Last November, power metal fans got the news they had been waiting over 20 years for: singer Michael Kiske and guitarist Kai Hansen had made their return to the pioneering Helloween. Unlike most ...

In 2017, the unthinkable happened — power metal originators Helloween reunited with classic members Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen... and nobody was booted from the lineup. Now, a historic self-titled ...

The 80s saw metal splintering into several exciting new subgenres: thrash, death metal, industrial. And in Germany, a former thrash band called Helloween drew up the blueprint for power metal as we ...

Hamburg-based Helloween, who played a pivotal role in the birth and development of power metal, have experienced good times and bad over the past four decades. Below, co-founding guitarist Michael ...

German power metal OGs Helloween haven't been with "classic lineup" vocalist Michael Kiske since '93 or guitarist Kai Hansen since '89, though they've stayed active for decades with Michael's ...

Helloween were one of the pioneers of the power metal genre, and released the seminal Keepers of the Seven Keys albums in 1987 and 1988. The band’s first vocalist was Kai Hansen, who focused on guitar ...