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Every Helloween album has a goofy song.

When you listen to this album, first you will notice that the guitarists are on fire: they pull out excellent riffs and solos. Secondly you will notice that the guys are obviously having the time of their life writing memorable, melodic yet helloween-like songs. Surely some songs sound a bit cheesy (I.M.E. and Can Do It). but I feel that the guys only prove that they can also laugh at themselves.

Absolutely a killer album and best of the year.

Median 96, Metalreviews crew gave it only 90. Perhaps this is one of the first times when actually the crew give an album less points than the readers. I suggest everybody to get the special edition since the bonustracks "Find my freedom" and "See the Night" are also absolute killer Helloween songs! I hope I would get a chance to hear the japanese bonustrack "We unite".

Helloween was the third best international artist on the Japanese charts! However, unfortunately not even this absolute kickass album has managed to enter the top20 charts at least the first week (26 Sweden, 29 Germany though). I however still believe that this album has a chance to break in into the top20 in the Finnish charts. The finnish radio station Radio Rock has even had "As long as i fall" on their playlist now for some weeks....

this is a pretty album... Can Do It is a bit goofier than the rest but really i don't think its that bad. fun stuff.

Love the album !! The only song I don't really care much for is The Bells of the Seven Hells.

And, you know what, I'll go against the flow here and I'll admit that I really like "Can do it". Sure, it is cheesy as hell, but I can't help but smile and be happy when I hear Deris scream "Come on come on come on !!"

I admit that "Can Do It" is catchy. It's just a wee bit too goofy for me. Helloween every now again throws one of these tunes into the mix. It's one of the things that makes this band so endearing to their fans.

I think The Bells of the Seven Hells is perhaps the best track on the whole album! Can do it just sounds plain stupid in my ears...

+1

I agree that The Bells Of Seven Hells is a great song and one of the best on the CD.

I just heard the bonus disk. (I got my copy of the album today)

Whats on the bonus desk?

Two kick ass exclusive tracks, an EPK/Making Of video, and a video for "As Long As I Fall."

Yes, that. And I reeaaally wish they were part of the full length b/c they are amazing.

You know the usual desk things like paper,pens yadda yadda

Now listening through this for the second time, and I must say I'm impressed. When the verse in Kill It kicked in, I was thinking that somebody accidentally misplaced the new Cage into the wrong CD-case. Wow, truly heavy Helloween, me likey. So far Kill It, The Saints, and The Bells of the 7 Hells have stood out during the first listen, no doubt will the rest do the same.

And I'm not even going to comment on Can Do It.

I actually like that song...

And I'm not even going to comment on Can Do It.

Seems out of place I just skip it would have been better to swap with one of the bonus tracks both are better.

I would probably too if it wouldn't at the same time sound like
a) something from the Eurovision
b) a typical main theme from some American high school cookie-cutter movie

Though I do agree that it has entertainment value, it just need some wine to counter all the cheese.

I like Can Do It, it just needs to be listened to with a sense of humour.

yeah...

although i think all power metal needs to be listened to with a sense of humour

HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY kicked off their "Hellish Rock ’07-08" European co-headlining tour Friday night (November 16) at Petõfi Hall in Budapest, Hungary. Helloween's setlist was as follows:

01. "Halloween"
02. "Sole Survivor"
03. "March Of Time"
04. "As Long As I Fall"
05. "Eagle Fly Free"
06. "Paint A New World"
07. "A Tale That Wasn’t Right"
08. Drum Solo
09. "The Bells Of The Seven Hells"
10. "We Burn"
11. "King For A 1000 Years"
12. "Dr. Stein"
13. Medley: "I Can" / "Where The Rain Grows" / "Perfect Gentleman" / "Power" / "If I Could Fly" / "Steel Tormentor" / "Keeper Of The Seven Keys"
14. "Future World" (with GAMMA RAY)
15. "I Want Out" (with GAMMA RAY)