List of Helloween members

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

Members

Current

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Kai Hansen	1984–1989 2016–present	rhythm & lead guitar, lead vocals (1984-1986; 2016-present)	all Helloween releases from Helloween to Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
	Michael Weikath	1984–present	lead & rhythm guitar	all Helloween releases
	Markus Grosskopf	1984–present	bass	all Helloween releases
	Michael Kiske	1986–1993 2016–present	lead vocals	all Helloween releases from Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I to Chameleon
	Andi Deris	1994–present	lead vocals	all Helloween releases from Master of the Rings to present
	Sascha Gerstner	2002–present	rhythm & lead guitar	all Helloween releases from Rabbit Don't Come Easy to present
	Daniel Löble	2005–present	drums	all Helloween releases from Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy to present

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Ingo Schwichtenberg	1984–1993 (died 1995)	drums	all Helloween releases from Helloween to Chameleon
	Roland Grapow	1989–2001	rhythm & lead guitar	all Helloween releases from Pink Bubbles Go Ape to The Dark Ride
	Uli Kusch	1994-2001	drums	all Helloween releases from Master of the Rings to The Dark Ride
	Mark Cross	2001–2003	drums	Rabbit Don't Come Easy
	Stefan Schwarzmann	2003-2005	drums	Rabbit Don't Come Easy

Session

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Mikkey Dee	2003	drums	Rabbit Don't Come Easy

Additional live musicians

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	information
	Jörn Ellerbrock	1988-2003	keys

Recording timeline

Role	Album
	Walls of Jericho (1985)	Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I (1987)	Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II (1988)	Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991)	Chameleon (1993)	Master of the Rings (1994)	The Time of the Oath (1996)	Better Than Raw (1998)	Metal Jukebox (1999)	The Dark Ride (2000)	Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003)	Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy (2005)	Gambling with the Devil (2007)	7 Sinners (2010)	Straight Out of Hell (2013)	My God-Given Right (2015)
Lead and Rhythm Guitar	Michael Weikath
Rhythm and Lead Guitar	Kai Hansen			Roland Grapow							Sascha Gerstner
Vocals	Kai Hansen	Michael Kiske				Andi Deris
Bass	Markus Grosskopf
Drums	Ingo Schwichtenberg					Uli Kusch					Mark Cross Stefan Schwarzmann Mikkey Dee	Daniel Löble

Timeline

Line-up history

Era	Lineup	Album(s)
1984–1986	Kai Hansen – lead vocals, rhythm & lead guitar Michael Weikath – lead guitar, backing vocals Markus Grosskopf – bass, backing vocals Ingo Schwichtenberg – drums	Helloween (1985) Walls of Jericho (1985)
1986–1989	Michael Kiske – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, tambourine, megaphone Michael Weikath – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Kai Hansen — rhythm & lead guitar, backing vocals Markus Grosskopf — bass, backing vocals Ingo Schwichtenberg — drums	Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I (1987) Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II (1988)
1989–1993	Michael Kiske - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, tambourine, megaphone Michael Weikath - lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Roland Grapow – rhythm & lead 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 — rhythm & lead 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	Andi Deris — lead vocals, megaphone Michael Weikath — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Sascha Gerstner — rhythm & lead 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 — rhythm & lead guitar, backing vocals Markus Grosskopf – bass, backing vocals Stefan Schwarzmann – drums	Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003)
2005–2016	Andi Deris – lead vocals, megaphone Michael Weikath – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Sascha Gerstner – rhythm & lead 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) My God-Given Right (2015)
2016-present	Andi Deris – lead & backing vocals Michael Kiske – lead & backing vocals Michael Weikath – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Kai Hansen — rhythm & lead guitar, lead & backing vocals Sascha Gerstner – rhythm & lead guitar, backing vocals Markus Grosskopf – bass, backing vocals Daniel Löble – drums