Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary is the sixth compilation album by German power metal band Helloween. It is a compilation in celebration of the band's 25th anniversary, which contains re-recorded versions of Helloween songs in an acoustic/symphonic style. It includes a 70-piece Prague Symphony Orchestra performing "The Keeper's Trilogy", a 17-minute medley consisting of the songs "Halloween", "Keeper of the Seven Keys" and "The King for a 1000 Years". Many guest musicians are featured on the tracks.
Commenting on the album on 2011, the bass guitarist Markus Grosskopf said:
The vocalist Andi Deris, however, panned the album in a 2015 interview, saying he never liked the idea of doing it and that the record company "raped" the band to do it. He commented:
Track listing
Credits Andi Deris – vocals Michael Weikath – guitar (tracks 1–5, 7–11) Sascha Gerstner – guitar Markus Grosskopf – bass guitar (tracks 1–5, 7–11) Dani Löble – drums (tracks 1–5, 7–11) Prague Symphony Orchestra (tracks 5, 11) Gero Drnek (Fury in the Slaughterhouse) – accordion Andreas Becker (Peter Maffay) – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9) Albie Donnelly (Supercharge) – saxophone (track 1) Matthias Ulmer – piano (tracks 1, 3, 5, 10, 11) Nippy Noya – percussion (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10) Harriet Ohlsson (Hellsongs) – duet vocals, arrangement (track 6) Kalle Karlsson (Hellsongs) – guitar, arrangement (track 6) Johan Bringhed (Hellsongs) – piano, arrangement (track 6) Richard Naxton, Johnny Clucas, Dan Hoadley, Chris Tickner, Richard Collier, Gerry O'Beime, Gunther Laudahn, Lawrence White, Jan-Eric Kohrs, Rob Fardell (Gregorian) – choir Charlie Bauerfeind – producer (tracks 1–5, 7–11) Petter Ericsson – producer (track 6)
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