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Andi Deris
Andreas "Andi" Deris (born 18 August 1964) is a German singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the power metal band Helloween, and co-founder and former lead singer of the metal band Pink Cream 69. Singing style Deris has a high baritone type voice and possesses an almost four-octave vocal range, with a melodic and aggressive vocal, always using the voice mix. Biography First bands (1979–1987) Deris was born in Karlsruhe and started to sing in his first band, Paranoid, when he was 15. Two years later, they changed the band's name to Nameless. In Nameless, Deris stayed along with his school friend, drummer Ralf Maurer, who also played on both Deris' solo albums. In late 1984, Deris joined a band called Dragon with the two brothers Bruno and Oscar Di Blasio ("Di Blasio BrOs") on guitar, and Bernd and Stefan Lüddemann (bass and drums). After playing live concerts in the Karlsruhe area, they went to Edo Zanki's studio in Karlsdorf and to Arco Studio, Munich, to recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masters Of Rock (festival)
Masters of Rock is a large heavy metal music festival in the Czech Republic. The main styles represented on this festival are power, speed and heavy metal, though the production tries to make the fest more open for other rock and metal styles, such as progressive rock/metal, hardcore, death metal or even ska. It takes place in Vizovice, Czech Republic and in the past has featured bands such as Tarja Turunen, Manowar, Sweet, Twisted Sister, HammerFall, Stratovarius, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Nightwish, Rhapsody of Fire, Kreator, Edguy, Rage, Apocalyptica, Within Temptation, Children of Bodom, Avantasia, Accept, Dream Theater, Sebastian Bach, Behemoth, Amon Amarth, Sabaton and many more. The 2005 attendance was over 20,000, the 2006 one over 25,000 and finally the 2007 was over 30,000. The festival is held every summer and the Winter morphosis takes place in November in the town of Zlín. Since 2010 the main stage of summer festival is named after Ronnie James Dio, who die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Ward (musician)
Dennis Ward is an American bass player and music producer, founder of the bands Pink Cream 69 and Unisonic. He also performs lead vocals for the AOR studio project Khymera. Biography Starting play in 1985, in 2015 left the Unisonic and 2017, he joined a new band called Panorama. The same year he also joined Firewind and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G to produce his solo album ''Fearless'' and be part of his supporting band as the bass player and vocalist. In June 2019, Ward was announced as the new bassist of heavy metal British band Magnum. Discography with Pink Cream 69 * 1989: ''Pink Cream 69'' * 1991: ''One Size Fits All'' * 1993: '' Games People Play'' * 1995: ''Change'' * 1997: '' Food for Thought'' * 1998: ''Electrified'' * 2000: ''Sonic Dynamite'' * 2000: ''Mixery'' (EP) * 2001: ''Endangered'' * 2003: ''Live'' * 2004: '' Thunderdome'' * 2007: ''In10sity'' * 2009: ''Live in Karlsruhe'' * 2013: ''Ceremonial'' * 2017: ''Headstrong'' with D.C. Cooper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Jukebox
''Metal Jukebox'' is a cover album by German power metal band Helloween. The song "Lay All Your Love on Me" was released as a single in Japan. Each member of the band recorded their instruments independently (and in different countries and studios) of each other and was later brought together at Andi Deris' Tenerife studio. Track listing Personnel * Andi Deris - vocals * Michael Weikath - guitar *Roland Grapow - guitar *Markus Grosskopf - bass *Uli Kusch Ulrich Kusch (born 11 March 1967) is a heavy metal drummer. He is best known for playing with Helloween, Gamma Ray, Masterplan and Holy Moses, among others. He is known for his technical style of playing, fast-paced speed metal-like rhythm, an ... - drums Charts References {{Authority control Helloween albums 1999 albums Covers albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Rules
