Without a doubt, Hamburg Metal institution Helloween immediately took the helm of Melodic Speed Metal when releasing their 5-Track-EP 'Helloween' in December of 1985, the superb LP-debut 'Walls Of Jericho,' as well as the two in 1987/88 unleashed masterpieces 'Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I/II.'

Some say they are the godfathers of this genre, who continue to inspire legions of genre-peers and newcomer-bands alike. Throughout their stunning 30-year career Helloween kept busy occupying the pole positions of renowned festival billings such as Brazilian 'Rock in Rio', Japanese 'Loudpark' Festival, the annually happening world's biggest Heavy-Metal-open-air festival, the 'Wacken Open Air,' or the Polish 'Woodstock,' where 500.000 ecstatic fans celebrated Germany's speed kings.

On top of that, Helloween completed countless headlining world tours, made audiences in exotic landscapes such as Indonesian island Borneo or the Brazilian jungle metropolis Manaus go crazy, and literally took their breath away in La Paz, the world's highest-altitude capitol (situated at 3.200 meters above sea level). Beyond that, they also played some spectacular shows alongside Metal giants Black Sabbath, Dio, Ozzy Osbourne und Slayer.

Meanwhile, the 5-piece has 14 studio releases and 3 live-albums under their belt, which sold a combined 8 million copies worldwide and banked 15 gold and 6 platinum awards in the process.