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02 Aug 2004

DARKANE - drummer is back

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01 Aug 2004

BAL-SAGOTH - new album details

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01 Aug 2004

MNEMIC - "The Audio Injected Soul"

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27 Jul 2004

TARTHARIA - "Abstract Nation"

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27 Jul 2004

EMPEROR - reissues to include bonus material

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27 Jul 2004

DARKTHRONE – "Sardonic Wrath"

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27 Jul 2004

SEVENTH ONE - name new album

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27 Jul 2004

PUNGENT STENCH - ’Ampeauty’ due in September

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25 Jul 2004

FEAR FACTORY - the "Archetype" video

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25 Jul 2004

INCANTATION - new album soon

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25 Jul 2004

CHILDREN OF BODOM go on with EP

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25 Jul 2004

IMAGIKA - "Devils On Both Sides"

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25 Jul 2004

DOKKEN - market news

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21 Jul 2004

FATES WARNING - "FWX" release date announced

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18 Jul 2004

Soundtrack to "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" - the track listing revealed

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18 Jul 2004

STORMWITCH on Nuclear Blast

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18 Jul 2004

NARNIA - men are going solo projects

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18 Jul 2004

CRADLE OF FILTH - new updates on "Nymphetamine"

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18 Jul 2004

BLACK SABBATH bassman works solo

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18 Jul 2004

ANGRA have completed work on a new album

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This Day in Metal

25 APR

1987

On April 25, 1987, HELLOWEEN released "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I," an album that redefined power metal and influenced an entire generation of European metal bands. The record took the speed and aggression of their debut and infused it with soaring melodies, fantasy-themed lyrics, and Michael Kiske's extraordinary vocal range. Tracks like "I'm Alive," "A Little Time," and the 13-minute epic "Halloween" showcased a band operating at the peak of their creative powers. Kai Hansen's guitar work combined neoclassical technique with infectious hooks, creating a template that would be followed by GAMMA RAY, BLIND GUARDIAN, STRATOVARIUS, and countless others. "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I" essentially invented European power metal as a distinct genre, proving that metal could be fast, heavy, and melodically uplifting simultaneously. Its impact on metal's development rivals that of any album in the genre's history.

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