Biography
The history of Helloween began in 1978, when Kai Hansen (vocals / guitar) and Piet Sielck (vocals / guitar) play in a band called "Gentry" in Hamburg. Until 1981, Gentry renamed "Second Hell", which is further supported by Markus Groskopf (ex-Traumschiff) on bass, and Ingo Schwichtenberg on drums.
After leaving Second Sielck Hell to become a sound engineer, band later changed its name again to "Iron Fist". In 1982 Michael Weikath, A guitar player from a local band "Powerfool", trying to join Kai and his band, but finally decided to join also in the Iron Fist. In 1984, a small record company called Noise invited the band to participate in the compilation album "Death Metal". Still not satisfied with their results, Iron Fist once again changed its name to "Helloween", a name coined by Ingo Schwichtenberg, along with the idea to replace the old mascot with a pumpkin and pumpkin to make the project into songs that are more specific, the Where then would become his trademark Helloween. First contribution in recording the album "Death Metal" is still not good, slownya version of "Metal Invaders" and the second is a song written for the band Powerfool Weikath titled "Oernst Of Life". Releasing In 1985 Helloween mini album contains five tracks Titled " Helloween ", also called" the Mini-LP ", and in October, come forth" Walls Of Jericho "containing" Metal Invaders "in an improved version. Both recordings were produced by Harris Johns. and then followed by an EP entitled "Judas" album was made to try the studio "Horus" in Hamburg. Helloween been able to attract the attention of the media and got a positive. in November 1986, while the last tour for the promotion of this record, Hansen realized that hampered her singing abilities, for a band that started stepping up. Moreover, she felt too forced myself to tour the length and tight, which would be bad for the voice. Ralf Scheepers from a band named Tyran Pace agreed to finish this tour with Helloween but has no plans to join the band. Fortunately, after the tour was over didapatkanlah a young singer who is perfect in life that the 18 named (silver-throat) Michael Kiske (ex-Ill Prophecy). In December after feeling perfaya enough away to make a double-album, but Noise, they reject the label. Which album released later in 1987 the first volume of a double concept album.
"Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I" which diprodeseri by Tommy Newton / Tommy Hansen got a lot of very enthusiastic welcome. Helloween even get success in America and Japan, and in fact already have a lot of fans. The second part was released in 1988 under the title "Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II", which mejadikannya even more successful than expected. Before walking tour, Helloween hire a keyboard player named Ja'rn Ellerbrock as a series regular during the tour. World Tour titled "Pumpkins Fly Free" is their most successful tour yet in December, Kai Hansen left the band due to personal issues with other personnel. Kai then moved to later form a band of his own called "Gamma Ray". In January 1989, Helloween find a replacement guitar player named Roland Grapow (ex-Rampage) comes from Hamburg, who had completed a tournya to complete. In the same year, a live album was released under several titles, namely: "Live In The UK" in Europe, "I Want Out - Live" in America and "Keepers Live" in Japan. So the money flow continues, Noise records released 2 the Best albums, namely: "The Best, The Rest, The Rare" and "Pumpkin Tracks" in 1989. Finally, Helloween was aware that the band has been squeezed by Noise Records, and finally decided to move to a Major Label EMI. Noise Records finally took the law to postulate that Helloween had been decided his contract. Helloween finally won his case in court but got the usual high court defeat. Helloween threatened ban on the release of their songs. They are not allowed to release their songs exception Noise Records. This leaves a lot of questions for the fans in Europe about what is really going on with Helloween.
Finally in 1991 the single "Kids Of The Century" for the new album was released, containing a message from the band about their vacuums for almost 3 years and why they can not release their new album during the trial is still ongoing. Grapow first album, "Pink Bubbles Go Ape", became a commercial success but still looks lower than the success of the previous album. Almost all of the errors assigned to the producer Chris Tsangarides about production and mixingnya, but in this case the songwriting is not too focused. However, the album also has some very nice songs from all personil.Masalahnya not only that, there are still problems that are growing conflicts between personnel, on the one hand there are Kiske / Schwichtenberg and on the other hand there are Weikath / Grapow. Weikath tried to persuade his friend Andi Deris, lead singer of a band called Pink Cream 69, to join Helloween, but Andi was still fit in with the band. Because they are large enough permasalahn, Helloween afraid of not getting results at all, then they immediately launched the album "Chameleon" at the beginning of 1993, which looks like a reunion with their old producer Tommy Hansen, but this album was not even find success at all. Apart from the production of a great album and the number of quality songs, it caused Helloween lost a lot of fans, for some fans may be able to receive new music wing Helloween began AOR and mainstream rock, which it is not expected of Helloween music. Minimal in appearance tour shows meraka enough tensions in the band at that time. Before the tour to Japan, their drummer Schwichtenberg mwndapat problems in drug abuse, and was replaced by a named substitute drummer Richie Abdel-Nabi. Worse yet, Helloween even fired by EMI.
