by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 25, 2017 | New Music, News, Releases, Touring, Video
Late last year, Helloween announced reuniting with Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen on stage for the Pumpkins United World Tour, kicking off during this fall. The current lineup will remain intact, hence the term “Pumpkins United.” The set is guaranteed a three hour...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 14, 2016 | Reunions, Touring
If you’ve been a Helloween fan for years now, you’ve probably got a place in your heart for the late ’80s version of the band. Their sophomore and third albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I and Part II, were where the band honed...
by Zach Fehl | Apr 19, 2016 | News, Reviews
On Friday, April 15th, the German symphonic metal act Avantasia played their first ever show in New York City, and their second ever date in the United States in their entire 16 year career. This is a band that headlined the Wacken Open-Air in 2014 to over 80,000...
by Zach Fehl | Jan 19, 2016 | New Music, News, Video
Yesterday Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia released a second song off of their upcoming release, Ghostlights. The lyric video is for the title track from the album, and apart from frontman Tobias Sammet, the song also features Michael Kiske (Unisonic, Place Vendome,...
by Zach Fehl | Jan 14, 2016 | Events, Metal on Metal, News, Touring
In a surprising turn of events, Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia will be playing three shows in North America during their upcoming Ghostlights World Tour, two of which will actually be in the United States. Tickets will be available here, and go on sale this Saturday,...