The Dark Ride - Helloween

The new millennium kicked new life into many rock bands that had fallen victim to the curse of the bland 1990s. ‘The Dark Ride’ was a well-received return to form for Germany’s Helloween, despite lacking imagination in some places. With twelve accessible tracks that mostly come in at four minutes long, The Dark Ride offers easy access for newcomers to the band and power metal in general, the offshoot of traditional heavy metal that the band instigated back in the early 80s. Helloween’s line-up has remained consistently strong, but thankfully original vocalist Kai Hansen’s departure in the late 80s to form friendly competitors (and blatant but ...  Read the complete review