Michael Weikath

Michael Weikath

Michael Weikath is the guitarist of the metal band called Helloween. He was born on August 8th, 1962 in Hamburg. His name is a reference for the term "Melodic Metal" or "Power Metal", since he contributed much to the inovations that occured in the Hevay Metal sound in the beginning of the 80ies. "Weiki" is one of the Helloween founding members, and along with the musicians Kai Hansen (Vocals/Guitars), Markus Grosskopf (Bass) and Ingo Schwichtenberg (Drums), Weikath integrated the first Helloween line up in 1982. In 1984 the band had signed a deal with Noise Records (see 1984 in music) and recorded two songs for a Noise compilation record called Death Metal. In this album, he was responsible for the track "Oernst Of Life". Some other great legendary songs he has composed are "Dr. Stein", "Keeper of the Seven Keys", "A Tale That Wasn't Right", "How Many Tears", "Eagle Fly Free", "Windmill", "Heavy Metal Hamsters", "Secret Alibi", "Power", "Kings Will be Kings", "I can", "Salvation", "Do You Feel Good", "Let's get it up", and "Born on Judgment Day". His band will release a new album called "Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy" on October 31st, 2005. The new line-up includes also Andi Deris (vocals), Markus Grosskopf (bass), Sascha Gerstner (guitars), and Dani Loebe (drums). Michael Weikath is also known for his creativity and great riffs, as well as his assertiveness in interviews, his logical thinking, and his passion for Macintosh computers. Nowadays he lives in Tenerife - Spain and patiently reads all fans email messages that are sent to wiznet@compuserve.com .