Helloween

Helloween is a German speed metal/heavy metal/power metal band founded in the early '80s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool.

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The original line-up featured Kai Hansen (Vocals/Guitars), Michael Weikath (Guitars), Markus Grosskopf (Bass) and Ingo Schwichtenberg (Drums).

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In 1984 the band had signed a deal with Noise Records (see 1984 in music) and recorded two songs for a Noise compilation record called Death Metal. The two tracks were "Oernst Of Life" by Weikath, and Hansen's "Metal Invaders" which later on ended up in a faster version on the bands first full-length album.

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Speed metal: Speed metal is a genre of heavy metal music that is similar to thrash metal, but tends to be more melodic and show less influence of punk music. The bands Judas Priest and Accept are considered to be the main developers of the genre, with Judas Priest's album Painkiller (from 1990) being one of the ...

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