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This was the ardent wish of thousands of fans calling out to Andi Deris, Michael Kiske, Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen, Markus Grosskopf, Sascha Gerstner and Dani Löble during the Pumpkins United World Tour - and their dream has come true! With the upcoming album, simply titled “Helloween”, the band opens a new chapter after a glorious 35 year long career.

The sensation was perfect – Helloween, who has sold more than 10 million records worldwide, being one of the most respected German metal bands since 1984, announced their Pumpkins United World Tour in 2016. The media was raving about the Tour of the Year, playing 69 shows in 32 countries all over the world.

The second Thorium album “Empires in the Sun” will be released on March 5th, 2021, via Freya Records. The record is now available for pre-order here.

For the epic trilogy “1302” the band acquired the help of several renowned guest vocalists: Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon), Benny “Zors” Willaert (23 Acez), Joe Van Audenhove (Evil Invaders) and Anneleen Olbrechts. Moreover, Norman Eshley (Blind Guardian) lent his warm voice to provide the narration on a selection of songs.

Helloween have forced to postpone their “United Alive World Tour Part II” European Tour 2020, due to pandemic.

The new European tour dates have been rescheduled from April to June 2021.

The band stated:

Dirkschneider is confirmed as the special guest for Helloween’s upcoming “United Alive Part II” European tour 2020.

Udo Dirkschneider and his band will be performing songs solely from his era with Accept, the band he experienced his worldwide breakthrough with at the beginning of the 80s. His voice is the soul of such timeless hits as “Metal Heart”, “Princess of the Dawn” and “Balls to the Wall”.

Looking back to Helloween’s universally lauded Pumpkins United World Tour: the excitement that swept through the media began with the announcement of the power metal legend’s plan to visit at least 32 countries across three continents - but the reactions were nothing compared to the euphoria of over a million fans at sold out halls and festivals around the globe.

Today, Helloween release their new live album/ DVD “United Alive” & “United Alive in Madrid”, which means that from now on, we can all revisit the “Pumpkins United World Tour” every night without even leaving the couch!

Mark the date! On October 4th, 2019, fans can revisit the “Pumpkins United World Tour” from the comfort of their own home. Containing the greatest hits from the last 30 years and a breakneck trip through the entire Helloween repertoire, the release marks the next round of Pumpkins United madness!

Today, the band release the third live video and single for the earworm “Forever and One”.

Everyone is clued in: From October 4th, 2019, we can all revisit the “Pumpkins United World Tour” every night without even leaving the couch. What is served, is no less than the greatest hits from 30 years and a breakneck trip through the entire Helloween repertoire – a 14 month metal quake, featured on the cover of almost every metal magazine including the world’s biggest metal magazine, Japan’s BURRN!, which dedicated an unbelievable four cover stories to this tour.