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Re: Official Helloween thread v. Pumpkins United
« Reply #1225 on: December 07, 2020, 10:47:05 AM »
Halloween will return with a 12 MINUTES single, Skyfall, written by Kai Hansen!!!  :metal

Release date: 5th of April 2021  :(

Beats me why they announce a single THIS early (heck, it would be early for the entire album announcement) but hey, at least we have something to look forward to I guess?
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Re: Official Helloween thread v. Pumpkins United
« Reply #1226 on: December 07, 2020, 11:15:45 AM »
Halloween will return with a 12 MINUTES single, Skyfall, written by Kai Hansen!!!  :metal

Release date: 5th of April 2021  :(

Beats me why they announce a single THIS early (heck, it would be early for the entire album announcement) but hey, at least we have something to look forward to I guess?

Because they are selling the single in a physical format in different versions. Multiple bites of the apple (pumpkin).
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« Reply #1227 on: December 07, 2020, 01:01:17 PM »
5th April.  :lol
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« Reply #1228 on: December 07, 2020, 01:29:53 PM »
Announcing the single 4 months before release? :lol

It's great to have something to look forward to, but that is a long time! Press release said that the album is expected to be out by summer. How much do you want to bet that the Russian/European tour will be pushed back again (which wouldn't be all that surprising). It is supposed to start in April, but why would they go to tour if the album is not even out? Still very excited to hear the album though!

Again, it wouldn't be surprising that the tour would be delayed again because Covid...

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« Reply #1229 on: December 08, 2020, 01:47:05 AM »
I've never seen anyone announcing a single four months in advance.  :lol

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« Reply #1230 on: December 08, 2020, 04:15:15 AM »
I mean, an album 4 months is fine but a single is still making me laugh. I hope it lives up to the hype.  :lol
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« Reply #1231 on: December 08, 2020, 05:56:25 AM »
Have they even recorded it yet? ;D
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« Reply #1232 on: December 08, 2020, 06:43:58 AM »
I believe they did, and I remember reading news about a video being filmed. I wouldn't be surprised if more than a band in these months would record a complete album, and then sit on it until a clear plan for release and safe touring is available.
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« Reply #1233 on: December 08, 2020, 08:22:30 PM »
Wouldn't it be funny if the album releases on the same day as the single  :justjen
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« Reply #1234 on: December 19, 2020, 03:25:36 AM »
I'm watching the Hell on Wheels set from 87 right now.  This band was a raw, powerful force back then.  Wow!  :metal
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« Reply #1235 on: February 21, 2021, 07:44:57 PM »
I'm watching the Hell on Wheels set from 87 right now.  This band was a raw, powerful force back then.  Wow!  :metal

Saw that tour! :metal :metal



Oh, and there's this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UsUMTcesJs
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« Reply #1236 on: February 22, 2021, 08:43:29 AM »
Just release the damn single already! :mehlin

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« Reply #1237 on: March 02, 2021, 10:30:25 AM »
https://youtu.be/O_ZbYRkYPLs

50 second teaser for the new single!

God damn I need this now! Sounds amazing! :metal

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Re: Official Helloween thread v. Pumpkins United
« Reply #1238 on: March 02, 2021, 10:43:40 AM »
A teaser a month in advance of a single being released is pretty over the top, but fair enough it's a 12 minute song. :lol

Didn't sound anything particularly special, but it's only a short snippet, and there's something about having Hansen and Kiske back that just makes me feel like they're having a lot of fun with it all. And that in itself interests me.

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« Reply #1239 on: March 02, 2021, 10:47:10 AM »
Didn't sound anything particularly special,


Oh it's special alright. ;D

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« Reply #1240 on: March 02, 2021, 10:52:17 AM »
Now these guys know how to market...

I didn't know it's a 12 minute song...If it's anything like Keeper Of The Seven Keys then, I'm all in.
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Re: Official Helloween thread v. Pumpkins United
« Reply #1241 on: March 02, 2021, 12:22:11 PM »
https://youtu.be/O_ZbYRkYPLs

50 second teaser for the new single!

