Helloween - Giants & Monsters (2025)

Always consistently good, and even more so since their Pumpkins United 2016 days, Helloween continues to prove they are timeless and can deliver some killer music. With “Giants & Monsters”, we get ten tracks and around 50 minutes of masterful Power Metal. As everybody can image, Michael Kiske, Andi Deris, and Kai Hansen steal the show with their talented vocal powers, but it's also the band’s signature style that unleashes some killer high-octane tracks, that we can’t wait to hear live in their 40th anniversary tour in 2025/2026.

Opening with the epic “Giants on the Run”, the vibe is set to epic and superbly crafty, with killer guitar leads, soaring vocal melodies and that playfulness that has distinguished the band over the years. Bangers like “Savior of the World” and the bombastic “A Little Is A Little Too Much” provide the catchiness that the genre demands and that Helloween has perfected over the years.

With a more ballad-esque edge, “Into The Sun” has a very dramatic cinematic edge, while “We Can Be Gods” unleash intense guitar leads and brilliant headbanging moments. Longer tracks like “Universe” and “Majestic”, allow the band to create the perfect balance between catchy passages, technically proficient interludes, and engaging and dramatic vocal arrangements, in a slightly slower tempo, making the music sound a bit more organic and less hectic, but equally intense.

However, it's the shorter and more intense bangers like “Hand of God” and “Under The Moonlight” that make the band deadly and efficient when unleashing their full power and creativity. The band has been on a tear in their last few releases and “Giants & Monsters” masterfully adds to the legacy. We can’t wait to see them live promoting this release and their illustrious career, so make sure to get a copy of this album to hold you off before their extensive upcoming tour.

Label: Reigning Phoenix Music

Release: August 29th, 2025

Genre: Power Metal

Country: Germany