Treasure Chest (Helloween album)

Treasure Chest
Treasure Chest
Box set by Helloween
Released	April 9, 2002
Recorded	1985 - 1999
Genre	Power metal
Length	3:29:29
Label	Metal-Is Records
Helloween chronology

Last updated September 11, 2023

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	^[1]

Treasure Chest is a box set by German power metal band Helloween.^[2]^[3]

Originally seen as quite the collection for fans/collectors worldwide the box consists 2 discs compiling (and remastering) some of their finest works of their 1985-2000 albums as well as a third (bonus disc) featuring many rare B-sides from the band's past singles. However, since the 2006 remastering and expansion of most of Helloween's back catalogue, featuring all of the tracks here (plus much more), this box is now seen mainly as a collector's piece.

Track listing

CD 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Mr. Torture"	Kusch	The Dark Ride	3:28
2.	"I Can"	Deris, Weikath	Better Than Raw	4:39
3.	"Power"	Weikath	The Time of the Oath	3:28
4.	"Where The Rain Grows"	Weikath, Deris	Master of the Rings	4:46
5.	"Eagle Fly Free"	Weikath	Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2	5:08
6.	"Future World"	Hansen	Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1	4:02
7.	"Metal Invaders"	Hansen	Walls of Jericho	4:10
8.	"Murderer (Remix)"	Hansen	Helloween	4:33
9.	"Starlight (Remix)"	Weikath, Hansen	Helloween	4:13
10.	"How Many Tears"	Weikath	Walls of Jericho	7:15
11.	"Ride The Sky (Remix)"	Hansen	Walls of Jericho	6:43
12.	"Halloween"	Hansen	Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1	13:18
13.	"A Little Time"	Kiske	Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1	3:59
14.	"A Tale That Wasn't Right"	Weikath	Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1	4:42
15.	"I Want Out"	Hansen	Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2	4:41

CD 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Keeper Of The Seven Keys (remix)"	Weikath	Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2	13:50
2.	"Dr. Stein (remix)"	Weikath	Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2	5:03
3.	"The Chance"	Grapow	Pink Bubbles Go Ape	3:46
4.	"Windmill"	Weikath	Chameleon	5:12
5.	"Sole Survivor"	Weikath, Deris	Master of the Rings	4:30
6.	"Perfect Gentleman"	Weikath, Deris	Master of the Rings	3:53
7.	"In The Middle Of A Heartbeat"	Weikath, Deris	Master of the Rings	4:30
8.	"Kings Will Be Kings"	Weikath	The Time of the Oath	5:08
9.	"Time Of The Oath"	Grapow, Deris	The Time of the Oath	6:56
10.	"Forever And One (Neverland)"	Deris	The Time of the Oath	3:50
11.	"Midnight Sun"	Weikath	Better Than Raw	6:19
12.	"Mr. Ego (Take Me Down)"	Grapow	Master of the Rings	7:07
13.	"Immortal"	Deris	The Dark Ride	4:04
14.	"Mirror Mirror"	Deris	The Dark Ride	3:43

CD 3

(Buried Treasure, bonus CD)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shit And Lobster"	Grosskopf	4:10
2.	"Oriental Journey"	Grapow	5:44
3.	"I Don't Care, You Don't Care"	Weikath	4:00
4.	"Ain't Got Nothing Better"	Grosskopf	4:39
5.	"Moshi Moshi - Shiki No Uta (live)"	Kusch, Grapow	6:49
6.	"Can't Fight Your Desire"	Deris	3:45
7.	"Star Invasion"	Deris, Weikath	4:48
8.	"Silicon Dreams"	Grosskopf	4:17
9.	"Grapowski's Malmsuite 1001 (In D Doll)"	Grapow	6:33
10.	"The Hellion / Electric Eye" (Judas Priest cover)	Halford, Downing, Tipton	4:07
11.	"A Game We Shouldn't Play"	Deris	3:38

Credits

Andi Deris - vocals (CD1: track 1-4, CD2: track 5-14, CD3: track 6-8, 10, 11)
Michael Kiske - vocals (CD1: track 5,6,9,12-15 CD2: track 1-4, CD3: track 1, 3, 4)
Kai Hansen - vocals (CD1: track 7-8,10-11) guitar, background vocals (CD1: track 5-15, CD2: track 1, 2)
Michael Weikath - guitar (CD1: all tracks, CD2: all tracks, CD3: 1-4, 6-11)
Roland Grapow - guitar (CD1: track 1-4, CD2: track 3-14, CD3: all tracks
Markus Grosskopf - bass (CD1: all tracks, CD2: all tracks, CD3: 1-4, 6-11)
Uli Kusch - drums (CD1: track 1-4, CD2: track 5-14, CD3: track 5-11)
Ingo Schwichtenberg - drums (CD1: track 5-15, CD2: track 1-4, CD3: track 1-4)

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	93
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	62

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↑ "Helloween - Treasure Chest (review)". Allmusic . Retrieved 2012-11-11.
↑ "Treasure Chest". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved 2012-11-11.
↑ "Helloween – Treasure Chest (tracklist and versions)". Discogs . Retrieved 2012-11-11.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Helloween – Treasure Chest" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

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[1] "Helloween - Treasure Chest (review)". Allmusic . Retrieved 2012-11-11.

[2] "Treasure Chest". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved 2012-11-11.

[3] "Helloween – Treasure Chest (tracklist and versions)". Discogs . Retrieved 2012-11-11.

[ac_Germany4_Helloween-4] "Offiziellecharts.de – Helloween – Treasure Chest" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[JPN-5] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

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v t e Helloween
Michael Weikath Markus Grosskopf Kai Hansen Michael Kiske Andi Deris Sascha Gerstner Daniel Löble Ingo Schwichtenberg Roland Grapow Uli Kusch Mark Cross Stefan Schwarzmann
Studio albums	Walls of Jericho Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II Pink Bubbles Go Ape Chameleon Master of the Rings The Time of the Oath Better Than Raw The Dark Ride Rabbit Don't Come Easy Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy Gambling with the Devil 7 Sinners Straight Out of Hell My God-Given Right Helloween
Extended plays	Helloween Mr. Ego (Take Me Down) Burning Sun
Live albums	Live in the U.K. High Live Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 United Alive in Madrid
Compilations	The Best, The Rest, The Rare Karaoke Remix Vol.1 Karaoke Remix Vol.2 Metal Jukebox Treasure Chest Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary
Singles	"Future World" "Dr. Stein" "I Want Out" "Kids of the Century" "When the Sinner" "I Don't Wanna Cry No More" "Windmill" "Perfect Gentleman" "Sole Survivor" "Power" "The Time of the Oath" "Forever and One" "Lay All Your Love on Me" "If I Could Fly" "Mr. Torture" "Just a Little Sign" "Mrs. God" "Light the Universe" "As Long as I Fall" "Are You Metal?" "Nabataea"
Related articles	Discography Members Keeper of the Seven Keys