longer with Michael Kiske. The decision was made to fire Kiske. In hindsight, it is clear that the move away from power metal to pop was Kiske's idea; he had taken on a more vocal role in the band, and did not hide the fact that he disliked Helloween's style of power metal, instead favoring a softer, pop style of music. Since his firing, Kiske has not spoken positively about Helloween, and still claims to hate the whole heavy metal scene. Kiske would return with a solo album, 1996's Instant Clarity. The album was, for the most part, pop and soft rock, except for "The Calling", co-written by Kiske and Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, Smith, Hansen and Kiske-penned "New Horizons", the only "heavy metal" songs on the album. Since his first solo effort, Kiske has reinvented himself musically and relegated himself to eclectic-sounding albums such as Readiness to Sacrifice, SupaRed, and the self-titled Kiske; Kiske will also occasionally be a guest singer on other artists' albums, but refuses to be credited by his given name in an effort to prevent being associated with the metal genre. In may 2008 Kiske released 'Past in different ways' This featured some of his old helloween songs being rearanged and rerecorded Acoustically. Ingo Schwichtenberg (May 18, 1965 - March 8, 1995) was one of the founding members of German power metal band Helloween and was famous for his high-energy drumming and ear-to-ear smile. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Instant Clarity is the first solo album of Michael Kiske. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in the East End of London. ... Readiness To Sacrifice is the second solo album of Michael Kiske. ... Kiske is an album released by the German musician Michael Kiske in 2006. ...

In addition to the firing of Kiske, Abdel-Nabi, whose inability to replicate Schwichtenberg's machine-gun style of drumming hindered Helloween's ability to play fan-favorites like "Eagle Fly Free" and "How Many Tears" live, was given his walking papers as well. 1993 would come to a disastrous close as, in short, the band had no singer, no drummer, no record contract (EMI let the band go after the horrible returns for Pink Bubbles Go Ape and Chameleon), and seemingly no future.

Helloween returned in 1994, however, with former Pink Cream 69 frontman Andi Deris as their new lead singer, and Uli Kusch, formerly of Kai Hansen's Gamma Ray on the drums. Deris, in fact, had been approached by Weikath to join the band in 1991, but, despite being intrigued by the offer and dealing with emerging conflicts between himself and Pink Cream 69, declined. In the intervening year, however, Kiske was fired from Helloween and the issues within Pink Cream 69 worsened; faced with the inevitability of his firing, Deris accepted Weikath's offer. Despite not possessing the 4-octave range boasted by Kiske, Deris' vocal similarity to Kai Hansen, his enthusiasm, strong songwriting skills and the return of the "classic" Helloween sound in songs like "Where The Rain Grows", "The Game Is On" and "Still We Go", as well as the seeming rejuvenation of Weikath and Grapow, struck a chord with the fans. With this new and recharged lineup, and a new record contract courtesy of Castle Communications, Helloween released their successful comeback album, Master of the Rings. Pink Cream 69 is German Hard Rock band founded in 1987 in Karlsruhe, Germany by Andi Deris, Dennis Ward, Kosta Zafiriou and Alfred Koffler. ... Andreas Andi Deris (born August 18, 1964 in Karlsruhe, Germany) is the vocalist for power metal band Helloween, has an active solo career, as well as his own recording studio in Tenerife. ... Ulrich Kusch, born March 11, 1967, is a heavy metal drummer. ... Gamma Ray is a power metal band from north of Germany, founded by former Helloween guitarist, singer, and songwriter Kai Hansen. ... Master Of the Rings is the sixth full-length album by Helloween, the first to feature new members Andi Deris and Uli Kusch. ...

The story of Helloween's return was tempered, however, by tragedy in 1995, as the band, its members and fans were saddened by the suicide of original drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg. In the years since his departure from Helloween, Schwichtenberg had spiraled deeper into drug-use and depression; additionally, he was never able to recover emotionally after being fired from the only band he had ever known. The former drummer committed suicide by jumping in front of a train. Dedicated to his memory, 1996's The Time Of The Oath re-established the band as one of the most popular European metal bands (see 1996 in music). Following another world tour, a double live album called High Live was released. Ingo Schwichtenberg (May 18, 1965 - March 8, 1995) was one of the founding members of German power metal band Helloween and was famous for his high-energy drumming and ear-to-ear smile. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Track List We Burn (Deris) - 3:04 Steel Tormentor (Weikath/Deris) - 5:40 Wake Up The Mountain (Kusch/Deris) - 5:01 Power (Weikath) - 3:28 Forever And One (Neverland) (Deris) - 3:54 Before The War (Deris) - 4:33 A Million To One (Kusch/Deris) - 5:11 Anything My Mama Don... See also: 1996 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1996 Record labels established in 1996 January - two teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, aged 18 and 16 respectively, murdered Bassetts parents and younger brother in McCleary. ... High Live is a live album released in 1996 by Helloween. ...

