HELLOWEEN The Dark Ride / Rabbits Don't Come Easy (2008 issue UK 25-track 2-CD album set - After well over a dozen albums, Helloween still has an impressive knack for grafting memorably anthemic choruses over full-throttle power metal. While theextreme guitar solos and overall precision of 'The Dark Ride' will surely capture the ears of first-time listeners, it's the massive production and songwriting cohesiveness that will hook metal fans of discerning taste. The group's chops are in top form on 'Rabbit Don't Come Easy' [aided by moonlighting Motörhead skinsman Mikkey Dee], but the quality of the songs is what leaves the strongest impression.)