''Metal Rules'', also known as Metal-Rules, is a heavy metal webzine created by EvilG established in 1995. Based in the province of Newfoundland, Canada, the site was founded with the goal to promote "Real Metal". It is one of the world's largest and longest-running heavy metal websites. The site now has an international staff of 16 members, and half a dozen additional contributors from around the world, including Canada, United States, England, Sweden, Finland, Australia, Malaysia, Estonia, and most recently, India. The website contains a wide range of features, including news, CD, DVD, and book reviews, concert reviews, and interviews. The site has almost 8,000 CD and DVD reviews, over 1,000 interviews with musicians and metal fans, and over 700 concert reviews. In the summer of 2011, Metal-Rules introduced a new section called The Library Of Loudness, specializing in hard rock and heavy metal book reviews. This section currently has over 145 book reviews. The site also has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Than Raw
''Better Than Raw'' is the eighth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1998. The album spawned the singles "I Can" and "Hey Lord!". The album was recorded at Chateau du Pape and Crazy Cat Studios in Hamburg and at Mi Sueño Studio in Tenerife. It was produced and mixed by Tommy Hansen at Chateau du Pape and mastered by Ian Cooper at Metropolis, London. Track listing *M - 2 also appears on the "I Can" single. *M - 3,4 also appears on the "Hey Lord!" single. Personnel Helloween * Andi Deris - lead and backing vocals * Michael Weikath - guitar, backing vocals * Roland Grapow - guitar, backing vocals * Markus Grosskopf - bass, backing vocals * Uli Kusch - drums, backing vocals Others * Jorn Ellerbrock - keyboards * Tommy Hansen (producer) - keyboards * Jutta Weinhold, Ralf Maurer, Christina Hahne - backing vocals Trivia *Hanson have been known to use the album introduction as an entrance to their concerts. *Laudate Dominum was written as a tribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come In From The Rain (Andi Deris Album)
''Come In from the Rain'' is the first solo album of Andi Deris, vocalist of the power metal band Helloween. It was released in 1997 and has a different sound from his band's albums, with a different style in each song. Track listing All songs were written by Andi Deris #"House of Pleasure" - 3:20 #"Come in from the Rain" - 4:23 #"Think Higher!" - 4:06 #"Good Bye Jenny" - 4:13 #"The King of 7 Eyes" - 4:07 #"Foreign Rainbow" - 3:20 #"Somewhere, Someday, Someway" - 4:06 #"They Wait" - 4:25 #"Now That I Know This Ain't Love" - 4:45 #"Could I Leave Forever" - 3:16 #"1000 Years Away" - 4:23 #"In The Lights Of The Sky" (Japanese Bonus Track) - 4:43 Credits Band members * Andi Deris – lead vocals, guitars * Peter Idera – lead guitars except solos on "The King Of 7 Eyes" * Gisbert Royder – bass except on "The King Of 7 Eyes" * Ralph G. Mason – drums, backing vocals * Oliver Noack - additional keyboards Additional musicians * Michael Weikath – guitar solo on "The King of 7 Ey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Live
''High Live'' is a live album released in video and audio formats in 1996 by the German power metal band Helloween. The video was re-released on DVD in 2002 by Sanctuary Records. Track listing Disc one Disc two Credits * Andi Deris - Vocals * Michael Weikath Michael Ingo Joachim "Weiki" Weikath (born 7 August 1962) is a German musician, best known as a founding member and one of the guitarists of pioneering power metal band Helloween. Biography Weikath was born in Hamburg and was musical from a ... - Guitars * Roland Grapow - Guitars * Markus Grosskopf - Bass * Uli Kusch - Drums Charts References External links Album information from Helloween's official website Helloween albums 1996 live albums 1996 video albums Live video albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Time Of The Oath
''The Time of the Oath'' is the seventh studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1996. This is the first album following the death of the original drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg, who was fired from the band after ''Chameleon'' and later committed suicide. This album was dedicated in his memory. Album description ''The Time of the Oath'' is a concept album. According to Andi Deris, it is based on the prophecies of Nostradamus, referring to the prophecies made for the years 1994 to 2000. Nostradamus' interpreters believe that he predicted a third World War followed by a millennium of peace if humans made the right choices. The album is meant to reflect the choices of humanity. The Keeper that appears on this album, having returned from the first two ''Keeper of the Seven Keys'' albums and later to return on the third, could represent God, or the stupidity of humanity in the form of the seventh trooper in the song "Before the War." Instead of a space scene as on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Of The Rings
