Rating: 4/5
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The bottom line is that Helloween focused entirely on their metallic strengths and almost none of their quirky humor to create their most mighty statement since “Walls of Jericho”. Stripped of irony, delivered in earnest, and still damned fun, “7 Sinners” sets a new standard for this classic band.

In this LIVE interview originally conducted 2010Sep24, Mikael Weikath and I discuss the latest from HELLOWEEN—both the then-forthcoming “7 Sinners” and the “Unarmed: Best of 25th Anniversary” albums. We touch on how the band has moved through the changing times, and how HELLOWEEN have continually defied expectation, time and again. I also introduce him to Rasputina at the end, so that’s fun!

Rating : 2.5 / 5

This review will give you something few others can: a fresh look at Helloween from a lifelong listener of Metal. It is true that I have scarcely heard the band, but that gives me unique perspective on a commemorative album of not only greatest hits, but reinterpretations of said songs. My nostalgia factor is nil.

Out in North America for the first time on March 16th, 2010, will be Gamma Ray’s To The Metal! and Uriah Heep’s Celebration.