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Sascha Gerstner
Sascha Gerstner (born 2 April 1977) is a German musician who has been one of the guitarists and backing vocalists of power metal band Helloween since 2002. He is also a former member of Freedom Call. Biography Gerstner grew up in Nuremberg, West Germany. He started playing keyboards at the age of six and switched to playing guitar when he was thirteen. His main musical influences were the Michael Schenker Group, Toto, Peter Gabriel, Chicago and Journey. At the age of seventeen, he started working as a studio guitarist in Nuremberg. In 1996, Gerstner joined the cover band scene in South Germany, where he met his former bandmates from Freedom Call. He joined Freedom Call in 1998, with whom he recorded two albums and did three big tours in Europe before leaving in 2001. After leaving Freedom Call, Gerstner co-founded a recording studio and worked as a producer and songwriter for other young artists until Helloween producer Charlie Bauerfeind contacted him and introduced him t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 635,911, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living; innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities in its Innovation Cities Index; and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status global city in their 2020 survey. Stuttgart was one of the host cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Empire
''Crystal Empire'' is the second full-length album by the German power metal band Freedom Call. It was released on 22 January 2001 by Steamhammer. It was the last Freedom Call album with Sascha Gerstner, who later joined Helloween. Track list Credits *Chris Bay – vocals, guitar, keyboards *Sascha Gerstner – guitar *Ilker Ersin – bass guitar *Dan Zimmermann Daniel Hans Erwin Zimmermann (born 30 October 1966 in Nürnberg, West Germany) is a retired heavy metal drummer. Dan is best known as having been the drummer of German power metal bands Gamma Ray and Freedom Call from 1997 to 2012. He was a fou ... – drums Guests Choirs: Rolf Kholer, Olaf Senkbeil, Janie Dixon, Mitch Schmitt Bass guitar on tracks 4, 6, 7 and 9: Stefan Heimer References 2001 albums Freedom Call albums SPV/Steamhammer albums Albums produced by Charlie Bauerfeind {{2000s-power-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Helloween Members
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg by members of bands Iron Fist, Gentry, Second Hell and Powerfool. Its first lineup consisted of singer and guitarist Kai Hansen, bassist Markus Grosskopf, guitarist Michael Weikath and drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg. By the time Hansen quit Helloween in 1989 to form Gamma Ray, the band had evolved into a five-piece, with Michael Kiske taking over as lead vocalist. Schwichtenberg and Kiske both parted ways with Helloween in 1993; Schwichtenberg died two years later as the result of suicide. Between then and 2016, there had been numerous line-up changes, leaving Grosskopf and Weikath as the only remaining original members. As a septet, their current lineup includes four-fifths of the '' Keeper of the Seven Keys: Parts I'' and '' II''-era (1987–1988) lineup, featuring three additional members, vocalist Andi Deris (who had replaced Kiske in 1994), guitarist Sascha Gerstner and drummer Daniel Löble. Since its inception ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Male Guitarists
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German Heavy Metal Guitarists
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (other) * Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helloween (Helloween Album)
''Helloween'' is the sixteenth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released on 18 June 2021. The album is the first released with the "Pumpkins United" line-up, which marked the return of original member Kai Hansen on guitars and vocals and Michael Kiske on vocals in 2016, in addition to the five-member line-up active since 2005. ''Helloween'' is the first album to feature Hansen since 1988's '' Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II'' and the first one with Kiske since 1993's ''Chameleon''. Released six years after its predecessor ''My God-Given Right'' (the longest gap between two albums from the band), the album is also the first to feature more than one singer, as Hansen, Kiske and Andi Deris, all of whom had performed as sole lead vocalist on previous albums, share lead vocal duties. The album reached top ten positions in several international music charts. Background In January 1989, guitarist Kai Hansen left Helloween and founded Gamma Ray, with whom he has pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My God-Given Right
