Andi Deris

Date of Birth: 18 August 1964
Place of birth: Karlsruhe
Height: 178cm
Weight: 68 kg
Former group: Pink Cream 69
Music influences: Sweet, Kiss, Deep Purple, Aerosmith

Andreas Deris born on 18 August 1964 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Andi rustle always devoted to music. As a teenager, young age of 15, Andi started playing the guitar, but rose to play the guitar sing. He then formed the first group, called the company. Two years later, at age 17, Andi group changed its name to the name. The drums are not named other than Ralph House, who also played with him on solo albums, from rain and Done by the mirror. Ralph has always been a very close friend of derision because they ANDI young and in school. Andi Ralph and then formed the band Kymera.

When Ralph left to go to the campus of Costa Zafiriou join the group. Several years later, in 1987, Costa Andi and formed the band Pink Cream 69 with Andi rustle in the vocal Costa Zafiriou on drums, guitar in the Alfred Koffler and Dennis Ward on bass. Groups that follow the line and become famous by the winner of Metal Hammer's "Best New Band" Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The group then signed their first recording with cbs / Sony Music.

In 1989, derision and Andi Pink Cream 69 Launched own review titled debut album in the popular press. They played their first tour to open the White Lion in Europe and they played in the United States for the first time in 1990.

In 1991, Pink Cream 69 Launched their next album is called "one size fit all." The album reached number one in many European countries for the band, one of the stones first measures strong in Europe. Indicates the group has played many sold, including 5 concerts in Japan, which can be used to direct their first video ", it works! Live in Japan."

In 1993, the band then released the album "Games People Play" Andi will be the last album Pink Cream 69.

Andi rustle and then joined Helloween 1993/early at the end of 1994 to replace Michael Kiska.

Helloween Andi's presence in the band's new life and Lord of the Rings when he returned quickly released this Helloween as one of the first metal band power in the world. Andi has since published several albums with the group as "Time oath", "High Live," "Better Than Raw," "Metal Jukebox," "The Dark Ride," "Rabbit Do not Come Easy," "The ones who hold key September - The Legacy "and more recently, a live CD entitled" Living in Sao Paulo "and a DVD titled" Live on 3 continents. "

Andi has also released two solo albums, "Come in the rain" in 1997 and "Made by the mirror in 2000. Currently, he is in the workshop to write the next album coming in Helloween must fall.

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Michael Weikath

Date of birth: 7 August 1962
Place of birth: Hamburg
Height: 190cm
Weight: 75 kg
Former group: Powerfool
The influence of music: The Beatles, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Scorpions, UFO, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Sex Pistols, Wishbone Ash



07.08.62 Michael Weikath born in Hamburg, West Germany. At birth, he spent almost all the free time in the tube stereo parents, to listen to all the stations are available at the time, often too long and he was feeling dizzy and very need to go to bed.

He has a few days of this year it was education. "You have a small transistor, battery power radio, also, the first tape recorder when my 9-year ...», he said," Making a big water "Oooh No No No" Ukulele xylophone Washing powder drum recording with some class, people are evil! "

Michael started the school in 1969. Make implemented by the Beatles best 62-66 and visited the first rock concert at the age of 13 years: the sea, the wishbone Ash / Boston type Hamburg band .... Very drunk that night and have a problem with his mother.

He tried to go watch their show all the ...

In 1974, he was learning to play acoustic guitar for a year and was himself an electric guitar and the distortion of 1 1 / 2 years later. Then, as he repeated the experience with friends, and even punk band called imaginary effects.

Both attended the main Aerosmith rock concert in 1977 in Hamburg Auditorium Maximum, fresh 5-C ($ 2) at the time. He graduated in 1982, the school and used heavy social, not military tasks after the service.

She first created in 1978 called Powerfool, but he played in bands since the parallel 81/82, and the school band, SAS Band, (he has been recruited especially for the regime, but also eventually play the guitar just boredom, the original version of "How many tears "recorded with this group too), or blast furnace (with Mark Grosskopf on bass, later joined by Powerfool" sometimes drum 83/84. Kai Hansen is a little play guitar in Powerfool for several weeks, to fill gaps in the former the keyboard player. Several weeks later, they left and ended the reform Powerfool Digital Image Stabilization old "Iron Fist" and basically the name Helloween, Mark stove top; try to get the concept of Helloween and start running training room with a vociferous band Records Berlin; is ... In when the problem started ...

