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Michael Kiske (born 24 January 1968) is a German singer who is the co-lead vocalist for the power metal band Helloween.Kiske has also released four solo albums, two albums with the hard rock band Unisonic, has participated on various metal and rock related projects such as Avantasia, Place Vendome and Kiske/Somerville, and has performed with numerous bands as a guest vocalist.
Helloween is the sixteenth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released on 18 June 2021. [1] The album is the first released with the "Pumpkins United" line-up, [3] which marked the return of original member Kai Hansen on guitars and vocals and Michael Kiske on vocals in 2016, in addition to the five-member line-up active since 2005.
The same record was also released as Keepers Live in Japan and I Want Out Live in the US. MTV put the single "I Want Out" into heavy rotation. A video that was directed by Storm Thorgerson. For "I Want Out", Hansen very publicly laid out his disillusion with life as a member of Helloween at this time, [12] explaining: "It was a statement, yeah.
Andi Deris confirmed that Straight Out of Hell was intentionally made to be a "happy" Helloween album. This was, according to Deris, partly in response to the band's darker material during the previous 10 years, and partly out of the band's interest in releasing a positive album in light of the failure of the 2012 Doomsday Prediction. [7]
Year Title Peak chart positions Label GER [3]US [21]UK [22]JPN [23]1989 Live in the U.K. 14 123 26 23 Noise Records: 1996 High Live: 89 — — 45 Castle Communications
After two highly controversial studios projects and a live album, Helloween parted company with EMI records, aligning themselves with the more modestly sized Raw Power (an imprint of Castle Communications). Nevertheless, the effect of Deris and Kusch was to re-energize their collective fortunes.
According to Häusler, they "tried to build a world of ideas, keeping the 'classic Helloween' elements, like the pumpkins on the one hand and a complete new look on the other. A first inspiration came from the album title, My God-Given Right , and some of the song titles, like 'Swing Of A Fallen World', 'Lost In America', 'Battle's Won', etc.
"Mr. Torture" is a song and single made by German power metal band Helloween. [1] [2] This single is similar to the "If I Could Fly" single with the addition of "Mr. Torture" as the first track. Like many others of the band's lyrics, this song is rather humorous and not to be taken seriously.