After the end of the tour in December 1993, Abdel-Nabi removed from his position which is thought almost all the personnel that he was not suitable for the position. Tensions grew worse and more heated, and 2 weeks before the next recording, fire Kiske Helloween, and for so band did not want to join in again next time even. Deris Weikath contacted a second time and convince him to take the right position. At that time the band Pink Cream 69 starts to grow, and he thought it did not take long in the job, Deris Decided to take this opportunity. And then in January 1994, Helloween invited Uli Kusch (ex-Axe La Chapelle / Gamma Ray) as their new drummer and moved the contract to Castle Communications.
During the production period for the next album, a new era Helloween feel the urge to rise again as the Keeper era and do not like the last album that actually destroy this band. They know if the new album is not getting success, might not be there anymore Helloween. This makes it shocked the media, album "Master Of The Rings" was a success in a short time and can Helloween again raised their old strength, Andi Deris prove that he is a decent person replaces Kiske. Nearly a year after the album was released in America with Bonus containing no more than 7 songs in addition to celebrating this success. But On March 8, 1995, a tragedy occurred when former Helloween drummer 'Ingo Schwichtenberg' suicide in Hamburg.Helloween dedicate their new album later to Ingo. "The Time Of The Oath", produced by Tommy Hansen and released in year 1996, the album was taken based on a vision of Nostradamus, who made it through a lot of trouble over the years before his world Millennium.Selama Tour Roving running, the fans celebrated the return of Helloween kejajaran music on board. Less than six months later, the live album "High Live" was released, which was recorded at a concert in Italy and Spain. Japanese magazine "Burrn" Helloween crowned as the best band in 1996.
Year 1998 began with the launch features 4CD boxset titled "Pumpkin Box" dijepang, which is a gift for the collector Helloween containing the best songs Helloween and some interviews. This year also, Helloween present their third album with the new lineup. "Better Than Row" which shows the band's willingness to take risks as an album that combines new elements with the old style of Helloween tradition. The band held a tour-tournya to be the opening band for Iron Maiden. In 1999, Helloween willing to enter into a new record company, but they still have a duty to record one more album for Castle. In addition to launching the market's best album, they released "Metal Jukebox", an album-cover containing Rock, Pop, and classic metal menginflunsi their past. Then in 2000, with a view to gaining a better promotion, Helloween signed to Nuclear Blast. Which is a suggestion of management and the people around them, Helloween Releases "The Dark Ride" was produced by Roy Z / Charlie Bauerfeind, an album completely different from the previous albums, the album is a lot on the guitar and tuned pwnuruna with characteristic dark atmosphere. However, relations between the band began developing cracks, which are strongly opposed to Michael Weikath with sudden changes, the debate begins with Roland and Uli Kusch Grapow the musical path they want to Helloween. Weikath then complained about not being invited to share a part in the production of this album. On one side of Weikath offered to leave Helloween to start something new. But Groskopf and Deris not want this to happen, which is a leader in the eyes visible Weikath fans and if not for him, Helloween Helloween will not be present. Besides they both want to continue the musical path meraka like past albums, on the other hand Grapow / Kusch want to keep dijalur musical "The Dark Ride". Finally, in the near future, in 2001, after the tour, they asked Grapow / Kusch to get out of the band. The official reason is because they are too much to concentrate on their solo album project. Eventually became clear that "The Dark Ride" is the worst selling album after album "Chameleon", and it is certainly not expected by Nuclear Blast on their contract with Helloween.
Mark Cross (ex-Metalium) joined Helloween, to replace Uli Kusch on drums. and still leaves a question mark over who will fill the position of guitarist. Meanwhile, Kusch and Grapow complement "Masterplan", a project that is they want to form a full band.
