Artist: HELLOWEEN
Album: THE DARK RIDE SPECIAL EDIT. (DIGI)

Release date: 2000/ 2013
EAN/UPS: 727361326401
Media type: CD

Alongside Switzerland’s Celtic Frost and Sweden's Bathory, Germany’s Helloween were possibly the most influential heavy metal band to come out of Europe during the 1980s. By taking the hard-riffing minor key melodies handed down from metal masters like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, then infusing them with the speed and energy introduced by the burgeoning thrash metal movement, Helloween crystallized the sonic ingredients of what is now known as power metal.

Although the band experienced key line up changes Helloween took their hardknock lessons in their stride and continued to prosper in the international metal arena on their own terms. More importantly, they stil remain the benchmark by which almost every power metal band is still measured.

2000’s ‘The Dark Ride’ is a more experimental and darker album than the band’s previous releases. It came complete with downtuned guitars and a gruffer singing style from Andi Deris, and was produced by Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford). This special edition includes three bonus tracks.

TRACKLIST:

1 - Behind The Portal 0:45  
2 - Mr. Torture 3:27  
3 - All Over The Nations 4:54  
4 - Escalation 666 4:24  
5 - Mirror Mirror 3:42  
6 - If I Could Fly 4:07  
7 - Salvation 5:41  
8 - The Departed (Sun Is Going down) 4:36  
9 - I Live For Your Pain 3:59  
10 - We Damn The Night 4:05  
11 - Immortal 4:03  
12 - The Dark Ride 8:48  

BONUS TRACKS:
13 - The Madness Of The Crowds 4:13  
14 - Deliver Us From Temptation 4:54  
15 - If I Could Fly (Single Edit) 3:30