''Master of the Rings'' is the sixth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1994. It is the first to feature new members Andi Deris and Uli Kusch. This album contains four singles, which are " Where The Rain Grows", " Mr. Ego (Take Me Down)", " Perfect Gentleman", and " Sole Survivor", with corresponding videos for the first three. "Mr. Ego" was dedicated to the band's former singer, Michael Kiske, and was released as an EP in Europe. Context and recording Helloween and vocalist Michael Kiske had reached the end of the road during the touring of 1993's " Chameleon". Michael Kiske's replacement was Andi Deris, formerly with Pink Cream 69. After an alcohol and drug-related incident in Japan, drummer and co-founder of the band Ingo Schwichtenberg was replaced first by the session-drummer Richie Abdel-Nabi, then on a more permanent basis by former Gamma Ray drummer Uli Kusch, who only arrived when most of the album was already written. After two highly c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kiske
Michael Kiske (born January 24, 1968) is a German singer and lead vocalist for the German power metal band Helloween. Kiske has released four solo albums, two albums with the hard rock band Unisonic, has participated on various metal and rock related projects, such as Avantasia, Place Vendome and Kiske/Somerville and has also performed with numerous bands as a guest vocalist. Biography Early life Prior to joining Helloween, Kiske sang with the German band Ill Prophecy at the age of 17. The band recorded a demo, but it was never released commercially. Personal life Kiske said in an interview 2021 that his father killed himself with alcohol. Michael himself didn't drink alcohol at all for many years, but in 2021 he said he could enjoy a glass of red wine while he was working. He has a younger sister and an older brother. Kiske said in an interview 2013: "I'm very sensitive and I take betrayal very, very heavy. I don't wanna sound stupid, but I think I'm a good friend. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uli Kusch
Ulrich Kusch (born 11 March 1967) is a heavy metal drummer. He is best known for playing with Helloween, Gamma Ray, Masterplan and Holy Moses, among others. He is known for his technical style of playing, fast-paced speed metal-like rhythm, and capable songwriting abilities. Biography During the 1980s and early 1990s, he used to be a studio musician and played for many bands, such as Holy Moses, Mekong Delta among others. In 1990, after first drummer of Gamma Ray Mathias Burchardt quit the band, Kai Hansen recruited Uli to perform for his band. In 1991, this lineup released their second full-length studio album, labeled '' Sigh No More'' and went on a world tour. However, Uli quit Gamma Ray in 1992. He Joined Axe La Chapelle 1993 and played the drums for the album "Grab What You Can" before he joined Helloween, with whom he released ''Master of the Rings'' in 1994 and ''The Time of the Oath'' in 1996. That same year Helloween released the 2-CD live album '' High Live'', pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamma Ray (band)
Gamma Ray is a German power metal band from Hamburg, founded and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from power metal band Helloween, in 1989. He is the band's lead vocalist, guitarist and chief songwriter. Between 1990 and 2014, Gamma Ray recorded eleven studio albums. Biography Formation In 1988, after four years with the German power metal band Helloween, guitarist and songwriter Kai Hansen decided to leave the group. Hansen claimed that Helloween had become too big for him to handle, although the group's troubles with financial issues and their record company, Noise Records, most likely played a part as well. He proceeded to do some studio work with German power metal band Blind Guardian and, in 1989, decided to form his own project with long-time friend Ralf Scheepers, former vocalist of the band Tyran Pace. This two-man project grew into a four-man band with the addition of Uwe Wessel on bass and Mathias Burchardt on drums. This was the first line-up of Gamma Ray, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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