Thanks to Janne for pointing out the artwork for the new single, Mrs. God coming out soon.
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Tony Webster, webmaster for the !@#$ OFFICIAL $#@! Helloween webpage let it be know that the first single from the yet to be titled new Helloween studio album (release date October 31st) will be called Mrs. God (release date July 4th, Southeast Asia July 6th).
Apart from the title track, the single will contain various bonus features such as an exclusive non album track, one album track and the video for Mrs. God, which will be shot in Nueremberg/Germany beginning of May.
Due to a strong positive development of said track during the recording sessions, the band spontaneously decided to favor Mrs. God over the previously selected track Come Alive.
On November 18th, their world tour will kick off in the Czech Republic. Europe will be toured extensively until end of January; in February the band will be playing in Asia, followed by concerts in North and South America from March on.
From BlabberMouth.net:
German power metallers Helloween have selected the track "Come Alive" as the first single from their upcoming album. The single will be released on July 04, while the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2003's "Rabbit Don't Come Easy" (Sanctuary Records) will follow a few weeks later from SPV Records. Accompanying the single will be a promotional video featuring the band.
Helloween, who recently replaced drummer Stefan Schwarzmann with former Rawhead Rexx skinsman Dani Loble, are promising "awe-inspiring loads of double-bass madness and the trademark Helloween-style of songs and arrangements on their upcoming album," according to a posting on the group's web site.
Helloween have announced several provisional European tour dates in November as part of their upcoming world tour in support of the new album:
Nov. 18. - Zlin, CZR @ Novesta vanue
Nov. 19. - Pardubice, CZR @ Duhova Arena
Nov. 20. - Plzen, CZR @ Locomotiva vanue
Nov. 22. - Zilina, SK @ vanue Na Boriku
More dates will be announced soon.
Official BOTTOM ROW Press-Release:
HELLOWEEN and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann have parted ways amicably. The former RUNNING WILD- & U.D.O.-drummer, who played the drums during the pumpkin heads' RABBIT DON`T COME EASY-world tour, will not be playing for the Hamburg based band any longer. During the tour it became apparent to Stefan and to the rest of the members of Helloween that, although things were going extremely well on the human side of things, Stefan and the band did not entirely share the same views musically. Stefan decided to stay to help out the band during their pre-production until a replacement was found.
Dani Löble, highly acclaimed ex-drummer of RAWHEAD REXX turned out to be the perfect man for HELLOWEEN. Dani, an exceptional talent known to many musical insiders, has already finished most of the drum recordings for Helloween´s follow-up album to RABBIT DON`T COME EASY. Helloween-fans can anticipate awe-inspiring loads of double bass madness and the trademark Helloween style of songs and arrangements on their upcoming album.