It is a brilliant double album filled with classic Helloween music. So hot on the tails (well, almost 2 years later) comes another rocking release, the double live album;
Giving us barely enough time to break the pumpkins then released their next effort;
Gambling with the Devil. Now there is no rule or law which says how quickly or how slowly any band should release music, as long is its of the highest quality the band has to offer. I mean no one wants a double album full of fillers. Guns N Roses did it with their Use Your Illusion I & II albums. What you essentially had were about 8 good classic songs, filled out to a double album by including the kind of tripe that would be reserved for B-sides or perhaps a "Curio" release.
See the difference with Helloween is that they have a reputation that they have been living off of for many years, and their music can be very worrying, as you never know if their next release is going to be a hit or a miss. So with a sudden output of 3 albums in 2 years (albiet one is a live album) does have me concerned. Id rather they release an album every 3 or 4 years and know it stands the chance of being good.
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