What is the best Helloween album of all time?

Power metal's founding fathers, from speed-metal roots to pumpkin-king anthems to a legendary reunion — the catalog spans multiple eras and vocalists. Which album wins?

1. 1
   Straight Out of Hell

   Helloween's 2013 comeback album praised for its energetic power metal.
   1000pts
2. 2
   My God-Given Right

   Helloween's 2015 album, their last before the Pumpkins United reunion, featuring the anthemic title track and Battle's Won.
   930pts
3. 3
   The Dark Ride

   Helloween's 2000 darker and heavier album departing from their typical style.
   930pts
4. 4
   Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II

   Helloween's 1988 follow-up featuring the epic 13-minute 'Keeper of the Seven Keys.'
   818pts
5. 5
   Pink Bubbles Go Ape

   Helloween's 1991 first album after Kai Hansen's departure, with Roland Grapow on guitar and a lighter, quirkier sound on songs like Kids of the Century.
   734pts
6. 6
   Walls of Jericho

   Helloween's 1985 debut speed metal album featuring Kai Hansen on vocals.
   734pts
7. 7
   Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy

   Helloween's 2005 double album continuing the Keeper saga, featuring the nearly 14-minute epic The King for a 1000 Years and a duet with Candice Night.
   734pts
8. 8
   Helloween

   Helloween's 2021 reunion album uniting current and former members including Kai Hansen.
   636pts
9. 9
   The Time of the Oath

   Helloween's 1996 concept album paying tribute to Nostradamus.
   636pts
10. 10
    Gambling with the Devil

    Helloween's heavy 2007 album built around a dark carnival theme, featuring the singles As Long as I Fall and Can Do It.
    636pts
11. 11
    Rabbit Don't Come Easy

    Helloween's 2003 album, the first with guitarist Sascha Gerstner, with Mikkey Dee drumming on most tracks and the single Just a Little Sign.
    520pts
12. 12
    Master of the Rings

    Helloween's 1994 comeback album with Andi Deris on vocals.
    520pts
13. 13
    Better Than Raw

    Helloween's 1998 heavier album praised for its directness.
    382pts
14. 14
    Giants & Monsters

    Helloween's 2025 album by the seven-piece Pumpkins United line-up with Michael Kiske, Andi Deris and Kai Hansen, featuring the single This Is Tokyo.
    382pts
15. 15
    Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I

    Helloween's 1987 second album and first with Michael Kiske on vocals, a power metal classic that defined the genre with Future World and Halloween.
    0pts
16. 16
    7 Sinners

    Helloween's 2010 album, among their heaviest records, featuring the single Are You Metal? and the speed metal rush of World of Fantasy.
    0pts
17. 17
    Chameleon

    Helloween's 1993 experimental album and Michael Kiske's last with the band before the reunion, venturing into pop, rock and orchestral styles far from power metal.
    0pts

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