HELLOWEEN DISCOGRAPHY
The earliest version of Helloween was formed as Gentry in 1978 by Kai Hansen and 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 bass. Songs from this era includes "Murderer" (1979), parts of "Heading for Tomorrow" (later released as Gamma Ray song) (1980), "Iron Savior" (later released as Iron Savior song) (1980), "Gorgar" (1981), "Metal Invaders" (1981), "Save Us" (1982), and "Victim of Fate" (1982).
The band changed its name to Second Hell in 1981 and then to Iron Fist in 1982, recording a demo under that name in 1983. They officially became Helloween in 1983 when Piet Sielck left the band and Michael Weikath from Powerfool joined (bringing with him, among other things, an early version of "How Many Tears" called "Sea of Fears" from 1982).
The name Helloween was chosen, according to Kai Hansen, because "Halloween comes but once a year, but you can have Helloween every day". At this point, Kai took the vocal position.
After the release of the first full-length album, Kai Hansen gave up singing and the band sought out a full-time frontman. Ralf Scheepers was initially sought as the new singer, but he declined the offer and, despite long-standing rumours to the contrary, never made any live appearances with band.
Michael Kiske was found soon thereafter and Helloween would go on to record the two-part Keeper of the Seven Keys albums, which are recognised as being milestones in the then-nascent power metal style.
Kai Hansen left Helloween in 1988 before the end of the touring cycle for Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II due to creative differences and tiredness from long stretches of touring.
In 1989, he founded Gamma Ray. He was replaced by Roland Grapow, who Michael Weikath had remembered from several years earlier in the band Rampage.
Without Hansen, Helloween entered a period of instability for several years. Litigation from their record label, Noise Records, meant it took three years to release a new album, Pink Bubbles Go Ape, which featured a softer and more humourous approach. The following album, Chameleon, took Helloween even further away from their signature style and saw the band begin to fracture as creative and personal tensions grew between the members, particularly Kiske and de facto band leader Weikath.
Ingo Schwichtenberg was fired in 1993 due to alcohol and drugs problems. Ritchie Abdel-Nabi was brought in on short notice to replace him, but his services were not retained as he was unsuited to fast double bass drumming. Michael Kiske was also fired later in 1993 as tensions eventually came to a head; he wanted to continue pushing the band in a more adult-oriented rock direction, while the remaining members were keen to return to heavier and less experimental music. Kiske formed a solo project in 1996, but would not perform onstage again until 2010.
Kiske was replaced by Andi Deris in early 1994 and the drumming position was eventually filled by Uli Kusch. Kusch initially joined only as a session musician, but would go on to become a prominent songwriter for Helloween as they enjoyed a period of relative stability for the remainder of the '90s and reestablished a consistent power metal style.
Ingo Schwichtenberg, who had continued to suffer from substance abuse and mental health issues, took his own life in 1995 at the age of 29. Helloween dedicated their The Time of the Oath album, released the following year, to his memory. Tributes to Ingo also came in the form of Gamma Ray's song "Afterlife" and Michael Kiske's "Always".
Following the heavier and more modern The Dark Ride album, Uli Kusch and Roland Grapow were fired in 2001 due to creative differences. Grapow was replaced by Sascha Gerstner, and Mark Cross joined as the new drummer, but was soon laid low by illness and managed to record only two tracks for album Rabbit Don't Come Easy. Mikkey Dee came in on very short notice to record drums for other tracks as a session musician. With Cross still unfit to perform, Stefan Schwarzmann was quickly hired as the new permanent drummer, but left band in 2004 after the completion of the touring cycle and was replaced by Dani Löble.
Discography Album
1984 - Death Metal Demo
1985 - Walls of Jericho Full-length
1987 - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I
1988 - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II Full-length
1989 - I Want Out Live Live album
1989 - Live in the U.K. Live album
1989 - Keepers Live Live album
1989 - Pumpkin Tracks Compilation
1991 - Pink Bubbles Go Ape Full-length
1991 - The Best • The Rest • The Rare Compilation
1993 - Keeper of the Seven Keys Parts 1 & 2 Compilation
1993 - Chameleon Full-length
1994 - Mr. Ego Collectors Box Boxed set
1994 - Master of the Rings Full-length
1996 - The Time of the Oath Full-length
1996 - High Live Live album
1998 - Pumpkin Box Boxed set
1998 - Better than Raw Full-length
1998 - Karaoke Remix, Vol. 1 Compilation
1998 - Karaoke Remix, Vol. 2 Compilation
1999 - Metal Jukebox Full-length
2000 - The Dark Ride Full-length
2002 - Treasure Chest Compilation
2003 - Rabbit Don't Come Easy Full-length
2005 - The Dark Ride / Rabbit Don't Come Easy - Double Edition Compilation
20056 - Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy Full-length
2006 - he Singles Box (1985-1992) Boxed set
2007 - Live in Sao Paulo Live album
2007 - Gambling with the Devil Full-length
2010 - Unarmed Full-length
2010 - 7 Sinners Full-length 2010
2013 - Straight Out of Hell Full-length
2015 - My God-Given Right Full-length
2016 - Ride the Sky - The Very Best of the Noise Years 1985-1998 Compilation
2017 - Sweet Seductions Boxed set
2018 - Starlight: The Noise Records Collection Boxed set
2019 - United Alive in Madrid Live album
2021 - Helloween Full-length
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