Former Helloween Members To Start Project
The project now is not a rumour.
So in the early future will be a project with Kai Hansen (ex-Helloween, Gamma Ray), Roland Grapow (ex-Helloween, Masterplan) and Michael Kiske as singer.
Roland Grapow has said in a recent interview for a Spanish Website laEstadea.com. An excerpt from this interview is below:
Question: About Hansen and Kiske, there's a rumor of a project. Is that right?
Grapow: "It's not a rumor, it's true. We're just waiting for the right moment. We gathered together two or three times in the last two years. What happens is that Michael doesn't want to do anything with too much hard rock or too much heavy metal, too much dark or negative, he wants to do something more happier. So, probably, when I finish the tour with Masterplan, I'll begin to write some tracks for Mike. Kai too, we'll see what will come out. But, once and for all, we will do something".
Question: This project have a name?
Grapow: "No, not yet! Perhaps it will be titled Helloween! (laughs). No, it's a joke, at the moment we haven't thought of any names because we haven't planned yet. Now we only want to write a few songs which we feel comfortable with, that Michael doesn't find negative, but we all love. Because we don't want to make a Kiske solo album with two famous guitarists from the past. We search for music which speaks for itself without any need to be aggressive or negative".
So in the early future will be a project with Kai Hansen (ex-Helloween, Gamma Ray), Roland Grapow (ex-Helloween, Masterplan) and Michael Kiske as singer.
Roland Grapow has said in a recent interview for a Spanish Website laEstadea.com. An excerpt from this interview is below:
Question: About Hansen and Kiske, there's a rumor of a project. Is that right?
Grapow: "It's not a rumor, it's true. We're just waiting for the right moment. We gathered together two or three times in the last two years. What happens is that Michael doesn't want to do anything with too much hard rock or too much heavy metal, too much dark or negative, he wants to do something more happier. So, probably, when I finish the tour with Masterplan, I'll begin to write some tracks for Mike. Kai too, we'll see what will come out. But, once and for all, we will do something".
Question: This project have a name?
Grapow: "No, not yet! Perhaps it will be titled Helloween! (laughs). No, it's a joke, at the moment we haven't thought of any names because we haven't planned yet. Now we only want to write a few songs which we feel comfortable with, that Michael doesn't find negative, but we all love. Because we don't want to make a Kiske solo album with two famous guitarists from the past. We search for music which speaks for itself without any need to be aggressive or negative".
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13253  |
now this is interesting!!!! what will it sound like?? this will be fascinating indeed!
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| Spyroid Rosetta Stoned Posts: 1023  |
AND WHAT ABOUT ULI KUSCH UN DRUMS! aaah!!! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOGMOG GONMWEÅONBPD Ä'OÅ,HV¨L'WESD ARRRRRRRRRRRR
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| iaberis Advice Troll Posts: 1698  |
Yeah! Helloween of the past! Keeper style!!! Will it be something like Kiske's project "Supared" ? That didn't last long... Oh.. I wish Grosskopf could join too... it would be nice to have the old Helloween back...
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| Spyroid Rosetta Stoned Posts: 1023 |
Written by iaberis on 30.01.2007 at 22:55 I want Ingo back  but now since Uli left Masterplan it should be possible for him to play with them since he has no band, don't you think? 
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| Zenzero Zenzero Posts: 472  |
The best news I heard in this time!!!!finally they decide to do something great again!!!!!
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13253 |
Written by Zenzero on 30.01.2007 at 23:18 well - you need to hear the music before you can say that really. they could come out with anything.. anything from a rock album to a power metal album.. or maybe something different? it will be interesting to see what style they go for..
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| iaberis Advice Troll Posts: 1698 |
Supared and Kiske's solo career is Pop-Rock...
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| Zenzero Zenzero Posts: 472 |
Written by Baz Anderson on 30.01.2007 at 23:26 I think you're right, but I hope that Kai won't do something orrible!!!!I think that we're in good hands!!!Kai and Roland are great guitarist with good tastes!!!! 
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| necrovamp Posts: 424  |
Written by Spyroid on 30.01.2007 at 22:43 No Idea what you said but Yeah! All the way dude! It will be interesting cant imagine what it will sound like.
---- 'I'd rather die than go to heaven' - Murderface
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| AnarChrist Posts: 253 |
What happens is that Michael doesn't want to do anything with too much hard rock or too much heavy metal, too much dark or negative, he wants to do something more happier. fuck off kiske,what do you expect when you combine helloween and kiske's solo projects and add a shitload of MORE happiness? 
---- oh my fucking god, fucking dinosaurs
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| iaberis Advice Troll Posts: 1698 |
Written by AnarChrist on 30.01.2007 at 23:39 Fuck off man! It's his decision and he can do whatever he wants. Who are you to judge him?
