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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, It's That Guy!|plenty of other bands]]) took the role, although he wasn't hired in time for the recording sessions of ''Rabbit Don't Come Easy'', the follow-up to ''Dark'', where the drums were played by [[Motorhead (Music)|Mikkey Dee]].
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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* [[Trrrilling Rrrs]]: When speaking in Spanish, Andi can't avoid these.
* [[Start My Own]]: After ''Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 2'', Kai Hansen left Helloween. Several years later, he formed [[Gamma Ray (Music)|Gamma Ray]]. Also, as noted above, Roland Grapow and Uli Kusch, who were fired from the band and created Masterplan.
* [[Welcome Back, Traitor]]: Kai Hansen quit the band over [[Creative Differences]] and went on to form [[Gamma Ray (Music)|Gamma Ray]]. Apparently, giving him room to have his own band and removing Michael Kiske from the equation was enough to calm both sides down, as the personnel from Helloween and Gamma Ray now get along quite amicably and even tour together, concluding their concerts by [[Fusion Dance|taking the stage simultaneously to form one big supergroup]], and as ''[[Portmanteau|Gammaween]]'', they perform [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cVRnTcEuS8 "I Want Out"]. In that video, they certainly ''look'' [[Ho Yay|friendly]]. And this is older than the 2008 joint tour, as his appearance in the Wacken Open Air 2004 can testify. And to make things better, he said in an [http://metalassault.com/Interviews/060410_Gamma_Ray.php audio interview], that he liked the Gammaween tour, and that he won't dismiss the chance of doing another tour like that.
** Also, Michael Kiske did guest a guest appearance on Gamma Ray's ''Land Of The Free'' album in the mid-90s, did guest vocals for Roland Grapow's and Uli Kusch's spinoff band Masterplan ([[What Could Have Been|and would have agreed to be their studio vocalist altogether, just not to performing live]]) and is working on a side project with Kai Hansen and Roland Grapow as well, trying to write, according to Hansen, some softer songs for him because of his "Metalphobia".
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* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: "A Tale That Wasn't Right", from ''Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 1''.
* [[And Now for Something Completely Different]]: ''Chameleon'' and ''Unarmed''. To some extent, ''Pink Bubbles Go Ape''.
* [[Anti
* [[Audience Participation Song]]: "Future World" and "Power", among other examples.
* [[Big Rock Ending]]: "Where The Rain Grows", from ''Master of the Rings'', among other examples.
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** In ''Gambling With The Devil'': "Crack The Riddle" (Intro) => "Kill It", and "Fallen To Pieces" => "I. M. E."
* [[Filk Song]]: "Gorgar", from ''Walls Of Jericho'', is based on a ''pinball'' game with same name.
* [[Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!]]: "Cry For Freedom", from the ''Helloween'' EP, is about a slave rebellion.
* [["God Is Love" Songs]]: Several, "Lavdate Dominvm", from ''Better Than Raw'', for example.
* [[Going Native]]/[[Insult Backfire]]: "Savage", from the [[Updated Rerelease]] of ''Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt. 1'' and the ''Future World'' songle.
* [[Go Mad From the Revelation]]: The protagonist of "Perfect Gentleman", from ''Master of the Rings'', is bound to a mental institution in "Who's Mr. Madman?", from ''7 Sinners''.
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** The battle sounds at the beginning of "Before The War" were taken live in Yugoslavia.
* [[Seven Deadly Sins]]: Some songs from the aptly named ''7 Sinners'' play with this concept, even if it's not a [[Concept Album]].
* [[Shout
{{quote| Bad luck if you get a stone,<br />
like the good old Charlie Brown,<br />
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* [[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
* [[The Wiki Rule]]: [http://helloween.wikia.com/ Helloween Wiki].
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