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Hamburg, Germany
* 1984

Line-Up (2003):

Andi Deris - voc
Sascha Gerstner - g
Michael Weikath - g,voc
Markus Grosskopf - bg
Stefan Schwarzmann - ds

Former Members:

Michael Kiske (voc, 1986-12/93)
Kai Hansen (g, 1984-2/89); Roland Grapow (g, 12/89-9/01)
Ingo Schwichtenberg (ds, 1984-1/94); Uli Kusch (ds, 1/94-9/01); Mark Cross (ds, cca 4/02-cca 1/03); Micky Dee (ds, 2003)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Helloween (mini LP)	5/1985	Noise
2.	Walls Of Jericho	11/1985	Noise
3.	Keeper Of The Seven Keys produced by: Tommy Newton/Tommy Hansen	1/1987	Noise			104
4.	Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part Two produced by: Tommy Newton/Tommy Hansen	9/1988	Noise		24	108
5.	Live In The U.K.	01.04.1989	EMI		26
6.	Pumpkin Tracks	1990
7.	Pink Bubbles Go Ape produced by: Chris Tsangarides	3/1991	EMI		41
8.	The Best, The Rest, The Rare	8/1991	Noise
9.	Chameleon produced by: Tommy Hansen	5/1993	EMI
10.	Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Whole Story	24.01.1994	Noise
11.	Master Of The Rings produced by: Tommy Hansen	30.08.1994	Raw Power
12.	The Time Of The Oath produced by: Tommy Newton	11.03.1996	Raw Power
13.	High Live (2CD)	30.09.1996	Raw Power
14.	Better Than Raw produced by: Tommy Hansen	13.04.1998	Raw Power
15.	Metal Jukebox (covers)	20.09.1999	Raw Power
16.	The Dark Ride produced by: Roy Z/Charlie Bauerfeind	30.10.2000	Nuclear Blast
17.	High Live	25.09.2001	Sanctuary
18.	Treasure Chest	09.04.2002	Sanctuary/Metal-Is
19.	The Best, The Rest, The Rare	21.05.2002	Sanctuary
20.	Rabbit Don't Come Easy	20.05.2003	Nuclear Blast
21.	Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy	08.11.2005	Steamhammer
22.	Singles Box Set 1985-1992	17.10.2006	Sanctuary
23.	Gambling With The Devil	23.10.2007	Steamhammer
24.	Best Acoustic Album	15.12.2009	JVC
25.	Unarmed: Best of 25th Anniversary	19.01.2010	Steamhammer
26.	7 Sinners	09.11.2010	The End
27.	Straight out of Hell	22.01.2013	The End			97
28.	Battle's Won	19.04.2015	Nuclear Blast
29.	My God Given Right	27.05.2015	Nuclear Blast
30.	Ride the Sky: The Very Best of 1985-1998	15.07.2016	Sanctuary
31.	Live on Three Continents	09.09.2016	Nuclear Blast
32.	United Alive In Madrid	10/2019
33.	Helloween	18.06.2021	Nuclear Blast		24

Kai Hansen:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Heading For Tomorrow	1990
2.	XXX: Three Decades in Metal	16.09.2016	Ear Music

Michael Kiske:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Instant Clarity produced by: Kai Hansen/Adrian Smith	02.09.1996	Raw Power
2.	Readiness To Sacrifice	4/1999
3.	Kiske	23.05.2006	Frontiers
4.	Past in Different Ways	07.10.2008
5.	City Of Heroes & Amanda Somerville	21.04.2015

Roland Grapow:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	The Four Seasons Of Live	26.05.1997	Snapper/edel
2.	Kaleidoscope	7/1999	Steamhammer

Markus Grosskopf:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Shockmachine	28.02.2000

