What Is Your Favorite Andi Deris Era Helloween Album

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:22 am

Tough one since they are all good but if I had to choose one it would probably be The Time Of The Oath.

ganeshaRules · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:47 am

The Dark Ride... I prefer them when they are more dark and less happy.

The Silent Man · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:02 am

Gambling With The Devil, The Dark Ride, and Master of The Rings are each pretty close to all being tied as my favorite. Anyway, I actually have to give the nudge to Gambling, I was really impressed with that album and I still listen to it more than any other Helloween album 2 years after it's release.

Thy Serpent · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:04 am

ganeshaRules wrote:

The Dark Ride... I prefer them when they are more dark and less happy.

That's the only full length album I have of theirs and I have listened to a few other tracks of theirs although not entire albums, so I won't vote. But I agree with ganesha about them sounding more dark and less happy. They definitely sound better that way.

Lucifer's Son · **Joined:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:52 pm **Posts:** 2016

ganeshaRules wrote:

The Dark Ride... I prefer them when they are more dark and less happy.

+1
The other ranged from acceptable to embarrassing but this one's a winner! :dio:

Ness · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:01 pm

I agree with Silent Man. I was so impressed with Gambling. I skip a lot of songs on their other ones, but I can listen to that one all the way through. Great album.

Thomas · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:06 pm

I'm a Helloween noob, and only own time of the oath.. I think it's pretty good

AlexandeR · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:39 pm

I'm going with the Dark Ride too. Funny, I thought I was the only one who liked the album

ganeshaRules · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:00 pm

metal_xxx wrote:

I'm a Helloween noob, and only own time of the oath.. I think it's pretty good

Go for Walls of Jericho, Keepers I & II before the Andy Deris ones.

Seinfeld26 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:11 pm

Better Than Raw. Although The Dark Ride contains my all-time favorite Helloween song (the title track).

AlexandeR · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:13 pm

ganeshaRules wrote:

metal_xxx wrote:

I'm a Helloween noob, and only own time of the oath.. I think it's pretty good

Go for Walls of Jericho, Keepers I & II before the Andy Deris ones.

Yes, those albums are essential to any respectable metalhead.

Seinfeld26 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:14 pm

AlexandeR wrote:

I'm going with the Dark Ride too. Funny, I thought I was the only one who liked the album

It seems to be one of those albums that garnered a lot of praise and critical acclaim when it came out but gradually became less popular as time went on. Sad because it's one of the band's best albums IMO.

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I agree with Silent Man. I was so impressed with Gambling. I skip a lot of songs on their other ones, but I can listen to that one all the way through. Great album.

To be honest, Gambling is probably my least favorite of the Deris-era albums that I've heard (I haven't heard Master Of The Rings or Time Of The Oath). And I found it rather odd that Michael Weikath was complaining about how dark and depressing The Dark Ride was, but then just four years later, he went ahead and made what's probably Helloween's angriest and most aggressive album yet.

Satan's Anus · **Joined:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:37 pm **Posts:** 1046

Better Than Raw for me, but I dig them all. Keeper III would probably be my second favorite, but they're close.

I think The Dark Ride is ridiculously overrated.

PyroMan · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:07 pm

Voted for The Dark Ride. My least favorite is The Time Of The Oath, it's the only Deris album I can't stand.

Lucifer's Son · **Joined:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:52 pm **Posts:** 2016

Satan's Anus wrote:

I think The Dark Ride is ridiculously overrated.

I think YOU ARE ridiculously overrated.

stub · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:55 am

i went with The Time of the Oath , followed closely by Master of the rings; 3rd and 4th place for Better than Raw and Rabbit don't Come Easy;haven't heard the others; globally i like Helloween with Deris

The_Voice · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:18 pm

Time of the oath, but serioulsy with the exception of Rabbits all those albums are quite good.

Caligula_K · **Joined:** Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:56 pm **Posts:** 3561

Gambling with the Devil is my favorite Helloween album since Keeper 2- I think it's nearly perfect, and has great replay value. The Dark Ride is a close second (it does have the best Deris era Helloween song, The Dark Ride), followed by The Time of the Oath.

Mike · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:18 pm

My favorites are 'Better Than Raw' and 'Keeper of the Seven Keys : The Legacy'. I have to agree that they're all very good albums minus 'Rabbit'.

Ness · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:06 pm

Why all the Rabbit hate???? I love that one.

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