In 1998 Helloween released Better Than Raw, one of the band's heaviest albums since the full-length debut. The subsequent supporting tour was par for the course, with the usual shows in Europe, Japan and Brazil, except for one surprise: On December 20, 1998, the band visited New York and played a show in Coney Island, the first show for Helloween in the United States in nearly a decade. Despite almost zero hype, attendance at the show was respectable, planting the seeds for a future return to the States. The band would follow Better Than Raw with a 1999 release entitled Metal Jukebox, a cover-album featuring Helloween's versions of songs from bands as diverse as Jethro Tull, Faith No More, The Beatles, ABBA and Deep Purple. The year 2000 saw the release of The Dark Ride, a more experimental and darker album than their previous releases, complete with downtuned guitars and a gruffer singing style from Deris. Better Than Raw is an album by the German heavy metal band Helloween, released in 1998. ... For other uses, see Coney Island (disambiguation). ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... When producing Metal Jukebox, German heavy metal band Helloween changed its style and shifted to a more pop/metal style of music that, remained only for the production of this album. ... For the 18th-century agriculturist after whom the band was named, see Jethro Tull (agriculturist). ... FNM redirects here. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Abba redirects here. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Dark Ride is the ninth album by the German power metal/heavy metal band Helloween. ...

Immediately following the tour, Helloween parted ways with guitarist Roland Grapow and drummer Uli Kusch. Grapow and Kusch had pushed to continue the direction that the band had taken with The Dark Ride; Weikath, meanwhile, weary of other band members trying to change Helloween's musical direction and not wanting a repeat of the Kiske situation, huddled with Deris and Grosskopf and fired Grapow and Kusch via e-mail. The two now ex-members went on to form Masterplan, while their replacements were soon found in guitarist Sascha Gerstner (ex-Freedom Call, Neumond), and drummer Mark Cross (ex-Metalium, Kingdom Come, currently in Firewind), culminating with the recording of another studio album, entitled Rabbit Don't Come Easy, in 2003. Cross could not finish the album due to mononucleosis, completing only two tracks; the drum tracks were completed by Motörhead's Mikkey Dee. Stefan Schwarzmann, former drummer of Running Wild and Accept would shortly thereafter take over the drumming duties. Despite a somewhat tepid response to the album, Helloween nonetheless completed a successful world tour, highlighted by the return of classic songs such as "Starlight", "Murderer", "Keeper of the Seven Keys" and "How Many Tears" to the setlist. Additionally, the band toured the United States for the first time since 1989 playing to sold-out crowds at nearly every venue. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For the Oasis album, see The Masterplan. ... Sascha Gerstner, born April 2, 1977, is a German guitarist. ... Freedom Call is a German power metal band formed in 1998. ... Mark Cross, born 1965 in London, England is a veteran hard rock and heavy metal drummer. ... Metalium is a power metal band from Hamburg, Germany. ... Kingdom Come is a German melodic hard rock band fronted by Hamburg-born vocalist Lenny Wolf. ... Firewind is a Greek power metal band, formed and led by guitarist Gus G. // The band began in 1998 when the young Greek Gus G. decided to record a demo with some close musician friends in the United States. ... Rabbit Dont Come Easy is the tenth album by the German power metal/heavy metal band Helloween. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the band. ... Michael Delaouglou, better known as Mikkey Dee (born October 31, 1963) is a half-Greek half-Swedish drummer/songwriter in the heavy metal band, Motörhead. ... Stefan Schwarzmann is a German drummer who has recorded for Accept, U.D.O., Running Wild, Krokus and Helloween. ... Running Wild is one of a few German heavy metal bands to emerge in the early/mid 1980s (along with Helloween, Gamma Ray, Rage, Blind Guardian, Grave Digger, etc). ... Accept was a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled in the early 1970s by Udo Dirkschneider. ...

2005 saw yet another line-up change following the "Rabbits on the Run" tour as it became apparent that Helloween and Stefan Schwarzmann did not share the same musical vision. As further noted by the band, he had some trouble performing fast drum parts, so he was replaced by Dani Löble, the previous drummer of German metal band Rawhead Rexx And also Tour drummer for Blaze A change in record company also followed as they inked a deal with German label SPV. Any fears that what had now become a revolving door of band members would affect the quality of their new album were laid to rest as Helloween's new studio album, entitled Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy, was released in October 28th, 2005 in Germany, and November 8th in the U.S.A. to commercial and critical acclaim. The album had a pre-release single, Mrs. God, as well as a video for the track. The track Light the Universe was released as a single on November 22nd, featuring Candice Night of Blackmore's Night on guest vocals. She also appears in the video clip for that track. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daniel Dani Löble is a German drummer, who since 2005 has played for the legendary power metal band Helloween. ... Rawhead Rexx are a German power metal/heavy metal band. ... Look up Blaze, blaze in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... SPV can refer to the following: Surface Photovoltage Measurement: Used to find out bandgap of semiconductors. ... This is the title of a studio album by German heavy metal band Helloween, due for release on October 31st 2005. ... Mrs. ... Light the Universe is a song by the german power metal band Helloween from their album Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy. ... Candice Night Candice Night (May 8, 1971 in Hauppauge, Long Island, NY, USA) is an American vocalist/lyricist and the partner of former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. ... Blackmores Night is a Renaissance-inspired folk rock band led by Ritchie Blackmore (electric guitar and acoustic guitar) and Candice Night (lyricist and lead vocals). ...

