The Time of the Oath

Singles from The Time of the Oath
Master of the Rings (1994)	The Time of the Oath (1996)	High Live (1996)
"Power" Released: 16 January 1996 "The Time of the Oath" Released: 2 May 1996 "Forever and One (Neverland)" Released: 4 September 1996

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The Time of the Oath is the seventh studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1996.^[2]^[3] The album is dedicated to the memory of former drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg, who committed suicide the previous year.

Album description

The Time of the Oath is a concept album. According to Andi Deris, it is based on the prophecies of Nostradamus, referring to the prophecies made for the years 1994 to 2000. Nostradamus' interpreters believe that he predicted a third World War followed by a millennium of peace if humans made the right choices. The album is meant to reflect the choices of humanity. The Keeper that appears on this album, having returned from the first two Keeper of the Seven Keys albums and later to return on the third, could represent God, or the stupidity of humanity in the form of the seventh trooper in the song "Before the War."^[4] Instead of a space scene as on the cover of Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1, the area under the Keeper's hood is filled with stars and a line of golden rings, in the fashion of Master of the Rings' artwork. The track "The Time of the Oath" reflects on Act V of Faust Part Two, written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Andi Deris plays the part of Mephistopheles, reclaiming the soul of doctor Faust, whereas the Choir of the Orchestra "Johann Sebastian Bach", Hamburg, (conducted by Axel Bergstedt) sings the Dies irae from the traditional requiem, representing the angels rescuing Faust's lost soul.

The album contains three singles: "Power", "The Time of the Oath", and "Forever And One (Neverland)". The latter has a different track listing for the German release, which is titled "Forever And One Live".

It was the first Helloween album where all five band members got a songwriting credit.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Burn"	Deris	3:04
2.	"Steel Tormentor"	Weikath/Deris	5:40
3.	"Wake Up the Mountain"	Kusch/Deris	5:01
4.	"Power"	Weikath	3:28
5.	"Forever and One (Neverland)"	Deris	3:54
6.	"Before the War"	Deris	4:33
7.	"A Million to One"	Kusch/Deris	5:11
8.	"Anything My Mama Don't Like"	Deris/Kusch	3:46
9.	"Kings Will Be Kings"	Weikath	5:09
10.	"Mission Motherland"	Weikath/Helloween	9:00
11.	"If I Knew"	Weikath	5:30
12.	"The Time of the Oath"	Grapow/Deris	6:58

Japanese Version Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Still I Don't Know"	Deris/Grosskopf	4:13
14.	"Take It to the Limit"	Deris/Kusch	4:04

Expanded Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Still I Don't Know"	Deris/Grosskopf	4:13
2.	"Take It to the Limit"	Deris/Kusch	4:04
3.	"Electric Eye" (Judas Priest Cover)	Tipton/Halford/Downing	4:06
4.	"Magnetic Fields" (Jean Michel Jarre cover)	Jarre	3:41
5.	"Rain" (Status Quo cover)	Parfitt	4:33
6.	"Walk Your Way"	Grosskopf	4:56
7.	"Light in the Sky"	Deris	2:35
8.	"Time Goes By"	Deris	2:24

M - 3,4 also appears on The Time of the Oath single.
M - 5,6 also appears on the Power single.
M - 7,8 also appears on the Forever And One single.

Personnel

References

↑ The Time of the Oath at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
↑ "The Time of the Oath". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
↑ "Helloween – The Time Of The Oath (tracklist and versions)". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
↑ "Andreas Deris speaks about The Time Of The Oath". Archived from the original on July 19, 2010.

Helloween

Michael Weikath Markus Grosskopf Andi Deris Sascha Gerstner Daniel Löble Kai Hansen Ingo Schwichtenberg Michael Kiske Roland Grapow Uli Kusch Stefan Schwarzmann

Studio albums	Walls of Jericho Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II Pink Bubbles Go Ape Chameleon Master of the Rings The Time of the Oath Better Than Raw The Dark Ride Rabbit Don't Come Easy Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy Gambling with the Devil 7 Sinners Straight Out of Hell My God-Given Right

Extended plays	Helloween Mr. Ego (Where the Rain Grows) Burning Sun

Live albums	Live in the U.K. High Live Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006

Compilations	The Best, The Rest, The Rare Karaoke Remix Vol.1 Karaoke Remix Vol.2 Metal Jukebox Treasure Chest Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary

Singles	"Future World" "Dr. Stein" "I Want Out" "Kids of the Century" "When the Sinner" "I Don't Wanna Cry No More" "Windmill" "Perfect Gentleman" "Sole Survivor" "Power" "The Time of the Oath" "Forever and One" "Lay All Your Love on Me" "If I Could Fly" "Just a Little Sign" "Mrs. God" "Light the Universe" "As Long as I Fall" "Are You Metal?"

Videos	The Pumpkin Video High Live Hellish Videos Live on 3 Continents

Associated acts	Bassinvaders Gamma Ray Pink Cream 69 Iron Savior Masterplan Freedom Call Rawhead Rexx Place Vendome Kiske/Somerville Beautiful Sin Ride the Sky Symfonia Unisonic

Related articles	Discography Band members Keeper of the Seven Keys Headbangers Ball Tour

Nostradamus

Works	Orus Apollo Traité des fardemens (1555) Les Propheties (1555) Letter to King Henry II

Popular culture	Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974 film) The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981 film) The Mask of Nostradamus (1990 book) The Time of the Oath (1996 album) First Wave (1998 TV series) Vaticinia Nostradami Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus (2001 rock opera) Nostradamus (2007 album) Nostradamus ni Kiite Miro (2008 visual novel)

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