German power metallers HELLOWEEN have made a request of their fans who will go to see their shows on the upcoming “Hellish Rock Part II” tour, which starts on February 28th.
The band have stated the following on their official website helloween.org :
“On February 28 the worldwide “Hellish Rock Part II” tour finally kicks off – and naturally not only the guys on stage will be going full force, but your power and creativity will be needed as well to make every single show an unforgettable “Helloween-Party from Hell”. After the Dr. Stein lookalikes made the stages quake on the “7 Sinners” tour, it’s now time to rock the whole venues. Dress as Dr. Stein, Keeper, Mrs. God, in the style of the new pumpkin soldiers, or as whatever else you can come up with thinking about HELLOWEEN, and celebrate the loudest carnival of your life. Of course, the wildest disguises will be rewarded once again: The best outfits will receive a small gift at the merchandise stand, and the winners will also gain an eternal spot in the legendary “Hall of Hell” on HELLOWEEN’s homepage. So, go through your wardrobe and ransack the next costume shop – coming up next: Hellish HELLOWEEN Live on Tour!”
HELLOWEEN released their highly anticipated new album “Straight Out Of Hell” in January. To read more check out this location.
“Straight Out Of Hell”, the new album from German power metallers HELLOWEEN, sold around 4,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 97 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD entered the Media Control chart in Germany at position No. 4 — the highest chart position in the band’s history. It also landed at No. 4 in Finland and No. 2 on the international album chart in Japan.
“Straight Out Of Hell” was released in Europe on January 18 and in North America on January 22. The cover artwork for the CD was once again created by Martin Häusler, who previously worked with the band on the “7 Sinners” and “Gambling With The Devil” CDs.
“Straight Out Of Hell” was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind, who also worked on “7 Sinners”, and sees the five musicians maintaining a rawer edge throughout, working quickly in the studio (MiSueno Studio in Tenerife) and delivering 13 brand new compositions that, in the words of founding member, guitarist Michael Weikath, will “kick even the laziest listener’s ass!”
Bristling with positive energy, songs such as “Make Fire Catch The Fly”, “Far From The Stars” and the title track itself, written by bassist Markus Grosskopf, show that when HELLOWEEN push their collective foot to the floor they are never too keen to ease off the gas; and they take chances, ever willing to use their well-documented virtuosity to break out of the mould.
Says singer Andi Deris: “We’ve always followed our own path when it comes to music… and if someone had ever tried to stop us, well, we’d have done what we wanted, anyway! Some of our moves have attracted negative reactions at first, but in time they’ve gone on to reap success and reward, and that’s the kind of freedom you can feel on this new album — we don’t allow ourselves to be put under pressure…”
With Deris, Weikath, Grosskopf (also a founding member) and guitarist Sascha Gerstner all providing material, “Straight…” is a passionate, multi-layered affair, complete with a limited-edition premium package featuring a special Hammond organ run-through of Weikath outing, “Burning Sun” — this version conceived as a tribute to DEEP PURPLE‘s Jon Lord.
“Straight Out Of Hell” track listing:
01. Nabataea
02. World Of War
03. Live Now!
04. Far From The Stars
05. Burning Sun
06. Waiting For The Thunder
07. Hold Me In Your Arms
08. Wanna Be God
09. Straight Out Of Hell
10. Asshole
11. Years
12. Make Fire Catch The Fly
13. Church Breaks Down
Limited-edition bonus tracks:
14. Another Shot Of Life
15. Burning Sun (Hammond version; dedicated to Jon Lord)
HELLOWEEN released their highly anticipated new album “Straight Out Of Hell” in Europe three days ago, and worldwide today.
METAL SHOCK FINLAND‘s Blackdiamond, who also has a show on Bloodstock Radio, will be playing a selection of the new tracks on her Metal Mayhem show tomorrow, Tuesday 22nd January from 10am GMT.
Check out more details about “Straight Out Of Hell” at this location.
Legendary German power metallers HELLOWEEN have just announced on their official facebook page that their new album “Straight Out Of Hell”, released today, is available in the form of samples on Soundcloud. Follow the link below:
“Straight Out Of Hell” has been produced by Charlie Bauerfeind, who also worked on “7 Sinners”, and sees the five musicians maintaining a rawer edge throughout, working quickly in the studio (MiSueno Studio in Tenerife) and delivering 13 brand new compositions that, in the words of founding member, guitarist Michael Weikath, will “kick even the laziest listener’s ass!”
Bristling with positive energy, songs such as “Make Fire Catch The Fly”, “Far From The Stars” and the title track itself, written by bassist Markus Grosskopf, show that when HELLOWEEN push their collective foot to the floor they are never too keen to ease off the gas; and they take chances, ever willing to use their well-documented virtuosity to break out of the mould.
Says singer Andi Deris: “We’ve always followed our own path when it comes to music… and if someone had ever tried to stop us, well, we’d have done what we wanted, anyway! Some of our moves have attracted negative reactions at first, but in time they’ve gone on to reap success and reward, and that’s the kind of freedom you can feel on this new album – we don’t allow ourselves to be put under pressure…”
The band will soon be commencing the Hellish Rock Tour Part II featuring GAMMA RAY, also with SHADOWSIDE as support.playing many dates in Europe to start with:
February
28 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz 1
March
1 – Madrid, Spain – La Riviera
2 – Bilbao, Spain – Santana 27
4 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7
5 – Milan, Italy Alcatraz
6 – Bologna, Italy – Estragon
9 – Athens, Greece – t.b.a.
