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still-we-go-pumpkins · 8 months

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Andi Deris being young and silly 😋

#helloween #michael weikath #andi deris #power metal #90s metal #old school metal #old school #speed metal

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pumpkinmetalhead · 13 days

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#helloween #helloween band #michael weikath #markus grosskopf #michael kiske #ingo schwichtenberg #roland grapow #photoshoot #heavy metal #power metal

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metalsongoftheday · 1 month

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Friday, April 5: Helloween, "Warrior"

R.I.P. Ingo Schwichtenberg (1965-1995)

Helloween’s debut EP was an inadvertent rallying cry for a new movement that, while running in parallel with the rapid development of thrash in America and including many of the same influences, soon became its own thing and has arguably persisted longer than any other subgenre in metal history. But “Warrior” didn’t necessarily signal the birth of power metal: Kai Hansen’s frenzied yelping had little of the precision and soaring glory of Michael Kiske, and the music was just too fast and frantic for anyone to really process what was going on. But Helloween (after a couple years of woodshedding in earlier groups like Iron Fist and Powerfool) was clearly on to something, because “Warrior” was super-fast, ultra-heavy and incredibly catchy in equal measure, and even Metallica wasn’t operating at quite this level (though to be fair they were really on their own level). Most of all, the band’s joy at playing this kind of music was always palpable, as was their hunger, and that made even their most unhinged early material such fun.

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the-hottest-band-tournament · 17 days

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Round one

Simply Red

Formed in: 1985

Genres: Soul, pop

Lineup: Mick Hucknall – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano

Fritz McIntyre – keyboards, backing vocals

Tim Kellett – keyboards, trumpet, live backing vocals

Sylvan Richardson – guitars

Tony Bowers – bass

Chris Joyce – drums, percussion

Albums from the 80s:

Picture Book (1985)

Men and Women (1987)

A New Flame (1989)

Propaganda:

Helloween

Formed in: 1984

Genres: Power metal, thrash metal

Lineup: Michael Kiske – vocals

Kai Hansen – guitar

Michael Weikath – guitar

Markus Grosskopf – bass

Ingo Schwichtenberg – drums

Jörn Ellerbrock - keyboards

Albums from the 80s:

Helloween EP (1985)

Walls of Jericho (1985)

Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I (1987)

Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II (1988)

Live in the U.K. (1989)

Pumpkin Tracks (1989)

Propaganda:

#Round 1 #simply red #helloween #Mick hucknall #Fritz mcintyre #Tim kellett #Sylvan richardson #Tony bowers #Chris joyce #michael kiske #kai hansen #michael weikath #markus grosskopf #Ingo schwichtenberg #Jörn ellerbrock #The hottest 80s band tournament #The hottest 80s band tourney

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sea-of-machines · 7 months

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😏

#michael weikath #helloween

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stoneoferech · 9 days

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Helloween "Better than Raw"

#michael weikath #markus grosskopf #andi deris #roland grapow #power metal #helloween #uli kusch

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do-androids-dream-ao3acc · 9 months

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Helloween at Wacken 2023

#Helloween #Wacken 2023 #Michael Kiske #Andi Deris #Daniel Loeble #Michael Weikath #Sascha Gerstner #Markus Grosskopf #gifs #gifset #metal singers

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k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9 · 10 months

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Helloween

#Helloween #Genre:#Power/Speed Metal #Themes:#Fantasy #Life #Humanity #Good vs. Evil #Humour #Religion #Politics #Glory #Metal #Germany #Michael Kiske #Kai Hansen #Michael Weikath #Markus Grosskopf #Ingo Schwichtenberg (R.I.P. 1995)

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adriheavymetal · 9 months

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happy bday #michaelweikath I said this 'is the funniest guy on Helloween, me and my sister used to laugh a lot about this, still 'it's funny to me😂💯 🎼🎶🎃🖤🎤💀🎸🎶⚡📷🎃

#michael weikath #helloween band #7th august #happy bday michael weikath #guitarist #guitars #german metal #heavy metal #power metal #funny guy #my edit #80s metal

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bravenew-what · 1 year

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Michael Weikath - Helloween

Silver Spring, MD 5.18.2023

#michael weikath #helloween #my photos #shows I’ve been to #okay but like making faces with this dude was so surreal and heartwarming tbh #and while we were in line he and a crew member were on the opposite corner waiting to cross #and I waved at him and he waved back #that was nice

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still-we-go-pumpkins · 7 months

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Helloween interview in 1996 be like:

#helloween #michael weikath #andi deris #power metal #heavy metal #80s metal #90s metal #90s rock #90s music #speed metal #oldschoolmusic #oldschool metal

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helloforgottenlibrary · 2 months

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#helloween #heavy metal #power metal #Michael Kiske #Kai Hansen #Michael Weikath #Markus Grosskopf #Ingo Schwichtenberg #music

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pumpkinmetalhead · 4 months

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#helloween #helloween band #anthrax #exodus #heavy metal #power metal #michael weikath #markus grosskopf #michael kiske #kai hansen #ingo schwichtenberg

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metalsongoftheday · 7 months

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Thursday, October 19: Helloween, "We Burn"

Even more than Master of the Rings, The Time of the Oath was a loud and purposeful assertion of Helloween’s right to exist, and opening single “We Burn” was a cornerstone of their mid ‘90s resurgence, even though it has been strangely forgotten by the band since it hasn’t been played in at least 25 years. The track accomplished several things at once: it was easily the most aggressive and squarely metallic Helloween anthem since “Eagle Fly Free”, it solidified the chemistry and vitality of this lineup (Uli Kusch’s drumming was the band’s secret weapon), and it reflected the evolving power dynamics in the band as it was solely written by Andi Deris, who would over time become the group’s primary composer. And Deris was really the key to it all: he didn’t have Michael Kiske’s range, but he was a more enthusiastic performer and a much more natural frontman, and most of all he had the commitment and drive to keep Helloween moving forward, and the propulsion of “We Burn” illustrated that they were truly playing for keeps.