Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy is the eleventh studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 2005. It is the first album with new and current drummer Dani Löble and a continuation of their 1987 and 1988 albums Keeper of the Seven Keys, Parts I and II. The album is a double CD with nearly 80 minutes playing time and comes in a digipack with 6 flaps. It was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind and features Blackmore's Night singer Candice Night on the track "Light The Universe". The album's opening track, “The King for a 1000 Years” is, to date, the longest song released by the band.
When asked about what inspired them to make a third Keeper album, bassist Markus Grosskopf said:
The intro of the song "Occasion Avenue" uses samples from "Halloween", "Eagle Fly Free" and "Keeper of the Seven Keys" with Michael Kiske on vocals. One of the samples is a clip from a previously unreleased live version of "Keys" with Kiske singing the first part of the chorus and the crowd joining in.
Personnel
- Andi Deris – vocals, additional keyboards
- Michael Weikath – guitar
- Sascha Gerstner – guitar, additional keyboards
- Markus Grosskopf – bass
- Dani Löble – drums
- Friedel Amon – keyboards
- Backing vocals by Oliver Hartmann and Olaf Senkbeil
- Candice Night – guest vocal on "Light the Universe"
- Michael Kiske – cameo vocals on "Occasion Avenue"
- Produced by Charlie Bauerfeind
- Recorded, engineered, mixed & mastered by Charlie Bauerfeind at Mi Sueno Studio in Tenerife, Spain
- Backing vocals recorded by Charlie Bauerfeind at House of Music Studios in Winterbach, Germany
- Vocals of Candice Night recorded at Cove Studios by Pat Regan
- Design and cover artwork by Martin Häusler
- Photography by Mathias Bothor