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Helloween - Master Of The Rings (1994) (Japan VICP-8131)

Date: 15 Oct 2010 09:02:00

During Helloween's up-and-down recording career, fans learned to expect the unexpected. The band's songwriting and musical/thematic commitment could not always be relied upon, and the depths to which Helloween could sink were never more obvious than during the mid-'90s. During this period, the band most notoriously dumped two absolute clunkers (the ludicrously titled Pink Bubbles Go Ape and the mellowed-out Chameleon) on a large and unsuspecting metal fan base. The combined failure of these two records prompted the departure of longtime vocalist Michael Kiske and a strategic retreat by the remaining members of the group. While 1996's The Time of the Oath is generally considered the real Helloween comeback record, Master of the Rings (released a year previously) marked the actual return to metal form. "Perfect Gentleman" (the best of four singles taken from Master of the Rings) is a melodic metal highlight, as are "Where the Rain Grows" and "The Game Is On." New vocalist Andi Deris displays all the personality and skill needed to replace a near legend, and the other bandmembers grind out their riffs with efficiency. Not quite as polished or confident as The Time of the Oath, Master of the Rings still has its own appeal, and should satisfy power metal fans looking to round out their Helloween collections.

~ by Jason Anderson, AllMusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Irritation - 1:15
02. Sole Survivor - 4:33
03. Where The Rain Grows - 4:47
04. Why? - 4:12
05. Mr. Ego (Take Me Down) - 7:04
06. Perfect Gentleman - 3:53
07. The Game Is On - 4:40
08. Secret Alibi - 5:50
09. Take Me Home - 4:26
10. In The Middle Of A Heartbeat - 4:30
11. Still We Go - 5:10
12. Can't Fight Your Desire (Japanese bonus track) - 3:46
13. Grapowski's Malmsuite 1001 (in D-Doll) (Japanese bonus track) - 6:34

EAC extraction logfile

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 5. September 2010, 13:30

Helloween / Master Of The Rings (Victor, VICP-8131, Japan)

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• Andi Deris - vocals
• Michael Weikath - guitar
• Roland Grapow - guitar
• Markus Grosskopf - bass
• Uli Kusch - drums

Produced by Tommy Hansen and Helloween.
Recorded and mixed at Chetau de Pape, Hamburg.
Mixed by Tommy Hansen. Sound engineer - Michael Tibes.
Mastered by Ian Cooper at Metropolis, London, England.

See others Helloween albums and CDS

Lossless (FLAC)*
http://uploaded.net/file/hvnqyuf6/1994MOTR-VICP8131LOS.rar

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http://uploaded.net/file/rdacqfin/1994MOTR-VICP8131COV.rar

Lossy HQ (320 Kbps CBR)
http://uploaded.net/file/8l2ad1f0/1994MOTR-VICP8131MP3.rar

* Original CD -> EAC image, embedded cuesheet & more, foobar2000 ready, etc.
Huge thanks to my friend liveevil for original CD!
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