"Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II" is Helloween's third studio album, released in 1988. The album capitalized on the success of "Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I" and picks up where it left off. Michael Weikath starts to come back into the picture as one of the premier songwriters in the band writing some of the most popular tracks to date. The album is one of the most influential power metal albums of all time, and many say that it really shows off the band's talent during this period. Success bloomed all over Europe, Asia and even the United States. The album went gold in Germany and reached #108 in the US.