Forget HELLOWEEN – Here comes HELLOWEENThis is the beginning of a new era This was the ardent wish of thousands of fans calling out to Andi Deris, Michael Kiske, Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen, Markus Grosskop, Sascha Gerstner and Dani Löble during the PUMPKINS UNITED WORLD TOUR – and their dream has come true! With the upcoming album, simply titled HELLOWEEN, the …
Read More »Helloween – United alive
For Helloween fans, 2017 and 2018 were a great period as the modern lineup of the band reunited with former members including Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske for a special tour – Pumpkins united. It was a fantastic tour and for many fans it was their first chance to see …
Read More »LAST UNION Release ‘Most Beautiful Day’ Music Video
Italian progressive metal band, LAST UNION have released a new music video and single for ‘Most Beautiful Day‘ featuring Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X) on bass and Uli Kusch (ex-HELLOWEEN, ex-MASTERPLAN) on drums. The track is taken from their debut album ‘Twelve‘, which also features DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie on three songs, and will be releaed on December 21, 2018 through ROAR! Rock …
Read More »Helloween – Brixton academy, London – 14th November 2017
Tonight’s Helloween gig was due to be something special. It’s part of their Pumpkins reunited tour which sees the current Helloween lineup joined by former members Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske. For many fans this was their first chance to see Helloween with these two members. There was certainly a …
Read More »Kai Hansen & Friends – Thank you Wacken
German rock/metal legend Kai Hansen releases a live album later this month. From Helloween to Gamma Ray and Unisonic, Kai Hansen has been a big part of the German (and international) music scene for over thirty years (hence the XXX title of his recent studio album). Last year at Wacken …
Read More »Kai Hansen – XXX – Three decades in metal
Kai Hansen is a German heavy metal legend as a member of Helloween and then Gamma Ray, and more recently his work with Unisonic. This album celebrates his 30 year career in metal. Rather than just doing a Gamma Ray album he’s done a solo album, and alongside him on …
Read More »Helloween – Forum, London – 3rd February 2016
First up were Crimes of Passion, or COP UK as they introduced themselves (apparently at the request of their label when they got signed). I hadn’t had chance to check these guys out before the show, so wasn’t sure what to expect. Opening bands can be a bit of a …
Read More »Helloween – My God Given Right
It’s been the best part of 25 years since I was first introduced to Helloween back in the late eighties. I remember being blown away by, at the time, these Germanic speed metal merchants that were something akin to Maiden but with pace and even more wonderful vocal and guitar …
Read More »HELLOWEEN Stunning post-apocalyptic video for ‘My God-Given Right’
HELLOWEEN are one of the most influential and internationally successful acts of the global metal scene. With the release of their 15th studio album My God-Given Right, due on June 1st, the Pumpkin Heads are set to further cement their title as the founding fathers of German melodic speed metal. Director …
Read More »Messenger – Captain’s Loot
Germany’s Messenger return with an eight track album of original tracks and covers, delivered in the classic Heavy Metal style, and with the subtlety of a brick. For a start, Siegfried Schüssler has the most Metal of Metal voices anywhere on the planet, when this guy screams, windows shatter and …
Read More »HELLOWEEN sign new contract with Nuclear Blast
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. …
Read More »Powerized, The Devil’s 3rd, Mistral & Hammered – Hakketak Metal, Holland – 25/01/2014
Imagine a small village, one church, one baker, some local fast food company’s and some bars. And in one of these bars a party is brewing. It is quite clear you wouldn’t expect that in a few minutes some furious bands would be about to blast metal up our asses. …
Read More »Andi Deris and the Bad Bankers – Million Dollar Haircuts On Ten Cent Heads
His first solo album in more than 14 years, this opus from Helloween frontman Andi Deris certainly will take many fans by surprise, as it is about as far from the power metal ethos for which he is best known as it is possible to imagine… Inspired by the ongoing …
Read More »Graspop Metal Meeting 2013 – Day 1 – Friday 28/06/13
Every year at the end of June, flocks of nomadic metal fans descend on the tranquil little town of Dessel in the north east of Belgium for the Graspop Metal Meeting. Now in its 18th year, GMM offers the best of all genres of music over 3 sonically charged days. …
Read More »Hellfest 2013 Friday’s Pictures
Pictures from Friday at Hellfest 2013
Read More »Helloween interview with Michael Weikath, Hellfest 2013
I had the pleasure of chatting with Michael Weikath guitarist from Helloween at Hellfest. We discussed the band, their latest album ‘Straight Out Of Hell’, touring/festivasl, future plans and much more. HelloweenMichaelHellfest2013 .
Read More »Helloween – HMV Forum – 16/04/13
On the strength of seeing Helloween a couple of years ago dominating Hard Rock Hell 4 in Prestatyn, I jumped on a train and travelled down to London to catch them again on their Hellish Rock Part 2 with fellow countrymen Gamma Ray supporting them for another dose of power metal.
Read More »Helloween Hellish Rock Part 2- HMV Forum 16/04/13
Some pictures of Helloween playing at the HMV Forum in London as part of their Hellish Rock Part II tour
Read More »Helker – ‘Somewhere In The Circle’
On first listen, you could be forgiven for thinking that Helker are German: in fact, they hail from that renowned hotbed of heavy metal Argentina, with ‘Somewhere In The Circle’ being their fourth album but the first to be both recorded in English and gain an international release, thanks to …
Read More »Alpha Tiger – Beneath the Surface
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, those Germans know how to make good metal that you can just kick back, nod your head to and raise the horns and more importantly just enjoy. Granted, I was expecting something more akin to Motley Crue, Poison and the likes …
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