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 first track description, ‘Nabataea’, HERE.
Helloween recently released the official video for the first single from Straight Out Of Hell. The six-minute opus for ‘Nabataea’ develops on several levels, including 3-D animation at motion picture level. The legendary kingdom Nabataea provides the atmospherically dense reference for the strong first release from Helloween’s new album. Check it out below:
Brazilian metal act Shadowside is back in Europe! The band consisted of Dani Nolden (vocals), Raphael Mattos (guitars), Fabio Carito (bass) and Fabio Buitvidas (drums) announce officially a series of several performances supporting the legendary German bands Helloween and Gamma Ray.
“Hellish Rock Tour pt. II” has 37 confirmed dates in Europe, starting on February 28th in Spain, followed by Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, France, Belgium, United Kingdom and ending on April 21st in Germany.
At the moment, Shadowside are promoting with full force their latest effort “Inner Monster Out”. The album won by popular voting the 11th Annual Independent Music Awards in the “best Metal/Hardcore album”, contest which had the likes of Keith Richards and Ozzy Osbourne as judges, hit position #26 in the BURRN! album charts in Japan and #9 position on CMJ’s Loud Rock charts, remaining on the top 15 for 6 weeks in a row.
“Hellish Rock Tour pt. II” dates are as follows:
Feb 28 – Razzmatazz 1 – Barcelona, Spain
Mar 01 – La Riviera – Madri, Spain
Mar 02 – Santana 27 – Bilbao, Spain
Mar 04 – Z7 – Pratteln, Switzerland
Mar 05 – Alcatraz – Milão, Italy
Mar 06 – Estragon – Bologna, Italy
Mar 09 – TBA – Atenas, Greece
Mar 10 – Principal – Thessaloniki, Greece
Mar 12 – Refresh the Venue – Istanbul, Turkey
Mar 15 – Arena Armeec – Sofia, Bulgaria
Mar 16 – Arenele Romane – Bucareste, Romania
Mar 18 – Media Park Club – Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mar 19 – Pesca Music Hall – Budapeste, Hungary
Mar 21 – Sport Hall – Bratislava, Slovakia
Mar 22 – Tesla Aréna – Praga, Czech Republic
Mar 23 – Hala Euronics – Zlín, Czech Republic
Mar 24 – Sport Hall – Brezno, Slovakia
Mar 26 – Studio – Krakow, Poland
Mar 27 – Stodola – Warsaw, Poland
Mar 29 – The Circus – Helsinki, Finland
Mar 30 – Pakkahuone – Tampere, Finland
Mar 31 – Teatria – Oulu, Finland
Apr 02 – Rockefeller – Oslo, Norway
Apr 04 – Arenan – Stockholm, Sweden
Apr 05 – Nöjesfabriken – Karlstad, Sweden
Apr 06 – Lisebergshallen – Gothenburg, Sweden
Apr 08 – Olympia – Paris, France
Apr 09 – Garage – Saarbrücken, Germany
Apr 10 – Neue Stadthalle – Langen, Germany
Apr 12 – Allgäu Event Center – Kaufbeuren, Germany
Apr 13 – Ruhrcongress – Bochum, Germany
Apr 14 – PPM-Fest – Mons, Belgium
Apr 16 – HMV Forum – London, UK
Apr 18 – Docks – Hamburg, Germany
Apr 19 – Music Hall – Geiselwind, Germany
Apr 20 – Volksbankmesse – Balingen, Germany
Apr 21 – Oberpfalzhalle – Schwandorf, Germany
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During a recent interview with TV Rock Live for the new HELLOWEEN album Straight Out Of Hell, frontman Andi Deris commented on the upcoming Hellish Rock II tour with GAMMA RAY:
Deris: “My personal dream would be a Hellish Rock Part III together with (original singer) Michael Kiske maybe the next time we would have support of UNISONIC. And maybe then we could fulfill the dream for everybody it would be the whole old Helloween band, unfortunately without Ingo, but it would be a dream come true for the people.”
Check out the inteview below:
The Hellish Rock Tour in 2007/2008 featured Helloween and their very special guests Gamma Ray, which played 95 shows in 34 countries and left ecstatic metal fans in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America in their wake. Hellish Rock Tour Part II has been announced and will start in February 2013 in Europe and go around the globe, once again featuring Gamma Ray.
Photo by 3gramy.pl
Dates for Russia and Japan have now been confirmed. They are as follows:
June
1 – Moscow, Russia – Arena
2 – St Petersburg – Kosmonavt
5 – Tokyo, Japan – ZEPP
6 – Yokohama, Japan – Blitz
7 – Tokyo, Japan – Shibuya AX
9 – Osaka, Japan – IMP Hall
10 – Nagoya, Japan – ZEPP
Previously announced dates for Europe, featuring SHADOWSIDE as support, are as follows:
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
In a forthcoming interview with RockOverdose, HELLOWEEN bassist and founding member Markus Grosskopf talked about the rumors about the band’s core members reunion (Michael Kiske, Kai Hansen) for some anniversary shows, however he does not know anything about the issue but would not say no to such a proposal.
Markus Grosskopf
Also referred to are the two upcoming Helloween live shows with GAMMA RAY (March 9th, 10th in Athens and Thessaloniki) and said they are preparing something special with Kai Hansen, but kept it as a surprise.
He also talked about the Greek audience that knows how to entertain themselves and make the atmosphere appropriate for live shows, the early days of Helloween as a band and its members, and about his free time and the things he does when loosened up from the tours and recordings.
Long-running German metallers HELLOWEEN offer Xmas greetings with a new video, which can be seen HERE.
Helloween have released the official video for the first single from their new album, Straight Out Of Hell. The six-minute opus for ‘Nabataea’ develops on several levels, including 3-D animation at motion picture level. The legendary kingdom Nabataea provides the atmospherically dense reference for the strong first release from Helloween’s new album. Check it out below:
Straight Out Of Hell, is due for release in North America on January 22nd, and is now available for pre-order in North America via Amazon.com. Go to the widgets at the bottom of the page to order.
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