HELLOWEEN Vocalist Andi Deris Talks 30th Anniversary, My God-Given Right Album - “We Tried To Do An Album That Takes You Through Three Decades Of Helloween Metal… I Think We Succeeded”; Audio
April 23, 2015, 9 years ago
Metal Shock Finland's Blackdiamond caught up with vocalist Andi Deris of German power metal legends Halloween to discuss the band’s upcoming album, My God-Given Right.
Discussing the band’s 30th anniversary, Andi states: “Time flies you could say, 30 years is unbelievable! On the other hand, we’re still here and have a third generation of fans in the audience, which is great. But at the same time it gives us lots of responsibility when it comes to new albums, to try and combine all the guys. You can’t be everyone’s darling, that’s quite clear. Nevertheless, we tried for the 30th anniversary – we tried to do an album that leads you through three decades of Helloween metal and I think we succeeded."
Listen to the audio interview at this location.
Helloween are poised to release their 14th studio album, My God-Given Right, on May 29th in Europe, June 1st in the UK, and June 2nd in North America, via Nuclear Blast.
On April 17th, Halloween released the first single from My God-Given Right, for the speed metal hymn “Battle’s Won”. Besides the digital download, there is a limited edition 2-track vinyl single, also featuring the album track “Lost In America”. The 7” will be released on April 24th. Pre-order at this location.
A lyric video for “Battle’s Won” can be seen below:
My God-Given Right was recorded between October 2014 and February 2015 at the bands very own MiSueno Studio in Tenerife, with long term producer Charlie Bauerfeind (Blind Guardian, Hammerfall) handling production and recording duties. The enchanting artwork was once again created by graphic guru Martin Häusler (Bon Jovi, Queen, Gotthard) and will also be available as a 3D Lenticular print.
Tracklisting:
“Heroes”“Battle’s Won”
“My God-Given Right”
“Stay Crazy”
“Lost In America”
“Russian Roulé”
“The Swing Of A Fallen World”
“Like Everybody Else”
“Creatures In Heaven”
“If God Loves Rock ‘n’ Roll”
“Living On The Edge”
“Claws”
“You, Still Of War”
The limited digipak (with special 3D cover) and the vinyl version will feature two bonus tracks:
“I Wish I Were There”“Wicked Game”
The digital version contains three bonus tracks:
“I Wish I Were There”“Wicked Game”
“Free World”
The limited Earbook will feature a bonus-CD with four bonus tracks:
“I Wish I Were There”“Wicked Game”
“Nightmare”
“More Than A Lifetime”
Pre-order here.
Halloween have announced a full summer tour schedule for Europe running through June to August. Check it out below:
June
4 - Out & Loud Festival 2015 - Geiselwind, Germany
6 - South Park Festival - Tampere, Finland
12 - Sala Totem - Pamplona, Spain
13 - Coliseum - A Coruña, Spain
20 - Alpen Flair - Castelrotto, Italy
29 - Kalemegdan Park - Belgrade, Serbia
30 - Arena Armeec - Sofia, Bulgaria
July
17 - Rockmaraton 2015 - Dunaujvaros, Hungary
24 - Rock Fest Barcelona - Barcelona, Spain
25 - Benatska! - Liberec, Czech Republic
26 - Auditorio M. Rios - Madrid, Spain
August
8 - RockFels - St. Goarshausen, Germany
29 - Moscow Metal Meeting - Moscow, Russia
