Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy

Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy is the eleventh studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 2005.[2] It is the first album with new and current drummer Dani Löble and a continuation to their 1987 and 1988 albums Keeper of the Seven Keys, Parts I and II. The album is a double CD with nearly 80 minutes playing time and comes in a digipack with 6 flaps. It was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (Blind Guardian, Halford, Rage) and features Blackmore's Night singer Candice Night on the track "Light The Universe".

Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
Studio album by
Helloween
Released31 October 2005
RecordedDecember 2004 - June 2005 at Mi Sueño Studio, Tenerife, Spain; House Of Music Studios, Winterbach, Germany; Cove Studios, U.S.
GenreProgressive metal
Length77:02
LabelSteamhammer
ProducerCharlie Bauerfeind
Helloween chronology
Rabbit Don't Come Easy
(2003)		 Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
(2005)		 Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006
(2007)
Singles from Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
  1. "Mrs. God"
    Released: 5 September 2005
  2. "Light the Universe"
    Released: 7 November 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

When asked about what inspired them to make a third Keeper album, bassist Markus Grosskopf said:[3]

Actually there was somebody from the Japanese record company who told Weiki [Michael Weikath, guitarist] how happy he is with the new line up. He said something like 'That line up is really strong, with that line up you can make A KEEPER album' just to say how strong that line up is, that's the explanation. And the record company started thinking 'Why don't you do so?'. [...] then we thought 'Well, why don't we try it with that line up?' But then we decided to do it very different and not to copy, the actual thing was not to copy that old stuff, the good old stuff, but doing something new. [...] And it deserves the name, even if some people think it doesn't.

The intro of the song "Occasion Avenue" uses samples from "Halloween", "Eagle Fly Free" and "Keeper of the Seven Keys" with Michael Kiske on vocals. One of the samples is a clip from a previously unreleased live version of "Keys" with Kiske singing the first part of the chorus and the crowd joining in.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The King for a 1000 Years"Lyrics: Andi Deris / Music: Deris, Michael Weikath, Sascha Gerstner, Markus Grosskopf, Dani Löble13:54
2."The Invisible Man"Gerstner7:17
3."Born on Judgment Day"Weikath6:14
4."Pleasure Drone"Gerstner4:08
5."Mrs. God"Deris2:55
6."Silent Rain"Lyrics: Deris / Music: Gerstner4:21

Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Occasion Avenue"Deris11:04
2."Light the Universe" (feat. Candice Night)Deris5:00
3."Do You Know What You Are Fighting For"Weikath4:45
4."Come Alive"Deris3:20
5."The Shade in the Shadow"Deris3:24
6."Get It Up"Weikath4:13
7."My Life for One More Day"Lyrics: Deris / Music: Grosskopf6:51
Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Revolution" (Japanese bonus track)Grosskopf5:06

Personnel

Guest musicians

Credits
  • Produced by Charlie Bauerfeind
  • Recorded, engineered, mixed & mastered by Charlie Bauerfeind at Mi Sueno Studio in Tenerife, Spain
  • Backing vocals recorded by Charlie Bauerfeind at House of Music Studios in Winterbach, Germany
  • Vocals of Candice Night recorded at Cove Studios by Pat Regan
  • Design and cover artwork by Martin Häusler
  • Photography by Mathias Bothor

References
  1. Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  2. "Helloween – Keeper Of The Seven Keys: The Legacy (tracklist and versions)". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. Syrjala, Marko (11 January 2011). "Helloween – bassist Markus Grosskopf". Metal Rules. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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