God damn I need this now! Sounds amazing! :metal

The video looks like it's gonna be one of the cheesiest, coolest and over the top videos ever made  :lol I'm quite confident about it, the snippet seems to wind down on the bridge right before exploding into what I assume is gonna be a kickass bombastic chorus!  :hefdaddy
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« Reply #1242 on: March 02, 2021, 01:08:46 PM »
https://youtu.be/O_ZbYRkYPLs

50 second teaser for the new single!

God damn I need this now! Sounds amazing! :metal

This does sound quite impressive.
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« Reply #1243 on: March 11, 2021, 11:33:06 AM »
https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/helloween-announce-self-titled-new-studio-album-for-june-18th/

HELLOWEEN Announce Self-Titled New Studio Album For June 18th

“Helloween” will be released on June 18th, the album pre-order will kick off on March 26th.

“Helloween” Tracklisting:

Out For The Glory
Fear Of The Fallen
Best Time
Mass Pollution
Angels
Rise Without Chains
Indestructible
Robot King
Cyanide
Down In The Dumps
Orbit
Skyfall

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« Reply #1244 on: March 11, 2021, 11:39:30 AM »
I was hoping for an actual title, but if there's an album that deserve the self titled gimmick, it's this one!

Now we know that Skyfall is the closing epic of the album... I wonder if there will be other long tracks on the record!
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« Reply #1245 on: March 11, 2021, 12:15:10 PM »
I just hope that Charlie Bauerfeind hasn't fucked up the mix and mastering as he did with the last Blind Guardian.
Which had great songs, terrible mix, with drums almost totally compressed and almost inaudible.

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« Reply #1246 on: March 11, 2021, 04:23:01 PM »
Helloween now has a self-titled EP, a self-titled song, AND a self titled album. :justjen
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« Reply #1247 on: March 11, 2021, 05:52:27 PM »
Helloween now has a self-titled EP, a self-titled song, AND a self titled album. :justjen

They actually don't.  The song is called Halloween.
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« Reply #1248 on: March 11, 2021, 06:13:22 PM »
Helloween now has a self-titled EP, a self-titled song, AND a self titled album. :justjen

They actually don't.  The song is called Halloween.

If I recall correctly, the liner notes for Keeper 1 contain a statement chastising folks for referring to the band as "Halloween" or the song as "Helloween."
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« Reply #1249 on: March 11, 2021, 07:07:07 PM »
Helloween now has a self-titled EP, a self-titled song, AND a self titled album. :justjen

They actually don't.  The song is called Halloween.

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« Reply #1250 on: March 11, 2021, 07:15:55 PM »
I am stoked for this album.
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
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« Reply #1251 on: March 11, 2021, 07:24:58 PM »
Helloween now has a self-titled EP, a self-titled song, AND a self titled album. :justjen

They actually don't.  The song is called Halloween.

If I recall correctly, the liner notes for Keeper 1 contain a statement chastising folks for referring to the band as "Halloween" or the song as "Helloween."

Indeed it does.
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« Reply #1252 on: March 12, 2021, 08:49:37 AM »
Album cover!!!



Now don't tell me that a nice title wouldn't have been nice at the bottom.

Anyway, we obviously got the Keeper and the angel blowing the trumpets of Jericho, what's up with the zombie? the clock at the moment doesn't seem familiar, did it appear on some other cover?
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« Reply #1253 on: March 12, 2021, 09:40:19 AM »
The hooded figure is from Time of the Oath.

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« Reply #1254 on: March 12, 2021, 09:42:08 AM »
Because also that cover featured the Keeper character as first appeared on the namesake albums:

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« Reply #1255 on: March 12, 2021, 09:43:21 AM »
Oh yeah, forgot about that. :lol

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Re: Official Helloween thread v. Pumpkins United
« Reply #1256 on: March 12, 2021, 10:18:43 AM »
New album cover:   :metal :metal :metal



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« Reply #1257 on: March 12, 2021, 10:33:03 AM »
That might be their best cover.

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« Reply #1258 on: March 12, 2021, 12:39:38 PM »
That cover is incredible.
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« Reply #1259 on: March 12, 2021, 01:39:45 PM »
That album cover is badass!! :metal