United Alive in Madrid

United Alive in Madrid
United Alive in Madrid
Live album by Helloween
Released	4 October 2019
Recorded	9 December 2017
Venue	Madrid, Spain
Genre	Power metal, Heavy metal
Length	161:00
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Charlie Bauerfeind
Helloween chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Bravewords	^[1]
Hysteria Mag	^[2]
Time for Metal	^[3]

United Alive in Madrid is the fourth live album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 2019. The recordings took place during the band's Pumpkins United World Tour (2017–2018), with former members Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen joining Helloween's line-up. This would be the first live album to feature both Kiske and Hansen since 1989's Live in the U.K.. The main concert was recorded on 9 December 2017 at the WiZink Centre in Madrid, Spain and the bonus tracks in Chile, Brazil, Czech Republic and Germany.

The video release United Alive came out on the same day as the live album^[4] and contained concert footage filmed during 2017 in Spain and Brazil and during 2018 in Wacken Open Air Festival (Germany). Extra material included bonus concert tracks filmed in Brazil, Czech Republic and Chile, a band interview, as well as LED content and animations shown during the shows.^[5]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocalist(s)	Length
1.	"Halloween"	Kai Hansen	Michael Kiske, Andi Deris	13:37
2.	"Dr. Stein"	Michael Weikath	Kiske, Deris	5:36
3.	"I’m Alive"	Hansen	Kiske	3:48
4.	"If I Could Fly"	Andi Deris	Deris	4:01
5.	"Are You Metal?"	Deris	Deris	4:28
6.	"Rise and Fall"	Weikath	Kiske	4:22
7.	"Waiting for the Thunder"	Deris	Deris	4:02
8.	"Perfect Gentleman"	Deris, Weikath	Deris, Kiske	4:50
9.	"Kai's Medley (Starlight / Ride the Sky / Judas / Heavy Metal Is the Law)"	Hansen	Kai Hansen	13:52
10.	"Forever and One"	Deris	Deris, Kiske	5:22
11.	"A Tale That Wasn't Right"	Weikath	Kiske, Deris	5:43

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocalist(s)	Length
1.	"I Can"	Weikath	Deris	4:57
2.	"Livin' Ain't No Crime / A Little Time"	Weikath / Michael Kiske	Kiske	6:39
3.	"Sole Survivor"	Weikath, Deris	Deris	4:58
4.	"Power"	Weikath	Deris	4:11
5.	"How Many Tears"	Weikath	Deris, Hansen, Kiske	10:56
6.	"Invitation / Eagle Fly Free"	Weikath	Kiske	7:13
7.	"Keeper of the Seven Keys"	Weikath	Kiske, Deris	17:03
8.	"Future World"	Hansen	Kiske	5:36
9.	"I Want Out"	Hansen	Kiske, Deris	8:47

Disc three (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocalist(s)	Length
1.	"March of Time"	Hansen	Kiske	5:28
2.	"Kids of the Century"	Kiske	Kiske	4:00
3.	"Why"	Deris	Deris, Kiske	4:40
4.	"Pumpkins United"	Hansen, Deris, Weikath	Deris, Kiske, Hansen	6:32

Track 1 recorded at Santiago, Chile, 31 October 2018
Track 2 recorded at Prague, Czech Republic, 25 November 2017
Track 3 recorded at São Paulo, Brazil, 29 October 2017
Track 4 recorded at Wacken Open Air Festival, Germany, 4 August 2018

Personnel

Michael Kiske – vocals
Andi Deris – vocals
Kai Hansen – guitars, vocals
Michael Weikath – guitars
Sascha Gerstner – guitars
Markus Grosskopf – bass
Daniel Löble – drums

Charts

Album

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[6]	47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[7]	108
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[8]	47
French Albums (SNEP)^[9]	125
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[11]	26
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[12]	88
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[13]	29
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[14]	25
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[15]	12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	21
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[17]	16
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[18]	5

Video

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Germany (GfK)^[19]	1
Japan (Oricon)^[20]	5

References

^ Mark Gromen. "Review: "HELLOWEEN - UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID" - Bravewords". bravewords.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
^ Kris Peters (8 October 2019). "Review: "Helloween United Live In Madrid" - Hysteria Mag". hysteriamag.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
^ Sandra R. (22 September 2019). "Review: "Helloween – United Alive & United Alive in Madrid" - Time For Metal". time-for-metal.eu. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
^ "Metal Temple will return!".
^ "Metal Temple will return!".
^ "Austriancharts.at – Helloween – United Alive in Madrid" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^ "Ultratop.be – Helloween – United Alive in Madrid" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Helloween: United Alive" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 41, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Helloween – United Alive in Madrid" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2019. 44. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Helloween – United Alive in Madrid". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-10-14" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – Helloween – United Alive in Madrid". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Helloween – United Alive in Madrid". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Top 10 DVD Musik (Woche vom 07.10.2019 bis 13.10.2019)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^ "Oricon Top 10 Blu-ray: 2019-10-14" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

External links

Album information from Helloween's official website

[1] Mark Gromen. "Review: "HELLOWEEN - UNITED ALIVE IN MADRID" - Bravewords". bravewords.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

[2] Kris Peters (8 October 2019). "Review: "Helloween United Live In Madrid" - Hysteria Mag". hysteriamag.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

[3] Sandra R. (22 September 2019). "Review: "Helloween – United Alive & United Alive in Madrid" - Time For Metal". time-for-metal.eu. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

[4] "Metal Temple will return!".

[5] "Metal Temple will return!".

[ac_Austria_Helloween-6] "Austriancharts.at – Helloween – United Alive in Madrid" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

[ac_Wallonia_Helloween-7] "Ultratop.be – Helloween – United Alive in Madrid" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[ac_Finland_Helloween-8] "Helloween: United Alive" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[9] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 41, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

[ac_Germany4_Helloween-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Helloween – United Alive in Madrid" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[ac_Hungary_-11] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2019. 44. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

[ac_Italy_Helloween-12] "Italiancharts.com – Helloween – United Alive in Madrid". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[ac_Oricon_-13] "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-10-14" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[ac_Scotland_-14] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[ac_Spain_Helloween-15] "Spanishcharts.com – Helloween – United Alive in Madrid". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

[ac_Switzerland_Helloween-16] "Swisscharts.com – Helloween – United Alive in Madrid". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

[ac_UKIndependent_-17] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[ac_UKRock_-18] "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[19] "Top 10 DVD Musik (Woche vom 07.10.2019 bis 13.10.2019)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

[20] "Oricon Top 10 Blu-ray: 2019-10-14" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

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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 Giants & Monsters
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
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