Helloween – March Of Time (The Best Of 40 Years) – CD Review

Heavy metal is a lot like ancient Greek mythology—full of gods, monsters, and people shouting dramatically while wearing impractical outfits. And in the case of Helloween, you get all three in one band. They’ve been around for 40 years, which is about the same length of time it takes to listen to a prog metal concept album.

This March of Time compilation is essentially a musical time machine, except instead of taking you back to important historical events, it just drops you into various points in Helloween’s career. You’ll hear how their sound has evolved from early, high-pitched yelps about wizards and pumpkins to slightly later, high-pitched yelps about more sophisticated things, like time itself.

The 3CD version means you get even more Helloween, which is great if you like Helloween, and quite overwhelming if you don’t. It’s a little bit like ordering an all-you-can-eat buffet, then realizing it’s exclusively made up of extremely fast guitars and people screaming about destiny. 

Standout tracks include I Want Out, which remains an anthem for people who have ever been trapped in an awkward conversation

Eagle Fly Free, a song that teaches us that eagles, despite being known for flying, somehow need encouragement to do so.

And of course, there’s March of Time itself, which is about the relentless passage of time—something we’re all forced to experience, whether we like it or not, much like this 3CD collection if you put it on at full volume.

This is an excellent compilation for both Helloween fans and people who have never heard of them but want to experience four decades of German power metal in one sitting. Just don’t expect it to include an actual march, because that would require slowing down, and Helloween simply do not believe in that.
Score 9/10

TRACKLISTING
Walls Of Jericho/Ride The Sky
Metal Invaders
Victim Of Fate
How Many Tears
Eagle Fly Free
Halloween
A Tale That Wasn’t Right
Future World
March Of Time
Dr. Stein
Keeper Of The Seven Keys
I Want You
Kids Of The Century
Number One

Windmill
Sole Survivor
Perfect Gentleman
In The Middle Of A Heartbeat
Why?
Forever And One (Neverland)
Power
Steel Tormentor
Hey Lord!
I Can
If I Could Fly
Mr. Torture
Hell Was Made In Heaven
Light The Universe
The Invisible Man
As Long As I Fall
Kill It
Where The Sinners Go
Are You Metal?
Nabataea
Straight Out Of Hell
Waiting For The Thunder
Heroes
My God-Given Right
Pumpkins United
Best Time
Fear Of The Fallen
Skyfall
Label – BMG
Release –  28th March 2025

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