PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal
Germany’s HELLOWEEN have been one of the most influential and internationally successful acts of the global heavy metal scene. This year the Hamburg-based quintet celebrates their 30th anniversary. Their latest studio album ‘Straight Out Of Hell’, charted at a sensational #4 in Germany, and held their position for five weeks. Additionally they made another five top ten entries in Europe and also cracked the US Billboard Charts.
Now HELLOWEEN return to their old label home Nuclear Blast, where they released two albums – ‘The Dark Ride‘ (2000) and ‘Rabbit Don’t Come Easy’ (2003), both of which have just been re-issued with extended bonus material.
Nuclear Blast are overwhelmed to bring the band back into the fold: “We are more than proud, that HELLOWEEN is part of the Nuclear Blast family again,” Label owner Markus Staiger announces. “All those years we had a friendship-like connection and ways crossed on a regular basis at concerts and festivals. HELLOWEEN to us is a matter of the heart, there’s not only the two records to mention, but an act that influenced me and many of our employees. Together there are big plans and we are looking forward to having another productive and successful cooperation.”
Vocalist Andi Deris was equally celebratory: “As a label, Nuclear Blast is “heavy metal to the bone”, and we are really looking forward to working together with a lot of familiar faces.”
HELLOWEEN are currently busy working on the successor to ‘Straight Out Of Hell’. After summer the band will hit the MiSueno Studio on the isle of Tenerife with producer Charlie Bauerfeind (GOTTHARD, HAMMERFALL) to record a new album set for an early 2015 release.
For more information visit:
www.helloween.org
www.facebook.com/helloweenofficial
www.nuclearblast.de/helloween
