Helloween – Master Of The Rings [1994] [Full Album With Bonuses]

Helloween – Master Of The Rings [1994] [Full Album With Bonuses] History: Master of the Rings is the sixth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1994. It is the first to feature new members Andi Deris and Uli Kusch. This album contains four singles, which are “Where The Rain Grows“, “Mr. Ego (Take Me Down)“, “Perfect Gentleman“, and “Sole Survivor“, with corresponding videos for the first three. “Mr. Ego“ was dedicated to the band’s former singer, Michael Kiske, and was released as an EP in Europe. Helloween and vocalist Michael Kiske had reached the end of the road during the touring of 1993’s “Chameleon“. Michael Kiske’s replacement was Andi Deris, formerly with Pink Cream 69. After an alcohol and drug-related incident in Japan, drummer and co-founder of the band Ingo Schwichtenberg was replaced first by the session-drummer Richie Abdel-Nabi, then on a more permanent basis by former Gamma Ray drummer Uli Kusch,[4] who only arrived when most of the album was already written. After two highly controversial studios projects and a live album, Helloween parted company with EMI records, aligning themselves with the more modestly sized Raw Power (an imprint of Castle Communications). Nevertheless, the effect of Deris and Kusch was to re-energize their collective fortunes. In Japan, “Master of The Rings“ sold more than 120,000 copies. Track List: 1. Irritation (00:00) 2. Sole Survivor (01:15) 3. Where The Rain Grows (05:49) 4. Why (10:35) 5. Mr. Ego (Take Me Down) (14:47) 6. Perfect Gentleman (21:50) 7. The Game Is On (25:44) 8. Secret Alibi (30:24) 9. Take Me Home (36:14) 10. In The Middle Of A Heartbeat (40:40) 11. Still We Go (45:10) 12. Grapowski’s Malmsuite 1001 (In D-Doll) (Bonus Track) (50:20) 13. Cold Sweat (Thin Lizzy Cover) (Bonus Track) (56:54) 14. Can’t Fight Your Desire (Bonus Track) (01:00:42) 15. Closer To Home (Grand Funk Railroad Cover) (Bonus Track) (01:04:27) 16. Silicon Dreams (Bonus Track) (01:12:41) 17. Star Invasion (Bonus Track) (01:16:52) 18. I Stole Your Love (Kiss Cover) (Bonus Track) (01:21:41) Personnel: Andi Deris – vocals Michael Weikath – guitar Roland Grapow – guitar, lead vocals on “Closer to Home“ Markus Grosskopf – bass Uli Kusch – drums All rights reserved go to the band and label.