tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post7359062620415260684..comments2024-03-29T03:29:28.911-04:00Comments on Metal Inquisition: TO HELL AND BACK: The history of Helloween cover artchristbutcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17916062727853004825noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-13614113965377769872008-03-17T05:44:00.000-04:002008-03-17T05:44:00.000-04:00"Nor is it about whether or not the Germans play p..."Nor is it about whether or not the Germans play power metal (as some American fans define them) or heavy metal."<BR/><BR/>The early Helloween stuff was speed metal, as were the first couple of Running Wild releases. A lot of the Hamburg scene and later Blind Guardian followed a similar trajectory from awesome speed metal to europower to irrelevancy.Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584102280299430293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-52042940602716338262008-03-11T01:31:00.000-04:002008-03-11T01:31:00.000-04:00This just made me like Helloween even more than I ...This just made me like Helloween even more than I already did (which was a lot). The parts about Chameleon and that newest release. Wow. <BR/><BR/>A ha! But I noticed that although you took a cheap shot at Ingo, you failed to mention how Michael Kiske <I>also</I> went nuts after getting kicked out of Helloween. <BR/><BR/>He got "born again" and went on endless tirades about how metal was satanic and evil, all throughout the nineties. But I guess he's a satanist again, singing in evil stuff like Avantasia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-44246058897133265002008-03-10T13:30:00.000-04:002008-03-10T13:30:00.000-04:00what a long and strange road its been!what a long and strange road its been!Gene Hoglan's Ballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15645786807522691846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-45243591292941722292008-03-10T07:56:00.000-04:002008-03-10T07:56:00.000-04:00>Oh god, 2 people with the same username...how wil...><I>Oh god, 2 people with the same username...how will we differentiate?</I><BR/><BR/>i don't use caps. and sometimes i make half-assed attempts to defend europe. <BR/><BR/>we'll manage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-68450761310112676762008-03-09T23:51:00.000-04:002008-03-09T23:51:00.000-04:00Nipples ain't shit.Nipples ain't shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-66349971081047562372008-03-09T20:48:00.000-04:002008-03-09T20:48:00.000-04:00chris brings up a fantastic point. we should ALL m...chris brings up a fantastic point. we should ALL move to Morocco. I don't want to be around all the nu metal crap in the US. If we move there, we could go shopping for Helloween albums at the mall, pick up some sweet Forbidden shirts and pack patches. beats the hell out of what is happening in this stupid country. damnit. we should invest in an escape pod.Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06587934998738921091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-28521852760453061942008-03-09T17:54:00.000-04:002008-03-09T17:54:00.000-04:00I remember, reading about "Pink Bubbles Go Ape" in...I remember, reading about "Pink Bubbles Go Ape" in some column in Metal Maniacs, but never actually saw the cover art. I didn't think that it was possible for the visual accompaniment to actually be worse. Jesus Christ.Patrick Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07267417779850157733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-70348813474384730242008-03-09T17:01:00.000-04:002008-03-09T17:01:00.000-04:00Oh god, 2 people with the same username...how will...Oh god, 2 people with the same username...how will we differentiate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-38170730792756224672008-03-09T14:22:00.000-04:002008-03-09T14:22:00.000-04:00Skull Crusher, I wish you were the only Helloween ...Skull Crusher, I wish you were the only Helloween fan you know.<BR/><BR/>Shyer and I have gotten super into them and are waiting for them to come around with Gamma Ray. We were holding tickets to the Keeper 3 tour that got canceled in the USA because we were the only people who bought tickets.<BR/><BR/>This post completely cured my hangover. Hilarious. \m/<BR/><BR/>SethSethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705576900206121110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-5271198197393466302008-03-09T14:03:00.000-04:002008-03-09T14:03:00.000-04:00dude, living in 1987 beats the shit outta living i...dude, living in 1987 beats the <I>shit</I> outta living in the slipknot and victory-emo era. and that's where <I>your</I> country lives. <BR/><BR/>...<I>posers!</I> you can only <I>wish</I> you lived in morocco!