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High Live
''High Live'' is the second live album by German power metal band Helloween, released in video and audio formats in 1996. The video was re-released on DVD in 2002 by Sanctuary Records. Track listing Disc one Disc two Credits * Andi Deris - Vocals * Michael Weikath - Guitars * Roland Grapow - Guitars * Markus Grosskopf - Bass * Uli Kusch Ulrich Kusch (born 11 March 1967) is a German 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 rh ... - Drums Charts References External links Album information from Helloween's official website Helloween albums 1996 live albums 1996 video albums 1990s live video albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg by members of bands Iron Fist, Gentry, Second Hell and Powerfool. The band has at times been called one of the most influential European heavy metal bands of the 1980s. Its first lineup consisted of singer and guitarist Kai Hansen, bassist Markus Grosskopf, guitarist Michael Weikath and drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg. By the time Hansen left Helloween in 1989 to form Gamma Ray (band), Gamma Ray, the band had evolved into a five-piece, with Michael Kiske taking over as lead vocalist. Schwichtenberg and Kiske both parted ways with Helloween in 1993; Schwichtenberg died two years later as the result of suicide. Between then and 2016, there had been numerous line-up changes, leaving Grosskopf and Weikath as the only remaining original members. As a septet, their current lineup features all of the surviving members of the ''Keeper of the Seven Keys'' lineup (Hansen, Weikath, Kiske, Grosskopf), in addition to the remaining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uli Kusch
Ulrich Kusch (born 11 March 1967) is a German 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 Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Live Albums
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Helloween Albums
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg by members of bands Iron Fist, Gentry, Second Hell and Powerfool. The band has at times been called one of the most influential European heavy metal bands of the 1980s. Its first lineup consisted of singer and guitarist Kai Hansen, bassist Markus Grosskopf, guitarist Michael Weikath and drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg. By the time Hansen left Helloween in 1989 to form Gamma Ray (band), Gamma Ray, the band had evolved into a five-piece, with Michael Kiske taking over as lead vocalist. Schwichtenberg and Kiske both parted ways with Helloween in 1993; Schwichtenberg died two years later as the result of suicide. Between then and 2016, there had been numerous line-up changes, leaving Grosskopf and Weikath as the only remaining original members. As a septet, their current lineup features all of the surviving members of the ''Keeper of the Seven Keys'' lineup (Hansen, Weikath, Kiske, Grosskopf), in addition to the remaining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ... and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets () and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Grosskopf
Markus Grosskopf (born 21 September 1965) is a German musician best known as the bass guitarist, backing vocalist and a founding member of the power metal band Helloween. Biography Grosskopf started playing bass at the age of 15 when he became friends with a drummer and a guitar player. They were looking for a bass player, so he bought his first bass and started jamming with covers of the Sex Pistols, Ramones, and the like. They covered songs from the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, Sid Vicious, XTC, The Stranglers, and others. Some time later, he decided to leave in hope of finding a heavier band with more live playing opportunities, then he met Kai Hansen and his band Second Hell, with whom he started playing. The band soon joined forces with former Powerfool guitarist Michael Weikath and adopted the name Helloween, with the original lineup being Kai Hansen (guitars/vocals), Michael Weikath (guitars), Grosskopf (bass) and Ingo Schwichtenberg (drums). Helloween Grosskopf writes so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect Gentleman (Helloween Song)
"Perfect Gentleman" is a song and single by German power metal band Helloween, taken from the album '' Master of the Rings''. Single track listing Personnel *Andi Deris – vocals *Roland Grapow – lead and rhythm guitars *Michael Weikath – lead and rhythm guitars *Markus Grosskopf – bass *Uli Kusch Ulrich Kusch (born 11 March 1967) is a German 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 rh ... – drums References {{Authority control 1994 singles Helloween songs Songs written by Andi Deris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Rain Grows
''Mr Ego (Take Me Down)'' is the second EP by German power metal band Helloween. It contains the song of the same name, taken from the band's 1994 album, ''Master of the Rings''. The EP is "dedicated" to then-former Helloween singer Michael Kiske. In Japan, the disc was issued as ''Where the Rain Grows''. Single track listing Japanese version Personnel * Andi Deris – vocals * Roland Grapow – lead and rhythm guitars * Michael Weikath – lead and rhythm guitars * Markus Grosskopf – bass guitar * Uli Kusch Ulrich Kusch (born 11 March 1967) is a German 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 rh ... – drums References {{Helloween 1994 EPs Helloween albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power (Helloween Song)
"Power" is a song and single by German power metal band Helloween, taken from the album ''The Time of the Oath ''The Time of the Oath'' is the seventh studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1996. Album description ''The Time of the Oath'' is a concept album. According to Andi Deris, it is based on the prophecies of Nostradamus, re ...''. Single track listing Personnel * Andi Deris - vocals * Roland Grapow - lead and rhythm guitars * Michael Weikath - lead and rhythm guitars * Markus Grosskopf - bass guitar * Uli Kusch - drums Charts References {{Authority control 1996 singles Helloween songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Hansen
Kai Michael Hansen (born 17 January 1963) is a German musician who is the founder, lead guitarist and vocalist of power metal band Gamma Ray (band), Gamma Ray. He is also one of the co-founders of another power metal band Helloween, which he was a part of from 1983 to 1989 and rejoined in 2016. He is a prominent figure in power metal and has sold millions of albums worldwide. In 2011, he joined the band Unisonic (band), Unisonic featuring former Helloween vocalist Michael Kiske. Hansen and Kiske reunited with Helloween in 2017 for a world tour with all current members, celebrating the 30-year anniversary of release of the albums ''Keeper of the Seven Keys'' Parts I and II. Early life Kai Hansen was born in Hamburg in 1963. At the age of ten, Kai developed an interest in music and began to play wash-drums. His parents however, didn't like the noise and bought him an acoustic guitar instead. He took a six-months course in classical guitar and following it, formed his first band wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future World (Helloween Song)
"Future World" is a song and a single made by German power metal band Helloween, from the album '' Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I''. It is performed frequently by Helloween and Gamma Ray at their concerts. The single cover is a homage to the comic book anti-hero Judge Dredd. Single track listing Personnel *Michael Kiske - vocals *Kai Hansen - lead and rhythm guitars *Michael Weikath - lead and rhythm guitars *Markus Grosskopf - bass guitar *Ingo Schwichtenberg Ingo "Mr. Smile" Schwichtenberg (18 May 1965 – 8 March 1995) was a German drummer and one of the founding members of the power metal band Helloween. Biography Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow said about Schwichtenberg in an interview 1999: ... - drums References {{DEFAULTSORT:Future World (Song) 1987 singles Helloween songs Songs written by Kai Hansen 1987 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Time Of The Oath (song)
"The Time of the Oath" is a song and a single by German power metal band Helloween from the album also named ''The Time of the Oath''. Single track listing Personnel *Andi Deris - vocals *Roland Grapow - lead and rhythm guitars *Michael Weikath - lead and rhythm guitars *Markus Grosskopf - bass guitar *Uli Kusch - drums *Choir of the Orchestra "Johann Sebastian Bach", Hamburg, (conducted by Axel Bergstedt) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Time of the Oath 1996 singles Helloween songs Songs written by Andi Deris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