In late 2006, Helloween filmed and recorded shows in São Paulo (Brazil), Sofia (Bulgaria) and Tokyo (Japan), for their live album Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006. The DVD also featured extra footage of the band as well as interviews and a road movie. This is the second Helloween live album to feature Andi Deris as frontman, and third overall. It enjoyed chart success in several countries: Germany: 9 (DVD) & 58 (CD), Sweden: 9 (DVD), France: 10 (DVD)^{[citation needed]}. This article is about the city. ... This article is about the capital of Bulgaria. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 is the CD and DVD live album by the Power metal band Helloween due to be released late February 2007. ...

Helloween has since completed their latest studio album Gambling with the Devil, which was released on October 23, 2007. It has recevied many positive reviews within the metal world With most fans praising the album as being one of the best deris era albums, Despite being one of helloween heavier albums With tracks such as 'Kill it' And 'The bells of the 7 hells' It is noted for featuring more keyboards. "As Long As I Fall" is the first single released in early september is available only via download Except in japan where it was released on CD. The video for the song was shot and Directed by Alex Diezinger of AVA Studios And is available at their official site.^[2] Gambling with the Devil is the thirteenth full length studio album by Helloween and was released October 23rd, 2007. ... is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... As Long As I Fall is a song by Helloween, a German power metal band, and was released as the single from their album Gambling with the Devil on the 28th of September. ...

Helloween teamed up with Kai Hansen's current band Gamma Ray for the ongoing world tour, entitled Hellish Rock 2007/2008, that started in early November of 2007. Helloween are headlining and Gamma Ray are labeled as the "very special guest" with most shows going along fellow German "guest" Axxis. The tour is notable for Kai Hansen stepping on stage with his former band fellows Weikath and Grosskopf to perform hits "I Want Out" and "Future World" in the last encore segment of Helloween set.^[3] Kai Michael Hansen (born January 17, 1963, in Hamburg, Germany) is a power metal guitarist and vocalist. ... Gamma Ray is a power metal band from north of Germany, founded by former Helloween guitarist, singer, and songwriter Kai Hansen. ... Gamma Ray is a power metal band from north of Germany, founded by former Helloween guitarist, singer, and songwriter Kai Hansen. ... Axxis is a German band which has been founded in 1988. ... Kai Michael Hansen (born January 17, 1963, in Hamburg, Germany) is a power metal guitarist and vocalist. ... The encore is an additional extra performance of a musical piece at the end of the regular concert, which is not listed in the event setlist. ...

Members

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Former session musicians

• Mark Cross - Drums (2002)
• Mikkey Dee - Drums (2002)
• Stefan Schwarzmann - Drums (2002)

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Former tour-only members

• Ritchie Abdel Nabi - Drums (1993)
• Stefan Schwarzmann - Drums (2003-2005)

Selected discography

Further information: Helloween discography

Discography of the band Helloween // I Want Out Live (1989) - US only. ...

Studio albums

• Helloween (1985) - Though an EP, officially considered as a mini-LP.
• Walls of Jericho (1985)
• Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 (1987) #104 US
• Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 (1988) #108 US
• Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991)
• Chameleon (1993)
• Master of the Rings (1994)
• The Time of the Oath (1996)
• Better Than Raw (1998)
• Metal Jukebox (1999)
• The Dark Ride (2000)
• Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003)
• Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy (2005)
• Gambling with the Devil (2007)

Helloween is the début recording by the German band Helloween. ... Walls of Jericho is the first full length album by the power metal band Helloween. ... Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 is the second release from the German power metal/heavy metal band Helloween. ... Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 is the third album by the German heavy metal band Helloween, released in 1988. ... Pink Bubbles Go Ape is the fourth album by the German heavy metal band Helloween, released in 1991. ... Chameleon is an album by the German heavy metal band Helloween, released in 1993. ... Master Of the Rings is the sixth full-length album by Helloween, the first to feature new members Andi Deris and Uli Kusch. ... Track List We Burn (Deris) - 3:04 Steel Tormentor (Weikath/Deris) - 5:40 Wake Up The Mountain (Kusch/Deris) - 5:01 Power (Weikath) - 3:28 Forever And One (Neverland) (Deris) - 3:54 Before The War (Deris) - 4:33 A Million To One (Kusch/Deris) - 5:11 Anything My Mama Don... Better Than Raw is an album by the German heavy metal band Helloween, released in 1998. ... When producing Metal Jukebox, German heavy metal band Helloween changed its style and shifted to a more pop/metal style of music that, remained only for the production of this album. ... The Dark Ride is the ninth album by the German power metal/heavy metal band Helloween. ... Rabbit Dont Come Easy is the tenth album by the German power metal/heavy metal band Helloween. ... This is the title of a studio album by German heavy metal band Helloween, due for release on October 31st 2005. ... Gambling with the Devil is the thirteenth full length studio album by Helloween and was released October 23rd, 2007. ...

References

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