<BR/><BR/>on a more serious note - skullkrusher: double the size, double the fun, man. i was cracking up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-72892141196489975712008-03-09T12:52:00.000-04:002008-03-09T12:52:00.000-04:00lucho: i thought about the whiplash comparison, bu...lucho: i thought about the whiplash comparison, but by the time i sat down to write the post i'd forgotten about it. it's a great point, tho!<BR/><BR/>i wanna thank everyone for the positive feedback on the post. i often feel inadecuate, since everone else here is so much funnier than me. it took me almost 6 hours to do all the research, collect the images and write the whole thing, so i'm glad people like it. i'm such a loser, i stayed home on a saturday night to write it. i posted it @ 3:30am<BR/><BR/>ps: im listening to AC's top 40 hits. man these guys are great!<BR/><BR/>.SkullKrusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802732286777603134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-15733013388586072172008-03-09T12:38:00.000-04:002008-03-09T12:38:00.000-04:00Also, my post on the "Soulside Journey" post was "...<I>Also, my post on the "Soulside Journey" post was "saved," but never posted. I think my unearthing of the poserliness of the writers is being censored!</I><BR/><BR/>chris, i speak for all of us at MxI when i say that we welcome accusations of poserliness! i will look at the comment and make sure we didn't accidentally hide it or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-7149132305761412012008-03-09T11:58:00.000-04:002008-03-09T11:58:00.000-04:00Wow, I knew the records were bad, I didn't know th...Wow, I knew the records were bad, I didn't know the covers matched...<BR/><BR/>Also, my post on the "Soulside Journey" post was "saved," but never posted. I think my unearthing of the poserliness of the writers is being censored!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Fucking hilarious, as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-59165635403682187202008-03-09T11:37:00.000-04:002008-03-09T11:37:00.000-04:00Long posts are fine when they're funny.Long posts are fine when they're funny.Guavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568182455048577926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-53415471408560479352008-03-09T11:27:00.000-04:002008-03-09T11:27:00.000-04:00You had me at:"To illustrate the journey, I picked...You had me at:<BR/><BR/><I>"To illustrate the journey, I picked a few key (no pun intended) covers <B>and divided them as the band's history has been divided by their official Russian fan-club</B>."</I><BR/><BR/>Priceless.<BR/><BR/>Phil Collins and Genesis must have been VERY jealous of some of those early-90's covers as well. Good god, I had no idea...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-22673478735231659572008-03-09T11:06:00.000-04:002008-03-09T11:06:00.000-04:00oh, i forgot to mention that the cover of "gamblin...oh, i forgot to mention that the cover of "gambling with the devil" is similar to the Whiplash cover for "Ticket To Mayhem"<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.metal-observer.com/covers/cov2885.jpg<BR/><BR/>Also, I never knew that Helloween had slipped so far into the realm of prog-style surrealist cover art. I learn something new every day on this here blog.Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06587934998738921091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-40760349877359125542008-03-09T11:02:00.000-04:002008-03-09T11:02:00.000-04:00fantastic post. amazing investigative reporting. t...fantastic post. amazing investigative reporting. this should run on Nightline.Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06587934998738921091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-37627156427828300312008-03-09T10:55:00.000-04:002008-03-09T10:55:00.000-04:00did they consider how some of these later pieces w...did they consider how some of these later pieces would translate when cropped for cassette covers? i'm not sure, but i'm guessing that in greece, portugal, morroco, and other Helloween strongholds, it's still the format of choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-78752535378701747002008-03-09T06:48:00.000-04:002008-03-09T06:48:00.000-04:00You can get away with long posts when they have fu...You can get away with long posts when they have funny pictures :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273126442475794090.post-28532606577710649432008-03-09T05:23:00.000-04:002008-03-09T05:23:00.000-04:00Don't count on me for kissing your ass, get that t...Don't count on me for kissing your ass, get that thing away from me, but this post was great.Hororohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107322437502429569noreply@blogger.com