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PROLOGUE)<br />
The fathers of power metal (Xavier Rusell)..................10<br />
A Great Little History)<br />
When the gods were born in Hamburg ........................18<br />
...And then a path appeared ..........................................19<br />
The Pumpkins' parade .................................................. 22<br />
A soul for a band. When the gods are<br />
whispering to Kiske .......................................................23<br />
When the devil was overthrown ...................................28<br />
Progress and glory riding metal ...................................29<br />
Kai, fly. Fly high free spirit ............................................36<br />
And the pumpkin changed its skin ..............................37<br />
Force for a band. Andi Deris and<br />
the return to their roots ................................................ 42<br />
A heart for a band. A heart that never stops<br />
beating. An eternal heart ...............................................45<br />
Potentia Metalla Classica ..............................................51<br />
The pumpkin and the dark ages ...................................53<br />
A headlong rush... ...........................................................54<br />
The return of the king and the fear fight .....................60<br />
The speed and the melody returns .............................. 61<br />
Can’t fight your desire... ................................................67<br />
A slap in the face. The pumpkin rides as<br />
fast as a ray ....................................................................67<br />
The desert, the fortress, the kingdom, the legend......70<br />
Heroes ............................................................................. 71<br />
d D<br />
Members<br />
Michael Weikath .................................................................. 80<br />
Kai Hansen ...........................................................................81<br />
Michael Kiske .......................................................................84<br />
Andi Deris .............................................................................85<br />
Ingo Schwichtenberg ..........................................................88<br />
Markus Grosskopf ...............................................................89<br />
Uli Kusch .............................................................................92<br />
Roland Grapow................................................................93<br />
Sascha Gerstner............................................................94<br />
Dani Löble.....................................................................95<br />
Jörn Ellerbrock............................................................ 98<br />
Mikkey Dee................................................................. 98<br />
Mark Cross.................................................................. 98<br />
Piet Sielck................................................................... 99<br />
Stefan Schwarzmann............................................... 99<br />
Ritchie Abdel-Nabi............................................ 99<br />
d D<br />
HELLEQUIPMENT<br />
Hellequipment........................................... 100<br />
d D<br />
INTIMATE SESSIONS<br />
With Weikath........................................................116<br />
With Markus.........................................................118<br />
With Andi..............................................................120<br />
With Kai.............................................................. 122<br />
With Uli................................................................124<br />
With Dani.............................................................128<br />
With Kiske.......................................................................... 130<br />
With Sascha........................................................................132<br />
With Roland.........................................................................134<br />
With Ingo.............................................................................136<br />
Statment about Ingo by his best friend Sven Warnke...138<br />
Guests<br />
Helloween’s guests............................................................140<br />
Helloween’s members<br />
Guest appearances...................................................... d D<br />
142<br />
THE HERITAGE FROM THE PAST<br />
Helloween's legacy........................................................... 144<br />
Legendary recordings - a tale to eternity ...................... 146<br />
PUMPKIN , S TOURS<br />
Helloween's world tours....................................................164<br />
Helloween tour dates.........................................................166<br />
Backstage...........................................................................168<br />
HIGH LIVIN , MOMENTS<br />
d D<br />
1987 - Seven Keys on Tour................................................176<br />
1988 - Pumpkins Fly Free.................................................178<br />
1988 - Monsters of Rock.................................................. 182<br />
1989 - MTV Headbangers Ball.......................................... 184<br />
1989 - 15 Days in Japan.................................................. 188<br />
1992 - Pink Bubbles Go Ape............................................. 190<br />
Helloween's plecs............................................................. 192<br />
1996 - Monsters of Rock.................................................. 194<br />
1998 - Better than Raw.................................................... 196<br />
2001 - The Dark d Ride DTour................................................ 198<br />
2003-04 - Rabbits on the Run Tour................................. 200<br />
2005-06 - Legacy Tour..................................................... 202<br />
2006 - Masters of Rock.................................................... 208<br />
2006 - Gods of Metal........................................................ 208<br />
2008 - Woodstock............................................................. 209<br />
2007-08 - Hellish Rock......................................................210<br />
2008 - Bloodstock............................................................. 212<br />
2010-11 - The 7 Sinners World Tour................................. 220<br />
2012 - Loud Park............................................................... 224<br />
2013 - Hellish Rock II........................................................ 226<br />
2013 - Rock in Rio...............................................................232<br />
Helloween , s Management<br />
Ralf Limb Schnoor............................................................. 236<br />
Harrie Smits....................................................................... 236<br />
Rod Smallwood (Sanctuary)............................................237<br />
Jan Bayati (Bottom Row) ................................................ 238<br />
Helloween , s Producers<br />
Harris Johns...................................................................... 242<br />
Tommy Newton ................................................................. 242<br />
Tommy Hansen................................................................. 242<br />
Chris Tsangarides...............................................................243<br />
Roy Z....................................................................................243<br />
Charlie Bauerfeind..............................................................243
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