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Halloween	1985
2.	Judas EP	1986
3.	Future World / Starlight / A Little Time	9/1987	Noise
4.	Dr. Stein / Savage 12",CD + Livin' Ain't No Crime / Victim Of Fate	8/1988	Noise	57
5.	I Am Alive	?
6.	I Want Out (live) / Don't Run For Cover 12",CD + Save Us	10/1988	Noise	69	123
7.	Kids Of The Century / Blue Suede Shoes 12",CD + Shit And Lobster	2/1991	EMI	56
8.	Number One	1992
9.	When The Sinner	4/1993	EMI
10.	Don't Wanna Cry No More	1993
11.	Windmill	1993
12.	Step Out Of Hell	1993
13.	Mr Ego (Take Me Down) EP (Star Invasion / Can't Fight Your Desire)	25.07.1994
14.	When The Rain Grows	1994
15.	Perfect Gentleman	1994
16.	Sole Survivor	1995
17.	Power	05.02.1996
18.	The Time Of The Oath	29.04.1996	Raw Power
19.	Forever And One (Neverland) / In The Middle Of The Heartbeat / Light In The Sky / Time Goes By	16.09.1996	Raw Power
20.	I Can / Midnight Sun / Time / Laudate Dominium	1/1998	Raw Power
21.	Hey Lord!	12.10.1998	Castle/Connected
22.	Lay All Your Love On Me	1999
23.	Mirror, Mirror	2000
24.	Mr. Torture	2000
25.	If I Could Fly	04.09.2000	Nuclear Blast
26.	Just A Little Sign	4/2003	Nuclear Blast
27.	Mrs. God	9/2005	Steamhammer
28.	Fear Of The Fallen	5/2021

Kai Hansen:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Heaven Can't Wait	3/1990

Videos:

1. Pumpkin Vide - 1994
2. High Live - 1997, Castle Music Pictures/BMG, live, 90 min

WWW Links:

http://www.helloween.org

Various:

j.h on the LP Catch The Rainbow: A Tribute To Rainbow (1999)

Michael Kiske:

http://www.michael-kiske.com

appeared on the LP:

Gamma Ray: Land Of The Free (24.4.95, Noise)
Timo Tolkki: Hymn Of Life (23.1.02, JVC)
Avantasia: The Scarecrow (25.1.08)

Kai Hansen:

appeared on the LP:

Blind Guardian: Follow The Blind (4/89, No Remorse)
Joal: Joal (1989, WEA)
Blind Guardian: Somewhere Far Beyond (1992, Virgin)
Michael Kiske: Instant Clarity (2.9.96, Raw Power)
Heavenwood: Swallow (3/98, Massacre)
Avantasia: The Metal Opera (3/01, AFM)
Primal Fear: New Religion (31.8.07, Frontiers)

appeared on the SP:

Hammerfall: I Want Out (9/99)

produced by LP:

Michael Kiske: Instant Clarity (2.9.96, Raw Power)

Roland Grapow:

appeared on the LP:

Drakkar: Gemini (3.4.00, Dragonheart)
Timo Kotipelto: Waiting For The Dawn (21.5.02)

produced by LP:

Navar: Návrat havranů (20.6.22, Smile Music)

Uli Kusch:

appeared on the LP:

Die Skeptiker: Schwartze Boten (21.6.93, Our Choice)

Press References:

Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	7	23.02.1994	4	Big Bang!
1994	28	10.08.1994	7	Big Bang!
1994	32	14.09.1994	19		profile, discography
1994	35	12.10.1994	12		album review
1996	4	26.02.1996	14	Bang!alerie	album review
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1996	27	05.12.1996	26	Forum kritikum	album review
1997	13	03.04.1997	22	Video
1997	29	21.08.1997	109	Hard & Heavy Masters	profile, discography
1998	6	12.02.1998	8	Infokus
1998	14	09.04.1998	11	Bonus
1998	16	23.04.1998	25	Forum kritikum	album review
1998	18	07.05.1998	22		interview
1998	19	14.05.1998	23	Texty
1998	24	18.06.1998	13	Live	gig review
1999	30	09.09.1999	7	Infokus
1999	37	28.10.1999	27	Forum kritikum	album review
2000	3	10.02.2000	6	Infokus
2000	19	12.10.2000	7	Infokus
2000	21	09.11.2000	4		interview, discography
2000	22	23.11.2000	36	Forum kritikum	album review
2002	8	18.04.2002	9	Infokus
2002	8	18.04.2002	42	Forum kritikum	album review
2002	13	26.07.2002	48	DVD
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1993	14	26.07.1993	13	Hard & Heavy
1994	3	14.02.1994	5	Pelmel - Natvrdo
1994	19	27.09.1994	10	Hard & Heavy	interview
1994	20	11.10.1994	27	Recenze	album review
1995	1	10.01.1995	30	Live	gig review
1996	4		32		interview
1996	11		84	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1998	6		103	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1998	7		85	Live	gig review
1999	3		14	Pelmel
1999	10		109	Recenze - Atd.	album review
2003	10		18	Pódia
2010	3		58	Recenze CD	album review
2012	5		85		album review
Rock 88
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
	7		9
Rock Revue
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	2		34		profile
Spark
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2003	5		43	Records	album review
2003	6		17		interview, discography