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This is awesome news... finally another thing worth living for... 
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13253 |
Written by [user id=696] on 31.01.2007 at 08:14 oh come on, dont be so stupid. dont be so critical with Michael.. that just shows us that he is a positive guy.. he doesnt want to do anything too negative. theres nothing wrong with that at all
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| Katatronik Angel of Lust Posts: 1018  |
This news sound interesting, I don't know what they will can do altogether! Hope to hear some of their material soon, I don't care if it will sound hard, heavy or soft, I'm really interested anyway...
---- "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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| Jay Perkele Posts: 71  |
Written by AnarChrist on 30.01.2007 at 23:39 Written by [user id=696] on 31.01.2007 at 08:14 Maybe they'll start a Happy Metal genre... or maybe they are going to compose some weird pop rock songs about flowers and love... 
---- This one goes to 11
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Account deleted Written by Baz Anderson on 31.01.2007 at 10:55 Hard not to be critical when everything he's done in recent years have sucked terribly... But seriously, I'm just saying that by being so wary of "negative" stuff, great song opportunities might fly by just because the song is "a little dark". Just because he recently has fallen into some kind of swamp where everything is happy music doesn't mean that everything else should be ignored. I mean imagine it; "Yeah Kai, that's a great song, but I think the riffs in the chorus are a bit... you know... not happy enough?", and then Kai would have to rewrite it 
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| Talvi Posts: 825  |
Kiske is too homosexual. Not too heavy. Not too negative. What then, soft rock singing about rabbits?
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by Talvi on 31.01.2007 at 15:24 At least he's the best sionger by far Helloween ever had.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| Spyroid Rosetta Stoned Posts: 1023 |
Written by Talvi on 31.01.2007 at 15:24 Oh, so everything has to be cool and heavy and true nowadays? When Helloween is probably one of the happiest bands ever? Why should a new "helloween" project be so heavy and negative? It has never been. And just because he's christian and shaved his hair of, he's not gay.
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13253 |
can we please stop bashing poor Michael Kiske - he has done nothing wrong. he is not homosexual and he isnt so stupid that he would let a good song idea go just because it isnt about rabbits do you not have any faith in Michael Kiske at all? come on, give the guy some credit - this guy has been a part in some of the best music ever in my opinion. cant you just forget all these negative views you have about him and just wait until we hear some music
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| iaberis Advice Troll Posts: 1698 |
Some people are just too retarded to think Baz... Don't waste your time trying to change their minds. They're f*cking morons...
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| Talvi Posts: 825 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 31.01.2007 at 15:35 He's the singer with the best voice Helloween ever had. Deris it's still better than him. And let's remember that they never did an album better than The Dark Ride
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| Walter Iego Author Elite Posts: 353  |
I am designing the next Kiske solo-album out on Frontiers later this year. This new projects sounds very interesting...
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| Thryce Retired Staff Elite Posts: 4346  |
Written by iaberis on 31.01.2007 at 18:19 * joining this conversation with relatively good intentions of calming people down It's not because some persons happen to dislike a band you highly adore, that you need to start insulting those persons. In fact, who are you to call them retarded and fvcking morons?? Yeah agreed, maybe they acted like morons, but that's not a reason to respond and act like a moron too. Just show you're more "developed" and adult, and just or ignore them and enjoy your Helloween-music and this news or react in a more adult way, as expected from everyone. - FYI AnarChrist, Lanfawn and Largos: bashing bands/musicians just for the sake of bashing them is not allowed here (as can be read in the FAQ's "The rules of posting"). Just mentioning this for your information. No reproach intended. "Unless you really have something of worth to say", like AnarChrist and Lanfawn did afterwards by explaining their opinions more thoroughly, as expected. - FYI iaberis?: also insulting other members is not allowed on MS whatsoever (as can be read in the FAQ's "Rules and policies"). Just mentioning this for your information. No reproach intended. Besides, you're not on MTV here, just say fuck or don't say it at all. Fuck-fuckity-fuck-fuck-fuck.
---- Your favorite band sucks.
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| AnarChrist Posts: 253 |
101 Rules of Being a Metalstormer Posted by: pyroleprechaun Date: 05.01.2007 1. Don't follow the rules of posting. 
---- oh my fucking god, fucking dinosaurs
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| Vunts Posts: 910  |
Written by [user id=696] on 31.01.2007 at 14:13 Even though i haven't got a problem with the man, i found that...fanfic quote to be exeptionally amusing. Then again, it doesn't matter what people are put in the sentence. It's still funny. Not a fan of Helloween, but i'd like to hear what the "oldies" will come up with 
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| iaberis Advice Troll Posts: 1698 |
Written by Thryce on 01.02.2007 at 15:20 I'll keep that in mind next time 
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