Helloween - Master Of The Rings (1994)

After two controversial and uncharacteristic albums, Helloween parted ways from singer Michael Kiske and drummer Ingo Shwichtenberg (the latter whom, sadly, killed himself by jumping in front of a subway train in 1995), being replaced by the impressive Andi Deris and Uli Kusch respectively.
The result is a definite return to their traditional sound, and form, although I never have really got all that excited over this band anyway.
Early songs like "Sole Survivor" don't promise much, but such tracks as "Mr Ego", the tongue-in-cheek "Perfect Gentleman" and "Secret Alibi" are fine, and even the ballad "In The Middle Of A Heartbeat" is quite good.

***1/2