Helloween
七把钥匙守护者 II，Exp.Ed

A musical masterpiece. From the opening Invitation/Eagle Fly Free, this album grabs you and never lets up. Featuring one of the greatest voices in metal history, a fusion of speed metal and Iron Maiden style guitar melodies, and the incomparable drumming of Ingo Schwichtenberg, Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II is one of the greatest metal albums of all time.

Helloween released the obviously titled follow-up, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2, a year later. But it seemed that Helloween's heretofore leader, guitarist Kai Hansen, had lost interest in his own band, and the result was a terribly inconsistent album. Except for the excellent "I Want Out," his few song contributions reek of indifference, leaving vocalist Michael Kiske and second guitarist Michael Weikath to try and pick up the slack -- with mixed results. Weikath gets it right on the catchy.