Helloween (EP)

Helloween (EP)
EP by Helloween
Released	March 1985
Recorded	Musiclab Studio, Berlin, Germany, January–February 1985
Genre	Speed metal
Length	26:22
Label	Noise
Producer	Helloween
Helloween chronology
Helloween (1985) Walls of Jericho (1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Metal Forces	(9/10) [2]

Helloween is the debut EP by German heavy metal band Helloween. It was released in March 1985 on Noise Records.

Background

Although it is a speed metal rather than a power metal album, the record is significant as the first effort by the group that would redefine the power metal genre.^[3] Helloween was followed up later that same year by the band's first full-length album, Walls of Jericho.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Starlight"	Weikath/Hansen	5:17
2.	"Murderer"	Hansen	4:26
3.	"Warrior"	Hansen	4:00
4.	"Victim of Fate"	Hansen	6:37
5.	"Cry for Freedom"	Weikath/Hansen	6:02
6.	"Surprise Track" (picture-LP bonus)	Traditional	2:08

Personnel

• Kai Hansen – vocals, guitar
• Michael Weikath – guitar
• Markus Grosskopf – bass
• Ingo Schwichtenberg – drums

Production

• Recorded January – February 1985 at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, Germany
• Produced by Helloween
• Engineered and mixed by Harris Johns (who also contributes the devil laugh on "Victim of Fate")
• Cover design by Uwe Karczewski, Hamburg, Germany

References

1. Jeffries, Vincent. "Helloween Helloween review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
2. Doe, Bernard. Helloween (album) review. Metal Forces. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
3. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Helloween Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
4. "Helloween - Helloween". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-12-30.