Helloween to release new live album “United Alive” on October 4th 2019

Helloween United Alive cover
It was The Sensation of the year 2016. During the Hellbook production to celebrate Helloween’s 30th anniversary, the contributors came to realize that the chemistry in the band had always been unique – and that what belongs together needs to be together again. However, the birth of “Pumpkins United” wasn’t just an original line-up reunion, but the real deal. The ultimate cast consisting of all seven metal heroes: Deris, Kiske, Weikath, Hansen, Grosskopf, Gerstner, and Löble. What followed, was a cry of joy from North Germany’s river Elbe to Rio’s Sugar Loaf Mountain, and the Pumpkins United World Tour with 69 shows in front of more than one million people in 32 countries across three continents in Fall 2017.

The band’s headline slots at Wacken, Rock Fest Barcelona and Masters of Rock, as well as their shows with Iron Maiden at the Sweden Rock Festival and Firenze Rocks, the revival was received enthusiastically, stages were set on fire, and tears were shed. After dates in the US and additional shows in Latin America, this tour for the ages ended in December 2018 with a highly emotional finale in Hamburg, where it all began in 1984. Unforgettable metal nights that we’d love to experience again and again.
 
“This amazing journey was one of those ‘magic moments’ words can’t describe – it simply was what we all love most: meet great people, go back in time with our memories, and celebrate the ultimate Helloween party together”, says Andi Deris.
 
From October 4, 2019, that’s finally possible: With the release of “United Alive” & “United Alive in Madrid” we can transport ourselves to that tour at any time, and dive into every detail with hellish tracking shots, breathless close-ups, and intimate interviews. The artwork was created by Martin Hausler once again and offers plenty of unreleased live images.
 
“It wasn’t easy to condense this unbelievable tour adequately and capture how it felt for us – that’s why we had the idea to film the biggest festival gig, the most massive arena show, and the hottest club date”, comments Michi Kiske.
 
The DVD/Blu-ray nails the tour with recordings from Wacken in front of 75,000 metal heads and 14,000 fans in the Madrid arena – and as a bonus, the show in the Espaço das Américas, gathering 8,000 in São Paulo. Altogether it offers over three hours of live material in stereo and premium 5.1 surround sound, plus backstage material, tons of surprises, and a very personal band interview about the past, present, and future. The live CD/Vinyl presents a whopping 2 hours 20 of pure audio material from the concert in Madrid plus four bonus tracks from the shows in Prague, São Paulo, Wacken, and Santiago de Chile.

“United Alive” & “United Alive in Madrid” will be available in the following formats, and can be pre-ordered here.
 
• 2-disc Blu-ray Digibook
Disc 1: Live concert, Disc 2: Bonus material – intro movie, interview, LED compilation, Seth & Doc animations & more

• 3-disc DVD Digibook
Disc 1 & 2: Live concert, Disc 3: Bonus material – intro movie, interview, LED compilation, Seth & Doc animations & more

• 3-disc Limited Digibook Live Audio CD 
Live concert Madrid plus bonus tracks: “March of Time”, “Kids of the Century”, “Why” and “Pumpkins United”

• 5-disc Vinyl Box
Live concert Madrid plus bonus tracks: “March of Time”, “Kids of the Century”, “Why” and “Pumpkins United”

• 8-disc Earbook Blu-ray & DVD & CD 
Complete contents of Blu-ray, DVD, and CD in premium packaging
 
Tracklist (“United Alive” – DVD/Blu-ray):