''My God-Given Right'' is the 15th studio album by German power metal band Helloween. It was released on 29 May 2015. It is their seventh consecutive album produced by Charlie Bauerfeind, and their first album released under the label Nuclear Blast since 2003's ''Rabbit Don't Come Easy''. Production and marketing In October 2014, the band announced they were working on a new album for a May 2015 release, with Charlie Bauerfeind producing, to be recorded at Mi Sueño Studio on Tenerife. On 26 February 2015, the band released the name of the album, as well as the 29 May 2015 release date. According to guitarist and founder Michael Weikath, there was no particular reason for the change of labels other than "plain business". On 17 April 2015, "Battle's Won" was released as the first single of the album, premiered on Team Rock Radio UK tonight on the Metal Hammer Magazine Show. Days later, Nuclear Blast USA had the premiere of the second single "Lost In America". This song, along w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight Out Of Hell
''Straight Out of Hell'' is the 14th studio album by German power metal band Helloween. It was released in 2013 and produced by Charlie Bauerfeind. Overview Regarding the songs, guitarist and founding member Michael Weikath stated: Three months after the album release, he commented on it again, saying he thinks it is "kind of very accessible for the listener. And it's a fun album. It's an album that doesn't give you the creeps or annoys you or whatever". Andi Deris confirmed that ''Straight Out of Hell'' was intentionally made to be a "happy" Helloween album. This was, according to Deris, partly in response to the band's darker material during the previous 10 years, and partly out of the band's interest in releasing a positive album in light of the failure of the 2012 Doomsday Prediction. War and peace are the themes of the first two songs. Opening track, "Nabataea", refers to the ancient Nabatean Kingdom, which exists in modern Jordan. Andi Deris explained that Nabatea i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Sinners
''7 Sinners'' is the thirteenth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 2010. A video clip for " Are You Metal?" was released 11 October 2010. The whole album could be heard on Myspace a week before the physical release. For the first time since 2000's ''The Dark Ride'', each song on the album is a solo composition, i.e. each member has written both the music and lyrics to his song with no additional input from any other member. ''7 Sinners'' sold 1,900 copies in its first week of release in the U.S. Commenting on the album, bassist Markus Grosskopf said: Track listing Personnel * Andi Deris – Vocals * Michael Weikath – Guitar * Sascha Gerstner – Guitar, backing vocals * Markus Grosskopf – Bass * Dani Löble – Drums Additional personnel: * Matthias Ulmer – Keyboards * Eddy Wrapiprou – Keyboards * Eberhard Hahn – Flute solo on "Raise the Noise" * William "Billy" King and Olaf Senkbeil&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unarmed – Best Of 25th Anniversary
''Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary'' is the sixth compilation album by German power metal band Helloween. It is a compilation in celebration of the band's 25th anniversary, which contains re-recorded versions of Helloween songs in an acoustic/symphonic style. It includes a 70-piece Prague Symphony Orchestra performing "The Keeper's Trilogy", a 17-minute medley consisting of the songs "Halloween", "Keeper of the Seven Keys" and "The King for a 1000 Years". Many guest musicians are featured on the tracks. Commenting on the album on 2011, the bass guitarist Markus Grosskopf said, The vocalist Andi Deris, however, panned the album in a 2015 interview, saying he never liked the idea of doing it and that the record company "raped" the band to do it. He commented, Track listing Charts Credits *Andi Deris – vocals *Michael Weikath – guitar (tracks 1-5, 7-11) *Sascha Gerstner – guitar *Markus Grosskopf – bass guitar (tracks 1-5, 7-11) *Dani Löble – drums (tracks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambling With The Devil
''Gambling with the Devil'' is the twelfth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in Japan on 24 October 2007, and in Europe on 26 October. The single " As Long as I Fall" is download-only and was released in late September. When asked about the album, bassist Markus Grosskopf commented: Track listing Critical reception The album has received mostly positive reviews, with critics hailing it as one of the band's strongest efforts in quite a while. Andi Deris' vocals on the album also got praise for their power, range and emotion. Personnel ;Band members *Andi Deris – lead vocals *Michael Weikath – guitar *Sascha Gerstner – guitar, backing vocals *Markus Grosskopf – bass *Dani Löble – drums ;Guests *Biff Byford Peter Rodney "Biff" Byford (born 15 January 1951) is an English singer best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Saxon. Early life Byford was born in Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire, the youngest of four child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