After trying to persuade Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray) to join the band, Michael Weikath finally followed the advice given by producer Charlie Bauerfeind and contacted guitarist Sascha Gerstner (ex-Freedom Call). Experiments dengannnya in Tenerife showed that he was the right choice both as a guitarist and as a band, and to a position that will last a long time. Helloween then intend to continue their album. In 2003, right at the beginning of the recording process, Mark Cross was diagnosed with mononucleosis, a disease that results in pain in the body's organs and compelling reasons not to do routine activities. Because Cross is unable to continue the position of drums, Helloween back to Mikkey Dee (Motörhead, ex-King Diamond) to help them. They chose it because the drummer Mikkey is known as a very talented and, more importantly, that this change will not go wrong, but with different music track recording process went well, but akhitnya Helloween must be aware that the insurance company can not overcome his illness ansennya Cross will not recover quickly within 2 years. They forced capturing drummer again. Because they were pressured by management to record some more songs for her b-sides, Helloween then invited Stefan Schwarzmann (ex-Accept, ex-UDO), A drummer known Weikath year 80s, in their recording studio session Groskopf drums. This shows that Schwarzmann willing to join the band. After that, the album "Rabbit Do not Come Easy" produced Charlie Bauerfeind released in Mai 2003. This title is given to show that the band is back again better Keera ("happy"), as an expression of that how similar the launch of an album when compared to performing tricks pulled a rabbit out of a hat. In July 2003, Helloween prepared in Hamburg, preparing for their longest world tour. Since the beginning of september month tour, fans around the world cheered performances Helloween, which are getting better than ever. A sign that the addition of new personnel will run smoothly. In October 2004, Helloween start the post-production of their new album. In February 2005, Schwarzmann and Helloween began experiencing discrepancies. During these tours, and then she saw the whole personnel of the differences between them, they do not entirely share in terms of their musical path. Schwarzmann decided to keep helping Helloween during the production period until a replacement is found Loble Dani, former drummer RAWHEAD REXX which is a great fit for Helloween.
've Heard rumor that Helloween will release the continuation of the legendary Keeper's second album, but until such time in June, confirmed the release of Helloween "Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy". The first single titled "Mrs.God" was launched on the 4th of July in South East Asia, followed by the whole world on September 5. On October 31, 2005, Helloween released Keeper continuation of the legendary album titled "Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy". This album brings tremendous recognition for the band, and be well received around the world. Success of the album and tour sustained very strong and the band also released a live DVD and CD combo live Kombo. In 2007, two years To celebrate their success, Kombo Live Helloween released the CD titled "Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 - Live In Sao Paulo" and Kombo Live DVD titled "Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 - Live On 3 Continents ".
After success with the release of the third installment of the series "Keeper of the Seven Keys", month back in October 2007 Helloween released their latest album titled "Gambling With The Devil". And immediately followed by holding a world tour titled "Hellish Rock" world tour 07/08 "with Gamma Ray started early November 2007
The history of Helloween began in 1978, when Kai Hansen (vocals / guitar) and Piet Sielck (vocals / guitar) play in a band called "Gentry" in Hamburg. Until 1981, Gentry renamed "Second Hell", which is further supported by Markus Groskopf (ex-Traumschiff) on bass, and Ingo Schwichtenberg on drums.
After leaving Second Sielck Hell to become a sound engineer, band later changed its name again to "Iron Fist". In 1982 Michael Weikath, A guitar player from a local band "Powerfool", trying to join Kai and his band, but finally decided to join also in the Iron Fist. In 1984, a small record company called Noise invited the band to participate in the compilation album "Death Metal". Still not satisfied with their results, Iron Fist once again changed its name to "Helloween", a name coined by Ingo Schwichtenberg, along with the idea to replace the old mascot with a pumpkin and pumpkin to make the project into songs that are more specific, the Where then would become his trademark Helloween. First contribution in recording the album "Death Metal" is still not good, slownya version of "Metal Invaders" and the second is a song written for the band Powerfool Weikath titled "Oernst Of Life". Releasing In 1985 Helloween mini album contains five tracks Titled " Helloween ", also called" the Mini-LP ", and in October, come forth" Walls Of Jericho "containing" Metal Invaders "in an improved version. Both recordings were produced by Harris Johns. and then followed by an EP entitled "Judas" album was made to try the studio "Horus" in Hamburg. Helloween been able to attract the attention of the media and got a positive. in November 1986, while the last tour for the promotion of this record, Hansen realized that hampered her singing abilities, for a band that started stepping up. Moreover, she felt too forced myself to tour the length and tight, which would be bad for the voice. Ralf Scheepers from a band named Tyran Pace agreed to finish this tour with Helloween but has no plans to join the band. Fortunately, after the tour was over didapatkanlah a young singer who is perfect in life that the 18 named (silver-throat) Michael Kiske (ex-Ill Prophecy). In December after feeling perfaya enough away to make a double-album, but Noise, they reject the label. Which album released later in 1987 the first volume of a double concept album.
"Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I" which diprodeseri by Tommy Newton / Tommy Hansen got a lot of very enthusiastic welcome. Helloween even get success in America and Japan, and in fact already have a lot of fans. The second part was released in 1988 under the title "Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II", which mejadikannya even more successful than expected. Before walking tour, Helloween hire a keyboard player named Ja'rn Ellerbrock as a series regular during the tour. World Tour titled "Pumpkins Fly Free" is their most successful tour yet in December, Kai Hansen left the band due to personal issues with other personnel. Kai then moved to later form a band of his own called "Gamma Ray". In January 1989, Helloween find a replacement guitar player named Roland Grapow (ex-Rampage) comes from Hamburg, who had completed a tournya to complete. In the same year, a live album was released under several titles, namely: "Live In The UK" in Europe, "I Want Out - Live" in America and "Keepers Live" in Japan. So the money flow continues, Noise records released 2 the Best albums, namely: "The Best, The Rest, The Rare" and "Pumpkin Tracks" in 1989. Finally, Helloween was aware that the band has been squeezed by Noise Records, and finally decided to move to a Major Label EMI. Noise Records finally took the law to postulate that Helloween had been decided his contract. Helloween finally won his case in court but got the usual high court defeat. Helloween threatened ban on the release of their songs. They are not allowed to release their songs exception Noise Records. This leaves a lot of questions for the fans in Europe about what is really going on with Helloween.
Finally in 1991 the single "Kids Of The Century" for the new album was released, containing a message from the band about their vacuums for almost 3 years and why they can not release their new album during the trial is still ongoing. Grapow first album, "Pink Bubbles Go Ape", became a commercial success but still looks lower than the success of the previous album. Almost all of the errors assigned to the producer Chris Tsangarides about production and mixingnya, but in this case the songwriting is not too focused. However, the album also has some very nice songs from all personil.Masalahnya not only that, there are still problems that are growing conflicts between personnel, on the one hand there are Kiske / Schwichtenberg and on the other hand there are Weikath / Grapow. Weikath tried to persuade his friend Andi Deris, lead singer of a band called Pink Cream 69, to join Helloween, but Andi was still fit in with the band. Because they are large enough permasalahn, Helloween afraid of not getting results at all, then they immediately launched the album "Chameleon" at the beginning of 1993, which looks like a reunion with their old producer Tommy Hansen, but this album was not even find success at all. Apart from the production of a great album and the number of quality songs, it caused Helloween lost a lot of fans, for some fans may be able to receive new music wing Helloween began AOR and mainstream rock, which it is not expected of Helloween music. Minimal in appearance tour shows meraka enough tensions in the band at that time. Before the tour to Japan, their drummer Schwichtenberg mwndapat problems in drug abuse, and was replaced by a named substitute drummer Richie Abdel-Nabi. Worse yet, Helloween even fired by EMI.
After the end of the tour in December 1993, Abdel-Nabi removed from his position which is thought almost all the personnel that he was not suitable for the position. Tensions grew worse and more heated, and 2 weeks before the next recording, fire Kiske Helloween, and for so band did not want to join in again next time even. Deris Weikath contacted a second time and convince him to take the right position. At that time the band Pink Cream 69 starts to grow, and he thought it did not take long in the job, Deris Decided to take this opportunity. And then in January 1994, Helloween invited Uli Kusch (ex-Axe La Chapelle / Gamma Ray) as their new drummer and moved the contract to Castle Communications.
During the production period for the next album, a new era Helloween feel the urge to rise again as the Keeper era and do not like the last album that actually destroy this band. They know if the new album is not getting success, might not be there anymore Helloween. This makes it shocked the media, album "Master Of The Rings" was a success in a short time and can Helloween again raised their old strength, Andi Deris prove that he is a decent person replaces Kiske. Nearly a year after the album was released in America with Bonus containing no more than 7 songs in addition to celebrating this success. But On March 8, 1995, a tragedy occurred when former Helloween drummer 'Ingo Schwichtenberg' suicide in Hamburg.Helloween dedicate their new album later to Ingo. "The Time Of The Oath", produced by Tommy Hansen and released in year 1996, the album was taken based on a vision of Nostradamus, who made it through a lot of trouble over the years before his world Millennium.Selama Tour Roving running, the fans celebrated the return of Helloween kejajaran music on board. Less than six months later, the live album "High Live" was released, which was recorded at a concert in Italy and Spain. Japanese magazine "Burrn" Helloween crowned as the best band in 1996.