Disc 1:
01. Halloween 13:29*
02. Dr. Stein 5:47*
03. I’m Alive 3:23**
04. If I Could Fly 4:13*
05. Are You Metal? 4:19***
06. Rise And Fall 4:22**
07. Waiting For The Thunder 4:04*
08. Perfect Gentleman 4:26*
09. Kai´s Medley 14:36*** (Starlight / Ride The Sky / Judas / Heavy Metal Is The Law)
10. Forever And One 4:32**
11. A Tale That Wasn’t Right 6:09***
12. I Can 4:48*
13. Pumpkins United 6:28***
14. Drumkins United 4:50***
15. Livin’ Ain’t No Crime / A Little Time 6:38*
16. Why 4:32**
17. Sole Survivor 5:15**
18. Power 4:16*
19. How Many Tears 10:58***
20. Invitation / Eagle Fly Free 7:55*
21. Keeper Of The Seven Keys 20:13*
22. Mos-Kai-To 2:38*
23. Future World 4:46*
24. I Want Out 9:08***
25. Outro & Credits 4:59
Total running time: 2 hours 47 minutes
(*) Recorded live in Madrid, December 9th, 2017
(**) Recorded live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
(***) Recorded live at Wacken Open Air, August 4th, 2018         
 
Disc 2:
01. Halloween 13:35 - Live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
02. Dr. Stein 5:29 - Live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
03. Kids Of The Century 4:08 - Live in Prague, November 25th, 2017
04. March Of Time 5:27 - Live in Santiago de Chile, October 31st, 2018
05. Pumpkin’s Whisper - 35:27
06. Bursting Hamburg - 01:59
07. The Essential LED Compilation - 17:09
08. Seth & Doc, The United Thing - 12:04
09. The Keeper’s Journey - 1:19
 
Tracklist (“United Alive in Madrid” Live CD/Vinyl):

CD 1:
01. Halloween 13:37
02. Dr. Stein 5:36
03. I’m Alive 3:48
04. If I Could Fly 4:01
05. Are You Metal? 4:28
06. Rise And Fall 4:22
07. Waiting For The Thunder 4:02
08. Perfect Gentleman 4:50
09. Kai’s Medley 13:52 (Starlight / Ride The Sky / Judas / Heavy Metal Is The Law)
10. Forever And One 5:22
11. A Tale That Wasn’t Right 5:43
 
CD 2:
01. I Can 4:57
02. Livin’ Ain’t No Crime / A Little Time 6:39
03. Sole Survivor 4:58
04. Power 4:11
05. How Many Tears 10:56
06. Invitation / Eagle Fly Free 7:13
07. Keeper Of The Seven Keys 17:03
08. Future World 5:36
09. I Want Out 8:47
Live in Madrid, December 9th, 2017
 
CD 3:
01. March Of Time 5:28 - Live in Santiago de Chile, October 31st, 2018
02. Kids Of The Century 4:00 - Live in Prague, November 25th, 2017
03. Why 4:40 - Live in São Paulo, October 29th, 2017
04. Pumpkins United 6:32 - Live at Wacken Open Air, August 4th, 2018
 
Unfortunately, Dave Mustaine had to cancel the Megadeth tour due to his medical condition. Together with metal fans all over the world, the Pumpkins wish him a speedy recovery and will be filling in for the band’s Brazil dates last-minute, causing the scheduled studio dates to be postponed. Despite the occasion, Helloween are very happy to announce new shows at Rockfest, Raodfest and Rock Live, and to be able to celebrate the release day of “United Alive” & “United Alive in Madrid” on October 4th, 2019, live with the Brazilian fans and their friends Iron Maiden, Scorpions and Sepultura at what is probably the biggest and most legendary festival worldwide: Rock in Rio!

Brazil Tour Dates 2019:
21.09.  BR  São Paulo - Rockfest (w/ Scorpions, Whitesnake, Europe)
23.09.  BR  Uberlândia - Roadfest (w/ Scorpions, Whitesnake)
25.09.  BR  Brasília - Rock ao Vivo (w/ Scorpions)
28.09.  BR  Florianópolis - Rock ao Vivo (w/ Scorpions)
01.10.  BR  Porto Alegre - Rock ao Vivo (w/ Scorpions, Whitesnake)
04.10.  BR  Rio de Janeiro - Rock in Rio (w/ Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Sepultura)

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