10 – Thessaloniki, Greece – Principal
12 – Istanbul, Turkey – Refresh the Venue
15 – Sofia, Bulgaria – Arena Armeec
16 – Bucharest, Romania – Arenele Romane
18 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Media Park Club
19 – Budapest, Hungary – Pesca Music Hall
21 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Sport Hall
22 – Prague, Czech Republic – Tesla Aréna
23 – Zlín, Czech Republic – Hala Euronics
24 – Brezno, Slovakia – Sport Hall
26 – Krakow, Poland – Studio
27 – Warsaw, Poland – Stodola
29 – Helsinki, Finland – The Circus
30 – Tampere, Finland – Pakkahuone
31 – Oulu, Finland – Teatria
April
2 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller
4 – Stockholm, Sweden – Arenan
5 – Karlstad, Sweden – Nöjesfabriken
6 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Lisebergshallen
8 – Paris, France – Olympia
9 – Saarbrücken, Germany – Garage
10 – Langen, Germany – Neue Stadthalle
12 – Kaufbeuren, Germany – Allgäu Event Center
13 – Bochum, Germany – Ruhrcongress
14 – Mons, Belgium – PPM-Fest
16 – London, UK – HMV Forum
18 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks
19 – Geiselwind, Germany – Music Hall
20 – Balingen, Germany – Volksbankmesse
21 – Schwandorf, Germany – Oberpfalzhalle
Check out the video for the single “Nabataea” below:
Long-running German metallers HELLOWEEN have been offering up track-by-track commentary of their entire new album each day for the past 13 days. Straight Out Of Hell, is due for release in North America on January 22nd.
The 13th and final track description, for the song ‘Church Breaks Down’ is HERE.
The 12th track description, for the song ‘Make Fire Catch The Fly’ is HERE.
The eleventh track description, for the song ‘Years’ is HERE.
The tenth track description, for the song ‘Asshole’ is HERE.
The ninth track description, for the title track ‘Straight Out Of Hell’, is HERE.
The eighth track description, for ‘Wanna Be God’ – dedicated to late QUEEN singer Freddie Mercury is HERE.
The seventh track description, for ‘Hold Me In Your Arms’, is HERE.
The sixth track description, for ‘Waiting For The Thunder’, is HERE.
The fifth track description, for ‘Burning Sun’, is HERE.
The fourth track description, for ‘Far From The Stars’, is HERE.
Check out the third track description, ‘Live Now!’, HERE.
Check out the second track description, ‘World Of War’, HERE.
Check out the first track description, ‘Nabataea’, HERE.
German power metallers HELLOWEEN have made the following statement via their official facebook page:
EXCLUSIVE PRELISTENING from tomorrow the burning desire comes to an end: the day after tomorrow, at the 18.01.2013, “Straight Out Of Hell” as a standard and limited edition in high-quality packaging, comes with two bonus tracks with full broadside in the shops. For those who can’t wait so long, there is the new HELLOWEEN album tomorrow in its entirety to the exclusive previewing on www.bild.de in cooperation with www.metal-hammer.de. The fuse burned already on Facebook, where almost one million fans watched the Track by Track to the album on your own risk.
And because the 13 new tracks must urgently on the air, the guys prepare currently, as a co-headliner at the world’s largest metal cruise, “70,000 tons of metal”, live to deliver, before going again on a world tour from February.
The year is 2013. With HELLOWEEN- “Straight Out Of Hell“!
Long-running German metallers HELLOWEEN are offering up track-by-track commentary of their entire new album each day for the next 13 days. Straight Out Of Hell, is due for release in North America on January 22nd.
The eleventh track description, for the song ‘Years’ is HERE.
The tenth track description, for the song ‘Asshole’ is HERE.
The ninth track description, for the title track ‘Straight Out Of Hell’, is HERE.
The eighth track description, for ‘Wanna Be God’ – dedicated to late QUEEN singer Freddie Mercury is HERE.
The seventh track description, for ‘Hold Me In Your Arms’, is HERE.
The sixth track description, for ‘Waiting For The Thunder’, is HERE.
The fifth track description, for ‘Burning Sun’, is HERE.
The fourth track description, for ‘Far From The Stars’, is HERE.
Check out the third track description, ‘Live Now!’, HERE.
Check out the second track description, ‘World Of War’, HERE.
Check out the first track description, ‘Nabataea’, HERE.
Long-running German metallers HELLOWEEN are offering up track-by-track commentary of their entire new album each day for the next 13 days. Straight Out Of Hell, is due for release in North America on January 22nd.
The sixth track description, for ‘Waiting For The Thunder’, is HERE.
The fifth track description, for ‘Burning Sun’, is HERE.
The fourth track description, for ‘Far From The Stars’, is HERE.
Check out the third track description, ‘Live Now!’, HERE.
Check out the second track description, ‘World Of War’, HERE.
Check out the first track description, ‘Nabataea’, HERE.
Long-running German metallers HELLOWEEN are offering up track-by-track commentary of their entire new album each day for the next 13 days. Straight Out Of Hell, is due for release in North America on January 22nd.
The fourth track description, for ‘Far From The Stars’, is HERE.
Check out the third track description, ‘Live Now!’, HERE.
Check out the second track description, ‘World Of War’, HERE.
Check out the first track description, ‘Nabataea’, HERE.
Long-running German metallers HELLOWEEN are offering up track-by-track commentary of their entire new album each day for the next 13 days. Straight Out Of Hell, is due for release in North America on January 22nd.
Check out the third track description, ‘Live Now!’, HERE.
Check out the second track description, ‘World Of War’, HERE.
Check out the first track description, ‘Nabataea’, HERE.
