List of Helloween band members

The following is a complete chronology of the various line-ups of Helloween, from the group's inception in 1984, until the present.

Line-up history

Era	Lineup	Album(s)
1984–1986	Kai Hansen – lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitar Michael Weikath – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Markus Grosskopf – bass, backing vocals Ingo Schwichtenberg – drums	Helloween (1985) Walls of Jericho (1985)
1986–1989	Michael Kiske – lead vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, tambourine, megaphone Michael Weikath — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Kai Hansen — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Markus Grosskopf — bass, backing vocals Ingo Schwichtenberg — drums	Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 (1987) Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 (1988)
1989–1993	Michael Kiske — lead vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, tambourine, megaphone Michael Weikath — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Roland Grapow – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Markus Grosskopf — bass, backing vocals Ingo Schwichtenberg — drums	Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991) Chameleon (1993)
1994–2001	Andi Deris – lead vocals, megaphone Michael Weikath — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Roland Grapow — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Markus Grosskopf — bass, backing vocals Uli Kusch – drums, backing vocals	Master of the Rings (1994) The Time of the Oath (1996) Better Than Raw (1998) Metal Jukebox (1999) The Dark Ride (2000)
2001-2003[1]	Andi Deris — lead vocals, megaphone Michael Weikath — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Sascha Gerstner — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Markus Grosskopf — bass, backing vocals Mark Cross – drums	Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003)
2003–2005	Andi Deris — lead vocals, megaphone Michael Weikath — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Sascha Gerstner — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Markus Grosskopf – bass, backing vocals Stefan Schwarzmann – drums	Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003)
2005–present	Andi Deris – lead vocals, megaphone Michael Weikath – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Sascha Gerstner – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Markus Grosskopf – bass, backing vocals Daniel Löble – drums	Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy (2005) Gambling with the Devil (2007) Unarmed - Best of 25th Anniversary (2009) 7 Sinners (2010) Straight Out of Hell (2013)

Additional members

• Harris Johns – keyboards (1984–1986)
• Pete Iverson – keyboards (1991–1993)
• Paul Nichols – keyboards (1991–1993)
• Ritchie Abdel Nabi – drums (1993)
• Tommy Hansen – keyboards (1989–1991, 1993–1994, 1996–1999)
• Rene Merkelback – keyboards (1999)
• Mikkey Dee – drums (2003)
• Joern Ellerbrock – keyboards (1994–2004)
• Friedl Amon – keyboards (2005–2010)
• Matthias Ulmer – keyboards (2007–present)
• Eddy Wrapiprou – keyboards (2010-present)

Complete timeline

This is the timeline of the band, including all session and live keyboardists.

References

1. Archived May 9, 2008 at the Wayback Machine