In 2005 MER’s Stig Nordahl met Markus Grosskopf and Michael Weikath while Helloween toured in support of their Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy album. Together they recorded this Helloween radio rockumentary that is finally online. Hear the guys talk about how the band started, how they developed their unique style, the different albums and lineup changes. Who was fired and who quit the band of free will? You’ll get truth here!
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Stig is the founder and the president of Metal Express Radio, based out of Oslo, Norway. He has been around doing Metal radio since the mid-eighties. In fact, running Metal Express Radio takes almost all of his time. Is it worth it...? "Most times, yes," Stig says. "My philosophy is to try to give all Metal releases a fair chance to get promoted in one way or another. As you can imagine, it can be an arduous task to listen through about 20 albums every week! Still, I know we have the best METAL dedicated radio on this planet, and that is a reward in and of itself. I hope one day the whole Metal community can and will make listening to Metal Express Radio part of their daily rituals! Yeah, right..."
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