PumpKings

PumpKings
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 30, 2017
GenrePower metal
Length63:16
LabelAFM Records
ProducerRoland Grapow
Masterplan chronology
Novum Initium
(2013)
PumpKings
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Express Radio4/10[1]
MMH Radio3/5[2]

PumpKings is the sixth studio album by the German power metal band Masterplan, released in 30 June 2017.[3] It is a cover album consisting entirely of songs written by Roland Grapow during his membership in Helloween, re-recorded and re-arranged for the occasion.[4]

It is the band's first album with new drummer Kevin Kott.[5] The band's cover of "Escalation 666" was released as a single on 14 July 2017.[6] The album has received mixed feedback from critics.[7][8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Chance" (from Pink Bubbles Go Ape)3:47
2."Someone's Crying" (from Pink Bubbles Go Ape)4:27
3."Mankind" (from Pink Bubbles Go Ape)6:17
4."Step Out Of Hell" (from Chameleon)4:25
5."Mr. Ego" (from Master of the Rings)7:02
6."Still We Go" (from Master of The Rings)5:02
7."Escalation 666" (from The Dark Ride)4:40
8."The Time Of The Oath" (from The Time of the Oath)6:54
9."Music" (from Chameleon)7:27
10."The Dark Ride" (from The Dark Ride)8:51
11."Take Me Home" (from Master of the Rings)4:24

Line-up

Production

  • Roland Grapow – production, recording, mixing, mastering at Grapow Studios

References

  1. ^ "MASTERPLAN – PumpKings".
  2. ^ "Review: Masterplan – PumpKings". 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  3. ^ "New Album "PumpKings" From MasterPlan Revisits Classic Helloween". 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  4. ^ "Masterplan – PumpKings 2.0". 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  5. ^ "Masterplan Interview". 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  6. ^ "Re-Worked Helloween Cover "Escalation 666" Posted By MasterPlan". 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  7. ^ "MASTER PLAN – PUMPKINGS". 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  8. ^ "MASTER PLAN – PumpKings". 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2025-08-09.