Helloween 25th Anniversary

The Hellish Rock 2007/2008 lasted until fall 2008 and after the tour the band announced that they’ve a special surprise planed for their 25th birthday this year.

And this is supposed to be the ’surprise’?

Helloween did FILMharmonic Orchestra and Choir with FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague, recorded in Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum in October 2008.

Composers: Sascha Gerstner & Markus Grosskopf

Arranger and Music Producer: Carsten Heusmann

Conductor and Orchestrator: Adam Klemens

Choir Master: Stanislav Mistr

Sound Engineer: Jan Kotzmann

Assistant Engineer: Cenda Kotzmann

Music Contractor and Recording Manager: Petr Pycha

This info will be updated..

Hellish Rock 2007-2008 Tour Dates

Europe Part I

16. Nov 2007 – HU – Budapest – Petöfi Hall
17. Nov 2007 – SER – Belgrad – Hala Sportova
18. Nov 2007 – BUL – Sofia – Winter Palace of Sports
19. Nov 2007 – ROM – Bukarest – CANCELLED!
21. Nov 2007 – TR – Istanbul – Yeni Melek
23. Nov 2007 – GR – Thesaloniki – Principal
24. Nov 2007 – GR – Athens – Cultural Center Hellinikos Kosmos
27. Nov 2007 – I – Rome – Tendastrisce
28. Nov 2007 – I – Milano – Alcatraz
29. Nov 2007 – CH – Dietikon – Stadthalle
01. Dec 2007 – D – Lichtenfels – Stadthalle
02. Dec 2007 – D – Bremen – Aladin
04. Dec 2007 – SWE – Göteborg – Liseberghallen
06. Dec 2007 – NOR – Oslo – Rockefeller
07. Dec 2007 – SWE – Lund – Mejeriet
08. Dec 2007 – SWE – Stockholm – Arenan
10. Dec 2007 – FIN – Tampere – Pakkahuone
11. Dec 2007 – FIN – Helsinki – Kaapelitehdas
14. Dec 2007 – CZ – Plzen – Hala Lokomotiva
15. Dec 2007 – CZ – Zlin – Hala Novesta
16. Dec 2007 – CZ – Pardubice – CEZ Arena
18. Dec 2007 – SK – Kosice – Cassosport Sport Hall
19. Dec 2007 – SK – Bratislava – PKO
21. Dec 2007 – D – Langen – Stadthalle
22. Dec 2007 – D – Kaufbeuren – All Karthalle

Europe Part II

06. Jan 2008 – F – Paris – Elysee Montmatre
07. Jan 2008 – NL – Tilburg – 013
08. Jan 2008 – UK – London – The Forum
10. Jan 2008 – B – Antwerp – Hof ter Lo
11. Jan 2008 – D – Tuttlingen – Alte Festhalle
12. Jan 2008 – D – Karlsruhe – Europahalle – Knock Out Festival
13. Jan 2008 – D – Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle
15. Jan 2008 – ES – Barcelona – Razzmatazz
18. Jan 2008 – ES – Bilbao – Rockstar Live
20. Jan 2008 – ES – Madrid – La Riviera

Japan

08. Feb 2008 – JP – Fukuoka – Drum Logos
09. Feb 2008 – JP – Hiroshima – Club Quattro
11. Feb 2008 – JP – Osaka – Namba Hatch
12. Feb 2008 – JP – Nagoya – Diamond Hall
14. Feb 2008 – JP – Tokyo – Kosei Nenkin Hall
15. Feb 2008 – JP – Tokyo – Kosei Nenkin Hall

Gambling With The Devil

Backed by the impetus of their successful Keeper Of The Seven Keys – The Legacy world tour which saw the band perform 93 shows in 34 countries around the globe — impressively documented on the double live DVD Live On 3 Continents — German metallers Helloween are about to release their twelfth studio album, Gambling With The Devil. The new offering is scheduled to arrive at the stores on October 23, 2007 (USA), October 26, 2007 (Germany) and October 29, 2007 (rest of Europe) and will see the five musicians — Andi Deris (vocals), Michael Weikath (guitar), Sascha Gerstner (guitar), Markus Großkopf (bass) and Dani Löble (drums) — unleash their full zest and experience. “Some of the numbers were written during the tour. The fans’ positive reactions and the great responses to Keeper Of The Seven Keys – The Legacy really inspired us. We were rearing to go,” Andi Deris describes the extremely positive atmosphere among the band members, adding: “It’s been years since I had so much fun composing.”

