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Helloween
- Country of origin:
- Germany
- Location:
- Hamburg
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1983
- Genre:
- Power/Speed Metal
- Lyrical themes:
- Fantasy, Humour, Religion, Politics, Glory, Epic
- Current label:
- Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
- Years active:
- 1978-1981 (as Gentry), 1981-1982 (as Second Hell), 1982-1983 (as Iron Fist), 1983-present
| Current | |
| Markus Grosskopf | Bass (1983-present) |
| See also: Bassinvaders, Shock Machine, Weinhold, Kickhunter, ex-Avantasia, ex-Edguy (live), ex-Trick or Treat (live), ex-Roland Grapow, ex-Blast Furnace, ex-Second Hell | |
| Michael Weikath | Guitars (1983-present) |
| See also: ex-Powerfool | |
| Andi Deris | Vocals (1994-present) |
| See also: Andi Deris, ex-Pink Cream 69, ex-Kymera | |
| Sascha Gerstner | Guitars (2002-present) |
| See also: ex-Freedom Call, ex-Lanzer (live) | |
| Dani Löble | Drums (2005-present) |
| See also: Krokus (live), ex-Glenmore, ex-Höllenhunde, ex-Rawhead Rexx, ex-Blaze (live), ex-Element 58 | |
| Past | |
| Ingo Schwichtenberg (R.I.P. 1995) | Drums (1983-1993) |
| Kai Hansen | Guitars (1983-1988), Vocals (1983-1986) |
| See also: Gamma Ray, Unisonic, ex-Iron Savior, ex-Avantasia (live), ex-Gentry, ex-Iron Fist, ex-Second Hell | |
| Michael Kiske | Vocals (1986-1993) |
| See also: Kiske / Somerville, Unisonic, Avantasia (live), ex-Ill Prophecy, Michael Kiske, Place Vendome, ex-SupaRed | |
| Roland Grapow | Guitars (1989-2001) |
| See also: Masterplan, Roland Grapow, ex-Rampage | |
| Uli Kusch | Drums (1994-2001) |
| See also: Shock Machine, ex-Axe La Chapelle, ex-Ride the Sky, ex-Beautiful Sin, ex-Gamma Ray, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Masterplan, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Roland Grapow, ex-Symfonia, ex-Issa | |
| Mark Cross | Drums (2002) |
| See also: ex-The Supremacy, Tainted Nation, ex-At Vance, ex-Firewind, ex-Nightfall, ex-Outloud, ex-Spitfire, ex-Tank, ex-Winters Bane, ex-Metalium, ex-God's Army, ex-Magna Carta | |
| Stefan Schwarzmann | Drums (2003-2004) |
| See also: Accept, ex-Herman Frank, ex-Krokus, ex-Paradox, ex-Running Wild, ex-U.D.O., ex-Godiva (live), ex-Cronos Titan, ex-Voice, ex-X-Wild | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Jörn Ellerbrock | Keyboards (1988-2003) |
| See also: ex-Gamma Ray (live) | |
| Ritchie Abdel-Nabi | Drums (1993) |
| See also: ex-Babylon 27, ex-Das Auge Gottes | |
| Markus Grosskopf | Bass (1983-present) |
| See also: Bassinvaders, Shock Machine, Weinhold, Kickhunter, ex-Avantasia, ex-Edguy (live), ex-Trick or Treat (live), ex-Roland Grapow, ex-Blast Furnace, ex-Second Hell | |
| Michael Weikath | Guitars (1983-present) |
| See also: ex-Powerfool | |
| Andi Deris | Vocals (1994-present) |
| See also: Andi Deris, ex-Pink Cream 69, ex-Kymera | |
| Sascha Gerstner | Guitars (2002-present) |
| See also: ex-Freedom Call, ex-Lanzer (live) | |
| Dani Löble | Drums (2005-present) |
| See also: Krokus (live), ex-Glenmore, ex-Höllenhunde, ex-Rawhead Rexx, ex-Blaze (live), ex-Element 58 | |
| Ingo Schwichtenberg (R.I.P. 1995) | Drums (1983-1993) |
| Kai Hansen | Guitars (1983-1988), Vocals (1983-1986) |
| See also: Gamma Ray, Unisonic, ex-Iron Savior, ex-Avantasia (live), ex-Gentry, ex-Iron Fist, ex-Second Hell | |
| Michael Kiske | Vocals (1986-1993) |
| See also: Kiske / Somerville, Unisonic, Avantasia (live), ex-Ill Prophecy, Michael Kiske, Place Vendome, ex-SupaRed | |
| Roland Grapow | Guitars (1989-2001) |
| See also: Masterplan, Roland Grapow, ex-Rampage | |
| Uli Kusch | Drums (1994-2001) |
| See also: Shock Machine, ex-Axe La Chapelle, ex-Ride the Sky, ex-Beautiful Sin, ex-Gamma Ray, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Masterplan, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Roland Grapow, ex-Symfonia, ex-Issa | |
| Mark Cross | Drums (2002) |
| See also: ex-The Supremacy, Tainted Nation, ex-At Vance, ex-Firewind, ex-Nightfall, ex-Outloud, ex-Spitfire, ex-Tank, ex-Winters Bane, ex-Metalium, ex-God's Army, ex-Magna Carta | |
| Stefan Schwarzmann | Drums (2003-2004) |
| See also: Accept, ex-Herman Frank, ex-Krokus, ex-Paradox, ex-Running Wild, ex-U.D.O., ex-Godiva (live), ex-Cronos Titan, ex-Voice, ex-X-Wild | |
| Past | |
| Jörn Ellerbrock | Keyboards (1988-2003) |
| See also: ex-Gamma Ray (live) | |
| Ritchie Abdel-Nabi | Drums (1993) |
| See also: ex-Babylon 27, ex-Das Auge Gottes | |
| Added by: RhapsodyRules | Modified by: Rochvill |
| Added on: 2002-07-17 23:01:41 | Last modified on: 2013-05-09 17:59:14 |
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Gentry was formed in 1978, by guitarist Kai Hansen and guitarist / vocalist Piet Sielck (he co-wrote many songs that later appeared on the "Helloween" EP and "Walls of Jericho" LP, but all rights were given to Kai Hansen), who quickly recruited Ingo Schwichtenberg on drums, and then a short time later Markus Grosskopf on ...