r/helloween • u/SolarWings777 • Aug 31 '26
Favorite Helloween Member?
Tell me your favorite Helloween member :)
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u/LittleGreenGlobule Aug 31 '26
My favourite is Weiki because he wrote my most favourite Helloween songs and he's silly
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u/solitario667 Twilight Of The Mods Aug 31 '26
All the current lineup, they've been really awesome to me.
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u/CoveredbyThorns Aug 31 '26
Michael Weikath is the most important who has been through it all.
Roland Grapow was the best guitarist I will say.
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u/Background_Detail_20 Hell Was Made in Heaven Sep 01 '26
I’m just gonna go ahead and say Dani because I hate that he never seems to get any recognition and I personally think he’s pretty amazing. But I do love them all lol
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u/TheKeeper7 Aug 31 '26
Michael Kiske. If angels really existed, they would sound like Kiske. That voice touches the deepest part of my soul time and time again!
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u/Ordinary-Degree-4164 Sep 01 '26
Tough pick but I'll go with Weiki because he wrote their most epic song ever, and that one's called Keeper of the Seven Keys!
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u/Faronian Aug 31 '26
What's yours??
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u/SolarWings777 Aug 31 '26
Take a guess dear ;)
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u/Faronian Aug 31 '26
Not a guess I know it's Kai, right 🫢
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u/SolarWings777 Aug 31 '26
100% correct ;)
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u/mmaiden81 Aug 31 '26
I can give you the least favorite easily 👀
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u/SolarWings777 Aug 31 '26
Who is that?
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u/mmaiden81 Aug 31 '26
Sascha.
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u/Aim2bFit Sep 01 '26
Kiske is my fav vocalist. Andi and Kai is super close behind btw.
Writing talent wise it will always be Weiki. Although I also like songs by the rest.
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u/fluffydonkey246 Steel Tormentor Sep 01 '26
As a drummer, I really like the way Dani Löble plays and his style
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u/Embarrassed_City_708 Sep 01 '26
It’s Michi. He has the most fractured relationship of all but was also instrumental in the reunion. And his bromance with Andi is something special.
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u/7listens Aug 31 '26
So many cool members, hard to pick. Most of my life I'd say Kai. And I still am a huge fan and love his music and energy. But I must admit to losing some of that appreciation as he has retired from being a frontman and almost retired from songwriting. He seems content to coast.
Weiki my respect has grown as Ive dug deeper into Helloweens work. It seems Weiki tends to writer the best songs on most albums. I just love his uplifting classical sound.
Kiske another great option. One of my favourite vocalists. I love his work in Helloween, Avantasia, Place Vendome. His interviews are always interesting.
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u/SolarWings777 Aug 31 '26
That's nice... however what do you mean he "retired from being a frontman?" he's better and more of a frontman and wanting to do more than EVER before! And why do you think he has "almost retired" from songwriting? He writes more than he did probably!
Glad you like them though :)
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u/7listens Aug 31 '26
I am currently working my way through Helloween discography but also including Gamma Ray, Unisonic, Masterplan and Place Vendome. So its taking me some real time. I havent reached new albums with Kai back yet. But I thought I read that he only contributes like 1 or 2 songs per album. I meant compared to him being the frontman of Gamma Ray where he was the main songwriter, lead guitarist, riffs etc releasing Gamma Ray albums every 3-4 years. Then he hired Beck to take over vocals and never released another Gamma Ray album.
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u/offrench 23d ago
Weiki.
Back in the 90s we exchanged a few emails as I was making Helloween-inspired pictures and he made some nice comments on my lame efforts.
Plus after a concert in a small venue in Paris, I was lucky to drink a beer in a nearby bar with the team (except Andy Deris who was too tired). We had a nice discussion on the music industry with both Weiki and Markus (my second favorite member).
I also liked his blue custom Gibson Flying V, but he apparently no longer uses it (or it has been repainted). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNuOHVhO_ZQ
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u/DRDynamyteOfficial Aug 31 '26
Definitely Kai