Michaels first songs / solos: While my Guitar gently Weeps, Let It Be, I Want You (The Beatles), Smoke on the Water / Burn! (Deep Purple), backward / Caroline / Bye Bye Johnny (status quo), Whole Lotta Rosie (AC / DC) ... House Of The Rising Sun (I know), you really Got Me (The Kinks / Van Halen) hole in the sky / Company Black Sabbath, Samba Pa Nangkring front of the computer all day (Santana), chandra (Heart) Hotel California (Eagles) , Strange Out (Chic), Summer Night City (ABBA), Tattoed Lady (Rory Gallagher) Gonzo / grip / just what the doctor strait (Ted Nugent), etc. ...

Favorite band / influence: The Beatles, Deep Purple, 60/70ies/teenie band (Sweet, Bay City Rollers, mud, Slade, Rubette, Bonjour, Suzi Quatro, T. Rex, Kincade, etc.), Gigliola Cinquetti, Mother Finest, rory Gallagher, wishbone Ash, Black Sabbath, Alan parson Project, ELO, Wizard, Pink Floyd, Van Halen (I think I was the first in Germany, that their first record ...), KISS, Dio, Def Leppard, Journey, Brian Auger , Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Ted Nugent, KRUIZ, Omega, Sex Pistols and punk bands span, Motorhead, Gary Moore, April Wine, Y & T, Sammy Hagar, Montrose, Johnny Winter, Doobie Brothers, Allman Bros., balance, the city , UFO, Michael Schenker Group, Boston, Frank Zappa, Rush, the Rolling Stones, Demis Roussos and Aphrodite's Child, YES, Geordie, AC / DC, Uli Jon Roth, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, The Kinks, CCR TenCC, Jeff Lynne, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Mamas and the Papas, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Al DiMeola, Glenn Miller, Randy Rhoads, Buddy Holly, Walter Trout, Vanilla fudge, Saga, BB King, Loudness, Robert Palmer, The Who, Ten Years After, Chuck Berry, Joe Cocker, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Santana, Jethro Tull, Judas Priest, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, ABBA, Status Quo, Uriah Heep, Rainbow, Foreign, eldritch Tooth, Mott the Hoople, David Bowie, I Lizzy, heart, Eagles, nectar, Focus, Camel, a German and international success, or the person or classical composers; Simon & Garfunkel, Ennio Morricone, Giorgio Moroder, Burt Bacharach, Beethoven, Bach, Haydn, aaaah ... . The other?

German artists: Udo Lindenberg, Udo Juergens, Katja Ebstein, Klaus Doldingers Passport, Volker Kriegel, Lenny Wolf, Atlantis, Frumpy, Kraftwerk, Nina Hagen, Peter Maffay, Spliff, Supermax, Baccarat, birth, Kraan, Wallenstein Scorpions, Accept, Extrabreit , Hubert Kah, Rio Reiser, destruction, Pink Cream 69, East German artists: Renft, Karussell, Cesar Peter Glaeser, Rust, Reform.

"Just because all the people to know and pisses me every time I ask you, I do not get particularly influenced by Metallica and Iron Maiden. So cut!

If too many requests to find this biography, I threaten you, I updated this May!

During the 23 Anne Michaels Weikath has been and still is a founder member of "Helloween". His dedication to the band members and lead to more success for many years, with sales and sold at concerts around the world.

At the same time, although they are not surfing the net, he just wrote a new song "Helloween", followed by the Guard of the Seven Keys - The Legacy.

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Sascha Gerstner

Sascha Gerstner, born in the year 1977 started playing the keyboard at the age of 6 years, then he turned to the guitar when he was 13 years old.

Influenced by the 80 hairbands (MSG, Dokken) and integrate rock (Toto, Bad English, Travel), he quickly learned to play guitar.

At age 17, has started working as a studio guitarist in place and become famous in the region. In 1996, he joined the band scenes coverage of southern Germany where he met fellow former band, his freedom call, in which he has been on line until 2001. He recorded two albums with the group and the three main European tour. When he left the freedom to appeal, he began to produce other young artists and worked as a writer of some of the action. In 2002/2003, Charlie Bauerfeind (Producer) 's connected with Michael Weikath from Helloween. Since then, Sascha Gerstner is a permanent member of the group Helloween. In addition to playing in the group, Sascha running their own recording studio and mixing the G-Trac (www.g tracks.com).