Year 1998 began with the launch features 4CD boxset titled "Pumpkin Box" dijepang, which is a gift for the collector Helloween containing the best songs Helloween and some interviews. This year also, Helloween present their third album with the new lineup. "Better Than Row" which shows the band's willingness to take risks as an album that combines new elements with the old style of Helloween tradition. The band held a tour-tournya to be the opening band for Iron Maiden. In 1999, Helloween willing to enter into a new record company, but they still have a duty to record one more album for Castle. In addition to launching the market's best album, they released "Metal Jukebox", an album-cover containing Rock, Pop, and classic metal menginflunsi their past. Then in 2000, with a view to gaining a better promotion, Helloween signed to Nuclear Blast. Which is a suggestion of management and the people around them, Helloween Releases "The Dark Ride" was produced by Roy Z / Charlie Bauerfeind, an album completely different from the previous albums, the album is a lot on the guitar and tuned pwnuruna with characteristic dark atmosphere. However, relations between the band began developing cracks, which are strongly opposed to Michael Weikath with sudden changes, the debate begins with Roland and Uli Kusch Grapow the musical path they want to Helloween. Weikath then complained about not being invited to share a part in the production of this album. On one side of Weikath offered to leave Helloween to start something new. But Groskopf and Deris not want this to happen, which is a leader in the eyes visible Weikath fans and if not for him, Helloween Helloween will not be present. Besides they both want to continue the musical path meraka like past albums, on the other hand Grapow / Kusch want to keep dijalur musical "The Dark Ride". Finally, in the near future, in 2001, after the tour, they asked Grapow / Kusch to get out of the band. The official reason is because they are too much to concentrate on their solo album project. Eventually became clear that "The Dark Ride" is the worst selling album after album "Chameleon", and it is certainly not expected by Nuclear Blast on their contract with Helloween.
Mark Cross (ex-Metalium) joined Helloween, to replace Uli Kusch on drums. and still leaves a question mark over who will fill the position of guitarist. Meanwhile, Kusch and Grapow complement "Masterplan", a project that is they want to form a full band.
After trying to persuade Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray) to join the band, Michael Weikath finally followed the advice given by producer Charlie Bauerfeind and contacted guitarist Sascha Gerstner (ex-Freedom Call). Experiments dengannnya in Tenerife showed that he was the right choice both as a guitarist and as a band, and to a position that will last a long time. Helloween then intend to continue their album. In 2003, right at the beginning of the recording process, Mark Cross was diagnosed with mononucleosis, a disease that results in pain in the body's organs and compelling reasons not to do routine activities. Because Cross is unable to continue the position of drums, Helloween back to Mikkey Dee (Motörhead, ex-King Diamond) to help them. They chose it because the drummer Mikkey is known as a very talented and, more importantly, that this change will not go wrong, but with different music track recording process went well, but akhitnya Helloween must be aware that the insurance company can not overcome his illness ansennya Cross will not recover quickly within 2 years. They forced capturing drummer again. Because they were pressured by management to record some more songs for her b-sides, Helloween then invited Stefan Schwarzmann (ex-Accept, ex-UDO), A drummer known Weikath year 80s, in their recording studio session Groskopf drums. This shows that Schwarzmann willing to join the band. After that, the album "Rabbit Do not Come Easy" produced Charlie Bauerfeind released in Mai 2003. This title is given to show that the band is back again better Keera ("happy"), as an expression of that how similar the launch of an album when compared to performing tricks pulled a rabbit out of a hat. In July 2003, Helloween prepared in Hamburg, preparing for their longest world tour. Since the beginning of september month tour, fans around the world cheered performances Helloween, which are getting better than ever. A sign that the addition of new personnel will run smoothly. In October 2004, Helloween start the post-production of their new album. In February 2005, Schwarzmann and Helloween began experiencing discrepancies. During these tours, and then she saw the whole personnel of the differences between them, they do not entirely share in terms of their musical path. Schwarzmann decided to keep helping Helloween during the production period until a replacement is found Loble Dani, former drummer RAWHEAD REXX which is a great fit for Helloween.
've Heard rumor that Helloween will release the continuation of the legendary Keeper's second album, but until such time in June, confirmed the release of Helloween "Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy". The first single titled "Mrs.God" was launched on the 4th of July in South East Asia, followed by the whole world on September 5. On October 31, 2005, Helloween released Keeper continuation of the legendary album titled "Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy". This album brings tremendous recognition for the band, and be well received around the world. Success of the album and tour sustained very strong and the band also released a live DVD and CD combo live Kombo. In 2007, two years To celebrate their success, Kombo Live Helloween released the CD titled "Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 - Live In Sao Paulo" and Kombo Live DVD titled "Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 - Live On 3 Continents ".
After success with the release of the third installment of the series "Keeper of the Seven Keys", month back in October 2007 Helloween released their latest album titled "Gambling With The Devil". And immediately followed by holding a world tour titled "Hellish Rock" world tour 07/08 "with Gamma Ray started early November 2007
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