HELLOWEEN MED NY: KEEPER OF THE 7 KEYS – THE LEGACY

SPV LOOKING FORWARD TO COOPERATION WITH HELLOWEEN NEW ALBUM KEEPER OF THE 7 KEYS – THE LEGACY (RELEASE DATE 2005/08/31) * New Single ´Mrs. God` Out On September 5, 2005 * Extensive World Tour To Start Mid-November Steamhammer/SPV are proud to announce their signing of Helloween, marked by the release of the band`s new album, Keeper Of The 7 Keys - The Legacy. This is the start of a new cooperation, twenty years after the first collaboration between SPV and the band from Hamburg, which earned Helloween their first two gold awards. The new album, Keeper Of The 7 Keys - The Legacy, is due out on October 31, 2005. The first single ´Mrs. God` will be released as an appetizer on September 5, 2005. Helloween’s line-up consists of Andi Deris (vocals), Michael Weikath (guitar), Markus Großkopf (bass), Sascha Gerstner (guitar) and new addition, Dani Loeble (ex-Rawhead Rexx, drums). November will see the band embark on a world tour scheduled to last several months. Founder member Michael Weikath: “SPV was at the beginning of it all, and that is already the basis for a successful cooperation.” SPV’s managing director, Manfred Schütz, is also looking forward to the impending alliance: “Helloween are one of the first metal acts to set the standard for German heavy metal worldwide. The outstanding success of their first two gold records still remains one of the most beautiful moments in my memory, and I am proud that Helloween are now a SPV/Steamhammer act.“