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Markus Grosskopf

Born: 21 September, 1965
Place of birth: Hamburg
Height: 192cm
Weight: 85 kg
Music influences: Deep Purple, Rainbow, I Lizzy, Kiss, UFO

Mark was born in Hamburg, Germany on 21 September 1965. At age 15, she spent several weeks in a camp, where he met the two boys who play guitar and drums in punk rock. Soon they became close friends and at the same time all suspended. They needed a bass player in their group, Mark has been offered a concert. If Mark did not hesitate a bit and decided: "I can play bass to save my friends." He found himself playing bass in the first group.

They bring their teeth (not that many at the time) in the camp and began to make noise. They include the song The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Sid vicious, XTC, which Sranglers and others. Some time later, when their music is slightly better, they gave their first concert in the camp. But after 2 years and did not practice and offer other appearances, Markus decided to leave the group to explore a new horizon.

At that time, his heart began to beat more Hihihi roll bands such as AC / DC, Kiss, Ted Nugent, and Iron Maiden. His new goal now is to find a group to play hard rock or metal with options and the ability to better living. Mark has been talking to the criminals know that Kai Hansen, the bassist for the band search for Second Fire at the time. Soon he was invited to the hearing, and guess what? Yes, he got the job! Members from both the Fire and Piet Sielk INGO Schwichtenberg.

With this line, they made some concerts in Hamburg in the club circuit. Piet group left, and after several name changes, they split from one another. Once again, it is time for Mark, he found the bag and other concerts to rise higher in his career.

When he finished school, he started an internship at the butcher. This is certainly no reason for that is very good to find a band with the plan will come soon. Joining in the Group of blast furnace, Mark met with the brilliant guitarist Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen with a new row with former members Michael Powerfool old law. But shortly after they replaced their rhythm section, in the call by the INGO and Mark.

This completes the first line of Helloween!

It seems to be a very strong team, because it lasts longer than a few weeks! They are very creative two guitarists and songwriters and wildlife, famine and the rhythm section in the energy group.

Start now, the dice start to switch to Helloween. Studio recording their first published by the sound file on the legendary Death Metal sampler in 1983, followed by the more legendary 5 track EP called "Helloween" and of course the LP "Walls of Jericho."

The two masters "continue to embroider from seven key Section 1 and 2" with high-singer Michael Kiska, they just lit the fire and Heavy Metal, which has been given a new identity! They are up and reach the gold charts in Germany and Asia.

Since then, Markus registered low in all the albums and toured worldwide with Helloween. For almost 20 years now, you can call one of Helloween general.

Mark recorded the first solo album is called Shockmachine link on the website in 1998. He also plays bass and John Lawtons Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) set a new orchestral version of "Salisbury", which was held in the life "Markthalle Hamburg and a video was released in 2001.

You can also hear him play the bass singer Tobias Sammets EDGUY album "Avantasia" Part 1 & 2. His last activity outside Helloween is Kickhunter group, in which he played bass and produced their first album "Hearts and Bones" in 2002 and "Little Monsters" that was published in 2007.

Mark and the new concept called "Bassinvaders - Hellbassbeaters" was released Friday, January 25, 2008. You can find information on MySpace or Mark Grosskopf www.frontiers.it.

Are these criminals are really busy? Yes, They are.

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Dani Löble

Former band: Höllenhunde, Glenmore, element 58, Rexx Rawhead Blaze

- Just before he reached 12, Dani played drums on children (as Mark this day;))
- Then he made the children first course percussion
- The first step of the music, with his 14-garage band.
- The first is with the 17 recording

- In 1991, he played in several local groups
- From 1991 to 1994 Dani take lessons in musculoskeletal pain interference (each output may be music school) in Zurich
- In 1994 he founded - with Running Wild Thilo Herman - the group Höllenhunde "(" blooming "or something)
- From 1996 to 1999, Dani studying music at ACM in Zurich.
- Meanwhile, he played in the melodic metal band "Glenmore".
- From 1997 to 1998 he also played acoustic-rock band "element 58".
- 1999 - 2005 is Dani Rawhead Rexx from durmmer
- Meanwhile, he drummed for the former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley (2004)
- Since February 2005 Dani is the legendary drummer Helloween.

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