Helloween

Helloween

German speed/power metal band
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Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg, West Germany by members of bands Iron Fist and Gentry. Its first lineup consisted of singer and guitarist Kai Hansen, bassist Markus Grosskopf, guitarist Michael Weikath, and drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg. After the release of a self-titled EP and their debut album Walls of Jericho in 1985, it expanded into a quintet with the addition of singer Michael Kiske, Hansen choosing to focus on guitar instead. Under this line-up, they released the Keeper of the Seven Keys albums (1987 and 1988), which established Helloween as a notable heavy metal band and led to the creation of the power metal subgenre. Hansen left the band soon after the release of Part II and was replaced by Roland Grapow. After leaving Helloween, Hansen formed Gamma Ray.

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Origin
Hamburg, Germany_|_Hamburg, West Germany
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Genre
Power metal · speed metal · heavy metal
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Years active
1984–present
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Label
Noise · RCA · EMI · Castle · Sony Music · Nuclear Blast · Steamhammer/SPV
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Associated acts
  • Gamma Ray
  • Iron Savior
  • Masterplan
  • Blind Guardian
  • Freedom Call
  • Bassinvaders
  • Pink Cream 69
  • Unisonic
  • HammerFall
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  • The song Mr. Ego is about Michael Kiske.
  • The Keeper of the Seven Keys was originally one double album but the music company divided it into two separate albums.
  • The first Live album of Helloween had several names. "Live In The U.K." in Europe, "I Want Out - Live" in the U.S. and "Keepers Live" in Japan - which by many fans were assumed to be different albums. This was done by the record company to win extra money from the sales.
  • The monster shown on the cover of the album Walls Of Jericho never stuck around to be a Helloween trademark but rather eventually became the mascot for Gamma Ray, a project of former Helloween lead man Kai Hansen.

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