Masterplan - PumpKings

MASTERPLAN, which features former HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, will release a new studio album titled "PumpKings" on June 30 via AFM. The effort consists of reworked versions of HELLOWEEN songs from albums that Grapow played on during his time in the legendary German power metal band.

"PumpKings" track listing:

01. The Chance
02. Someone's Crying
03. Mankind
04. Step Out Of Hell
05. Mr. Ego
06. Still We Go
07. Escalation 666
08. The Time Of The Oath
09. Music
10. The Dark Ride


Cool or lame? I'm not sure.

Translated: "Masterplan's original material isn't selling records anymore, so let's trade on the notoriety of our guitarist's former band"

It could be cool but i'm not a fan of Altzi's vocals.

Meh. No interest in it. You all are better off with this instead :

Not an instant purchase but if the songs turn out to be good i may eventually check it out.

Gilbert wrote:

Not an instant purchase but if the songs turn out to be good i may eventually check it out.

i have some interest so i am in the same boat.

But you already know all the songs...

Lari wrote:

But you already know all the songs...

and i like them too!

Lari wrote:

But you already know all the songs...

I don't. I'm a casual fan of Helloween, so for someone like me, I'd probably find the album enjoyable if I were into that sort of thing. But for longtime fans, I'm sure these new versions wouldn't hold a candle to the originals. That's just the nature of the beast.

With that said, I'd probably be more inclined to go for the PumpKing beer than this album.