One of the most unexpected peace treaties of the 21st century was signed in 2016. On one side of the table was the current line-up of Helloween – co-founding guitarist Michael Weikath and bassist Markus Grosskopf, plus second guitarist Sascha Gerstner, drummer Daniel Löble and longtime singer Andi Deris. On the other side of the table were former Helloween guitarist Kai Hansen and singer Michael Kiske.
The latter duo had been part of the band that recorded 1987’s epic Keeper Of The Seven Keys: Part I and its equally magnificent 1988 sequel, Keeper Of The Seven Keys: Part II, two bona fide power metal landmarks that briefly threatened to turn these pumpkin-fixated Germans into the new Iron Maiden.
