Michael weikath interview

Print this page in printer-friendly format Tell a friend about this page. Backstage Heroes Celebrity interviews Links. Submit your website. After a few interruptions that were related to a late sound check by the opening band Axxis, Michael found a relatively quiet spot in the foyer of the Shepherds Bush Empire, where we spoke about Helloween's latest effort "Gambling With The Devil", the current situation within the ranks of the band and the special relationship that is formed between the Hamburg-based quintet and their loyal fans.

Hi there Michael - thank you very much for taking the time to do this interview with "Pure Metal". Michael: Well, there wasn't much that I could have possibly done to avoid that laughs. I want to start this interview by mentioning how much I enjoyed listening to your band's latest effort "Dancing With The Devil" and also by asking how difficult you found the process of bringing to life an album as varied as this, having previously created a concept album, namely "Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy".

Michael: Actually the fact that we worked on yet another concept prior to "Dancing With The Devil" end up being an advantage. We didn't feel that we had to carry the same 'burden' as we did when recording our previous album - there were no boundaries that we had do be aware of, just making sure that we sounded as Helloween should in the year That was far easier than when recording a concept album, seeing as the only thing that we had to make sure was that the album title was to be "Gambling With The Devil".

Things just happened with this album - there wasn't really much time for thinking or coming with any alternative ideas. As far as the guitars are concerned, there were at least five additional tracks that we were working on and these were finally included in the album.

I had the opporunity to speak with Michael Weikath as he was resting after Helloween's massive world tour.

After that was over, we were only concerned about the running order of the songs and that was that. Were there any ideas left from your previous album that were included in "Dancing With The Devil" or did you start working from scratch with only fresh new ideas? Michael: Yes, we more or less do that, seeing as there are always a vast amount of ideas left over when we record an album, but also lots of other good stuff ended up being released either as bonus or B-side tracks to our singles.

If you want to call Markus the 'King of the B-sides" you can, seeing as he indeed is.