List of Helloween members

The following is a complete chronology of the various line-ups of Helloween, from the group's inception in 1984, until the present.

Members

Current

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Kai Hansen
  • 1984–1989
  • 2016–present
rhythm & lead guitar,
lead vocals (1984-1986; 2016-present)
all Helloween releases from Helloween to Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
Michael Weikath
  • 1984–present
lead & rhythm guitar all Helloween releases
Markus Grosskopf
  • 1984–present
bass all Helloween releases
Michael Kiske
  • 1986–1993
  • 2016–present
lead vocals all Helloween releases from Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I to Chameleon
Andi Deris
  • 1994–present
lead vocals all Helloween releases from Master of the Rings to present
Sascha Gerstner 2002–present rhythm & lead guitar all Helloween releases from Rabbit Don't Come Easy to present
Daniel Löble
  • 2005–present
drums all Helloween releases from Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy to present

Former

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Ingo Schwichtenberg
  • 1984–1993
    (died 1995)
drums all Helloween releases from Helloween to Chameleon
Roland Grapow 1989–2001 rhythm & lead guitar all Helloween releases from Pink Bubbles Go Ape to The Dark Ride
Uli Kusch 1994-2001 drums all Helloween releases from Master of the Rings to The Dark Ride
Mark Cross
  • 2001–2003
drums Rabbit Don't Come Easy
Stefan Schwarzmann
  • 2003-2005
drums Rabbit Don't Come Easy

Session

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Mikkey Dee
  • 2003
drums Rabbit Don't Come Easy

Additional live musicians

Image Name Years active Instruments information
Jörn Ellerbrock
  • 1988-2003
keys
Matthias Ulmer 2003-2010 keys
Eddy Wrapiprou 2010-present keys



Recording timeline

Role Album
Walls of Jericho
(1985)
Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I
(1987)
Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
(1988)
Pink Bubbles Go Ape
(1991)
Chamelon
(1993)
Master of the Rings
(1994)
The Time of the Oath
(1996)
Better Than Raw
(1998)
Metal Jukebox
(1999)
The Dark Ride
(2000)
Rabbit Don't Come Easy
(2003)
Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
(2005)
Gambling with the Devil
(2007)
7 Sinners
(2010)
Straight Out of Hell
(2013)
My God-Given Right
(2015)
Lead Guitar Michael Weikath
Rhythm Guitar Kai Hansen Roland Grapow Sascha Gerstner
Vocals Kai Hansen Michael Kiske Andi Deris
Bass Markus Grosskopf
Drums Ingo Schwichtenberg Uli Kusch Mark Cross
Stefan Schwarzmann
Mikkey Dee
Daniel Löble

    Timeline

    Line-up history

    Era Lineup Album(s)
    1984–1986
    1986–1989
    • Michael Kiske – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, tambourine, megaphone
    • Michael Weikath – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
    • Kai Hansen — rhythm & lead guitar, backing vocals
    • Markus Grosskopf — bass, backing vocals
    • Ingo Schwichtenberg — drums
    1989–1993
    • Michael Kiske - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, tambourine, megaphone
    • Michael Weikath - lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
    • Roland Grapow – rhythm & lead guitar, backing vocals
    • Markus Grosskopf — bass, backing vocals
    • Ingo Schwichtenberg — drums
    1994–2001
    • Andi Deris – lead vocals, megaphone
    • Michael Weikath — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
    • Roland Grapow — rhythm & lead guitar, backing vocals
    • Markus Grosskopf — bass, backing vocals
    • Uli Kusch – drums, backing vocals
    2001-2003[1]
    • Andi Deris — lead vocals, megaphone
    • Michael Weikath — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
    • Sascha Gerstner — rhythm & lead guitar, backing vocals
    • Markus Grosskopf — bass, backing vocals
    • Mark Cross – drums
    2003–2005
    • Andi Deris — lead vocals, megaphone
    • Michael Weikath — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
    • Sascha Gerstner — rhythm & lead guitar, backing vocals
    • Markus Grosskopf – bass, backing vocals
    • Stefan Schwarzmann – drums
    2005–2016
    • Andi Deris – lead vocals, megaphone
    • Michael Weikath – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
    • Sascha Gerstner – rhythm & lead guitar, backing vocals
    • Markus Grosskopf – bass, backing vocals
    • Daniel Löble – drums
    2016-present
    • Andi Deris – lead & backing vocals
    • Michael Kiske – lead & backing vocals
    • Michael Weikath – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
    • Kai Hansen — rhythm & lead guitar, lead & backing vocals
    • Sascha Gerstner – rhythm & lead guitar, backing vocals
    • Markus Grosskopf – bass, backing vocals
    • Daniel Löble – drums

    References


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