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The band has it's roots in 1978, under the name Gentry, by Kai Hansen and Piet Sielck. Sometime later, they were joined by bassist Markus Grosskopf and drummer Ingo Schiwchtenberg, and changed the name again, this time to Second Hell. There was another change in the name (Iron Fist) before the definitive took of the name Helloween. From this point, Sielck left the band. Michael Weikath, who was playing in the band Powerfool, joined them after the disbandment of his band. And so, the first line-up (and official birth) of Helloween was formed, in 1984.
This lineup (Hansen-Weikath-Grosskopf-Schwichtenberg) collaborated in a compilation, (''Death Metal'', alongside Hellhammer, [[Running Wild (Music)|Running Wild]] and Dark Avenger) and released two [[E Ps]] (''[[Self
Kai Hansen, foresawing the difficulties to take the lead guitar and singing roles, decided to focus just on the guitar part, and so the search for a new vocalist begun, which ended in the former Ill Prophecy singer Michael Kiske being hired. This lineup change was key in the band's success, with the albums ''Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 1'' and ''Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 2''.
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2000 saw the latest release with this lineup: the [[Darker and Edgier]] ''The Dark Ride''. It was the last album with both Roland Grapow and Uli Kusch, since they both were sacked from the band. They went later to form the acclaimed ''[[Masterplan (Music)|Masterplan]]''.
Sascha Gerstner from [[Freedom Call]] replaced Grapow, but the band struggled with the position of drummer. The first drummer hired was Mark Cross from Metalium, who abandoned the band after some medical issues. Finally, Stefan Schwarzmann (formerly from [[Accept (Music)|Accept]], and [[Running Wild (Music)|Running Wild]], among [[Hey
The final lineup change came in the form of Dani Löble, from Rawhead REXX, replacing Stefan, who left the band for [[Creative Differences]]. This lineup survives to our days, and recorded three albums (''Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 3: The Legacy'', ''Gambling With The Devil'' and ''7 Sinners'') and a [[Lighter and Softer]] compilation album called ''Unarmed''.
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*** The chorus of "Are You Metal?" has the chords of "Halloween", from ''Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 1'', at full speed. Just check the version from the ''Legacy World Tour'' live album, if you have some doubts.
*** "Who is Mr. Madman?" acts as a sequel song to "Perfect Gentleman", from ''Master of the Rings'', even including the riff from the original song in several instances, and beginning with an intro describing how the character from Perfect Gentleman's narcissism drove him to insanity. The song itself depicts his time in an insane asylum and subsequent plot to escape it.
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]: "Mr. Torture", from ''The Dark Ride'', is a parody over [[Cold
* [[Cool Cat]]: "Crazy Cat", from ''Chameleon''.
* [[Cover Version]]: "[[The Beatles (Music)|Something]]", "[[Judas Priest (Music)|The Hellion/Electric Eye]]", "[[Kiss|I Stole Your Love]]", "[[Grand Funk Railroad|I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home)]]", "[[Carl Perkins|Blue Suede Shoes]]", "[[Jean Michel Jarre|Magnetic Fields]]", "[[Status Quo|Rain]]", "[[Queen|Sheer Heart Attack]]" and "[[Accept (Music)|Fast As A Shark]]". Also, during the "Master of the Rings" tour, they did a version of Pink Cream 69's "Where The Eagle Learns To Fly".<ref>Said band was Andi Deris's previous band before joining to Helloween.</ref>
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* [[Mundane Made Awesome]]: There's a flute solo in "Raise The Noise", from ''7 Sinners''.
* [[New Sound Album]]
* [[Non
* [[Notable Music Videos]]: The video for "I Want Out", from ''Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 2'', got heavy air play on [[MTV]].
* [[Not Christian Rock]]: "Save Us", (from the [[Updated Rerelease|Updated Rereleases]] of ''Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt. 2'' and the ''I Want Out'' single) "I Believe", (from ''Chameleon'') "Salvation" and "We Damn the Night", (from ''The Dark Ride'') and "My Sacrifice" (from ''7 Sinners'') among other examples.
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* [[Refrain From Assuming]]: "The Departed", from ''The Dark Ride'', is also called "Sun Is Going Down". Subverted in that the full title of the song is "The Departed (Sun Is Going Down)".
* [[Retraux]]: Helloween will never grow up. For example, the video for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_uEdaIbWww "Just A Little Sign"], from ''Rabbit Don't Come Easy'', is both ''[[Beyond The Minds Eye]]'' and [[Homestar Runner|Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] in equal parts, and was made in ''2003''.
* [[Rock Me, Amadeus]]: "Gorgar", from ''Walls Of Jericho'', features a part of "[[Edvard Grieg|In the Hall of the Mountain King]]" in the solo part.
* [[Rockstar Song]]: "Heavy Metal Hamsters", from ''Pink Bubbles Go Ape'', and "Rise and Fall", from ''Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt. 2'', mocks the trope.
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== Misc tropes ==
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: In the fourth page of the booklet of the remastered ''Walls Of Jericho'', the band takes shots at many people into the section "Into pumpkins". Then, the last part goes this way:
{{quote| ''"(...) all troublemakers on concerts, PUMA Sportswear, (because of no cooperation) Neil Perry (Sounds): if we sound like Discharge, [[Just for Pun|discharge]] yourself! You don't have any glimpse, '''and everyone who is still spelling [[Spell My Name With an "S"|HELLOWEEN with an "A"]].'''"''}}
* [[Mascot]]: Jack-o-Lantern and Fangface; the latter went to Gamma Ray along with Kai Hansen.
* [[Power Metal]]: Credited as the [[Trope Maker]] of the European style. Some give them credit for creating power metal as a whole, but this isn't entirely accurate as the American style of power metal had been around for a couple years before Helloween released their debut.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: This comes from the fourth page of the booklet of the ''Walls Of Jericho'' remaster:
{{quote| ''"WARNING! Everybody Who Will Be Writing HELLOWEEN With An "A" Or Tries To Distribute Pamphlets With An "A" Will Be Turned Into A Pumpkin!!!"''}}
* [[Take That]]: The fourth page of the ''Walls of Jericho'' remaster contains one towards many people. In the third and most of the fourth pages, many people receive "fangs" (in a [[Shout Out]] to [[Mascot|Fangface]]) but the "Into Pumpkins" section has the band taking shots at many people for many reasons.
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