News

Taken from "Where the Rain Grows"
by Tony Webster
 

Last Update: 11/11/99

Helloween:Updated 11/11/99

No NEW Helloween news at this moment BUT if you look at the main page I did some re-arranging: ) I will have
more news on whats going on next week so stay tuned to the site. Also look for the live radio interviews from the
Helloween Radio Marathon I did back on August 12th, 1999. Interviews with Weiki, Roland, Markus, and former
member Kai Hansen.

The band will be entering the studio in January to rehearse and record, for now they are songwriting and making
demos of material before they go into rehearsals at the beginning of 2000. The album is hopefully out in September.
They also may do some festivals next summer as well....more info to follow.

The Metal Jukebox should be out in the USA sometime this fall....around late October or Early November as far as
I have heard.

JUST IN!!! Vote for your FAVORITE Helloween songs from each album!!!! Just go to the Voting Section of
Helloween's official webpage!
 

Andi Deris: Updated 8/17/99

Well Andi has finished his solo album and the release is set for sometime in November in Japan or around January
and the rest of the world would follow a couple weeks after the album is released in Japan.

I talked to Andi today and he says the interest for his solo album is good...he told me that the album is heavy and is
metal but yet nobody can compare it to anything. He is currently finished making his solo record which as of now is
called "Done With Mirrors". He sent two songs to some record companies and well they flew to the island to see
him and hear the rest of it. They said they never heard anything like it. More info to come.
 

Michael Weikath: Updated 8/06/99

Weiki is currently songwriting and demoing some ideas he has while in Tenerife. Hes recording ideas for both his
solo album and for Helloween

Michael is currently working on his solo project in which Uli will play drums, Ferdy Doernberg will play the
keyboards, and he wants to have Ralf "Fummel" Maurer sing. Ralf sang on both of Andi's solo albums as a
background vocalist and did the same on Better Than Raw. Weiki said he "Sounds a bit like Freddy Mercury"

There recently was a rumor that Kai Hansen will play with Weiki on Weiki's solo album. Well sorry to say that
Weiki never said that and neither did Kai and it probably came from the fact that Kai said in the interview I did
with him that hed co write a song or work with someone from Helloween as a cameo appearance, but not in a band
or anything like that. Anyway here is what Weiki had to say about it:

"Now I`ve been paged by fan about a rumour of Kai playing on my solo album...that is an interesting thought , but
it`s very unlikely and nowhere have I mentioned to try that.
Just for you all to know...."

M
 

Roland Grapow:Updated 11/05/99

Roland is currently done touring for the year and is now going to concentrate on the upcoming album and write
songs for Helloween. SO anyone who complained Roland did not write enough complain no more!

Roland will be going down to Brazil sometime towards the end of the month for 5 days to guest on the next album
for the band "Dr Sin".

Roland is still IN HELLOWEEN! There was a mistake the promoter at Wacken made. It was said when Roland
went on stage he was the "Former Guitarist of Helloween". Well HE IS STILL IN HELLOWEEN!!! So no worries
there.
 

Markus Grosskopf:Updated 10/29/99

Markus has been writing some material for the next Helloween record and the Shockmachine album will be
released in Europe and the USA in early 2000.
 

Uli Kusch:Updated 11/11/99

Uli Kusch will be playing the drums on the next SINNER album. Also this does not mean he is out of Helloween.
Hes just filling in for the spot in the studio.

Uli's Rainbow Tribute will be released in the USA around the beginning of next year both in the USA and Europe.

Well Uli's plans for his own solo project are gone. He says he sees no point in doing the project anymore and has
written 13 tracks, some of which will be used on the next Helloween album and Shockmachine as well.
 

FORMER MEMBERS:

Michael Kiske:Updated 8/17/99

Michael Kiske is going to be singing some stuff on a new Rock Opera which is being done by none other than
Tobias Sammet of Edguy....musicians from Gamma Ray, Angra, Stratovarius, and more are slated to join in on this
rock opera!
 

Kai Hansen:Updated 10/12/99

Make Your Own Kai Hansen Album! Thats right as his gift to all his die hard fans you can
make your own Kai Hansen album. You can select up to 10 songs, your own cover, and more. Click Here For More
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