Under the direction of producer Charlie Bauerfeind, Helloween recorded a total of 16 songs at the Mi Sueno studios in Tenerife. Except for two or three tracks, these new compositions are all included on Gambling With The Devil, among them the impressive intro, featuring “Crack The Riddle”, with Biff Byford (Saxon) as a guest speaker. The focal point of this diverse album is a three-part epos consisting of the chapters “The Bells Of The Seven Hells”, “Falling To Pieces” and “I.M.E.”, which represent the ambiguous album title that thematically covers all the songs. “At the end of the day, life is a gamble with the devil,” Deris explains.

The first single release (download only) will be “As Long As I Fall”, supported by a video clip which will be shot in Munich at the end of August. The cover artwork was designed by Martin Häusler (Keeper Of The Seven Keys – The Legacy and Live On 3 Continents) again, and the booklet will include a scratch card puzzle, giving fans a chance to win a lucrative prize: a concert ticket for a show during the band’s upcoming tour of South America, including flight and accommodation. The album will also be released as a limited-edition digipak in a slipcase with a bonus disc, including two unreleased songs, a video and lots of enhanced material.

The “Hellish Rock” tour of Europe is scheduled to start in mid-November 2007, supported by top act Gamma Ray. Apart from a few festival appearances, this will be the first joint tour by Helloween and Gamma Ray. So here’s hoping that Gamma Ray mastermind Kai Hansen, a former Helloween member himself, will join his ex-colleagues in a jam session featuring Helloween classics.

Helloween - Gambling With The Devil

Format : Limited Edition – Digipak in slipcase incl.
Bonus CD (bonus tracks and enhanced material) and lottery scratch ticket
Genre: Melodic Metal
Limited to 40.000 copies
Format : CD – jewel case
Genre: Melodic Metal

Track Listing:

CD 1:

1. Crack The Riddle (Intro)

(M: Deris – Weikath – Grosskopf – Gerstner – Loble / L: Deris)

2. Kill It

(M&L: Deris)

3. The Saints

(M&L: Weikath)

4. As Long As I Fall

(M&L: Deris)

5. Paint A New World

(M: Gerstner/ L: Gerstner – Weikath)

6. Final Fortune

(M&L: Grosskopf)

7. The Bells Of The 7 Hells

(M&L: Deris)

8. Fallen To Pieces

(M&L: Deris)

9. I.M.E.

(M&L: Deris)

10. Can Do It

(M&L: Weikath)

11. Dreambound

(M: Gerstner / L: Gerstner – Weikath)

12. Heaven Tells No Lies

(M&L: Grosskopf)

13. We Unite

(M&L: Grosskopf)

CD 2 (Bonus Disc):

1. Find My Freedom (Japan Bonus Track)
2. See The Night (Bonus track)
3. As Long As I Fall – video (enhanced)
4. Making Of As Long As I Fall / EPG (enhanced)
5. Live-DVD Trailer (enhanced)

The Riddle:

In the Limited Edition (Europe: 40.000 copies) there will be a riddle. Fans has to get a word for which they get 4 ways to find out: the music, the words, the pictures and the lottery scratch ticket.

The fans have time within 4 weeks to send the correct word to the Helloween homepage.
The first price is a flight to South America. This means that the fans has to buy the Limited Edition fast!!!

Gamma Ray team up Helloween tour 2007

As already rumoured during the last couple of weeks, it is now confirmed that Gamma Ray will team up with Helloween on their upcoming European tour! The tour will kick off mid of November this year, and the line up will be completed by 1-2 additional acts.

Apart from very few festival appearances, this will be the first time ever both bands touring together and bears the possibility of Kai Hansen -Gamma Ray leader and ex- Helloween member- entering the stage to jam one or the other classic Helloween-song with his former band mates!

“This is going to be a historical event for all Helloween fans, we are looking forward to have Kai and his band on our tour with us” states Helloween guitarist Michael Weikath.

It is also planned –but not confirmed- to expand this promising package to the territories of South East Asia, North and South America.

New Album Title Revealed

Dani Löble has re-entered Andi Deris´ Mi Sueno Studios on Tenerife to start the second part of his recordings for the forthcoming studio album. The working title of the band’s 12th studio record is Gambling With The Devil which release is once again scheduled on Halloween the 31st of October. The world tour will start mid of November in Europe, to be followed by South East Asia, North and South America in the first half of 2008 – first dates will be released soon!

Hello ween!

Welcome to my tribute page for Helloween, the pioneer of power metal musics. Here, you’ll find the almost real story of the band. This will be the other side of Helloween. As you’ve read the common history of the band, I’ll try to disclose the ‘dark side’ or the other side of the band that might be never revealed on surface because it would insult the band members or ex-band members. You may disagree, but all of them taken from the interviews done by them.