The moment that all the Helloween maniacs were waiting for years has come! The new song of the reunited Helloween, entitled “Pumpkins United“, has been released as a lyric video in YouTube and can be downloaded for free from the band’s official site. The new line-up features all Helloween singers until now, namely Kai Hansen, Michael Kiske and Andi Deris. The band will embark on a worldwide tour in 2017/2018, which kicks off on October 19th 2017 in Monterrey, Mexico. The tour schedule is as follows:
October
19 – Escena – Monterrey, Mexico
21 – Arena Ciudad De Mexico – Mexico City, Mexico
23 – Bn Arena – San Jose, Costa Rica
25 – Gran Carpa de las Américas – Bogota, Colombia
28 – Espaço das Américas – São Paulo, Brazil (Sold Out)
29 – Espaço das Américas – São Paulo, Brazil
31 – Pepsi On Stage – Porto Alegre, Brazil
November
2 – Estadio Luna Park – Buenos Aires City, Argentina
3 – Teatro Caupolican – Santiago, Chile (Sold Out)
5 – Teatro Caupolican – Santiago, Chile (Sold Out)
10 – Samsung Hall – Zurich, Switzerland
11 – Porsche-Arena – Stuttgart, Germany (Sold Out)
12 – Zenith – München, Germany
14 – O2 Academy Brixton – London, United Kingdom
15 – Zénith Paris La Villette – Paris, France
18 – Medionlanum Forum – Milan, Italy
20 – 013 – Tilburg, Netherlands
24 – Ruhr Congress – Bochum, Germany
25 – Tipsport Aréna – Prague, Czech Republic
26 – Aegon-arena – Bratislava, Slovakia
28 – Hala Koło – Warsaw, Poland
30 – Black Box – Helsinki, Finland (Sold Out)
December
2 – Partille Arena – Partille, Sweden
4 – Tempodrom – Berlin, Germany
9 – Wiznik Center – Madrid, Spain
14 – Arena Armeec Sofia – Sofia, Bulgaria
15 – Romexpo – Bucharest, Romania
March
18 – Zepp – Sapporo, Japan
21 – Zepp Bayside – Osaka, Japan
23 – Zepp – Tokyo, Japan
24 – Zepp – Tokyo, Japan
25 – Zepp – Nagoya, Japan
But which is our opinion about the new song?
Our opinion:
Well, “Pumpkins United” rocks big time. It is a hell of a power metal song, with all the trademarks of the teutonic metal legends. It is fast, melodic, with a very interesting structure and great performances from every member. It is amazing to listen again to Helloween with Hansen and Kiske, so inspired and fresh! It’s a song that will make you smile, especially if you take into account that after so many years, the members worked peacefully together, as a strong team. Hell Yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh8zPuB03_c