German thrash metal maniacs Spitfire have been delivering in your face, punchy, old school thrash metal since 2014, and are big with what may be their best work yet: Spitfire – Trinity on Witches Brew …READ MORE
Overture! Many Hard Rock and Metal bands adopted the term from Classical music. However, over the years it’s become more typical for Hard Rock and Metal than any other genre I think. A fancy word, right? …READ MORE
Featuring new albums from Helloween, Rough Cutt, Brother Against Brother & Social Disorder! …READ MORE
Over 35 years and the Power Metal founders; Helloween have made a lot of fans happy by becoming a 7 man super-group. They surprised everyone when Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske joined for the Pumpkins United tour, and have taken it another step with the release of their 16th studio effort simply titled Helloween. …READ MORE
A Dream Come True If you looked up the definition of Power Metal, you’d most likely find Helloween at the top of the list of bands that defined the musical style. They set the genre’s …READ MORE
Pumpkins United As long as can be remembered among Helloween fans the debate has been over who is the best vocalist in the band, and who should be singing. There are fans that wish Kai …READ MORE
The first Helloween track I ever heard was “Ride the Sky” which I had recorded from an FM radio show. It is a bit embarrassing to say now, but I told a friend it was King Diamond because I thought it sounded like him. …READ MORE
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 …READ MORE
Featuring new albums from Stargazer, Vanden Plas, Helloween & Michael Sweet! …READ MORE
When a band re-records their music the potential for disappointment increases. Fans don’t like their favorite songs disturbed; it takes an inspired performance to shift their preference. Masterplan’s PumpKings features reworked versions of Helloween songs …READ MORE