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29 Dec 2003

DEATH BY DAWN - new demo track posted online

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28 Dec 2003

DECAPITATED - new song online

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28 Dec 2003

DEICIDE - title track from new album posted online

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28 Dec 2003

ADEMA - part ways with guitarist

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23 Dec 2003

KATAKLYSM - "Serenity In Fire"

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23 Dec 2003

DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER - plans for 2004

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23 Dec 2003

ANTHRAX - to delay the filming of their new clip

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23 Dec 2003

WAR Productions - releases

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23 Dec 2003

DEATH ANGEL - to delay recording the new album

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20 Dec 2003

KATATONIA - DVD

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20 Dec 2003

IMPERANON - recording details

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20 Dec 2003

SANCTIFICATION - parted ways with bassist

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20 Dec 2003

GRENOUER - deal with CD-Maximum

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20 Dec 2003

SOLITUDE AETERNUS - new album in spring

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15 Nov 2003

GODS TOWER - guitarist's death

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15 Nov 2003

KOROZY - ANCIENT manager as producer

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13 Nov 2003

AFTER FOREVER - name new album

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13 Nov 2003

NOVEMBERS DOOM - new album

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13 Nov 2003

STRATOVARIUS - line-up changes

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13 Nov 2003

BEHEMOTH - contract extension

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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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