After Helloween having released one bad album, one alternative album and one decent album, Michael Weikath must answer if the band is back on their feet with the new album Time of the Oath, and if the band had to regain confidence from the fans. He also gives insights on how the album was recorded and whether the new release is a concept album or not. Michael also lets out some steam when it comes to the suicide of former drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg and people accusing the band for acting irresponsible. Why is Helloween so big in Japan, and why they don’t play the classics that Kai Hansen wrote? Michael shares it all in this interview.
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Stig is the founder and the president of Metal Express Radio, based out of Oslo, Norway. He has been around doing Metal radio since the mid-eighties. In fact, running Metal Express Radio takes almost all of his time. Is it worth it...? "Most times, yes," Stig says. "My philosophy is to try to give all Metal releases a fair chance to get promoted in one way or another. As you can imagine, it can be an arduous task to listen through about 20 albums every week! Still, I know we have the best METAL dedicated radio on this planet, and that is a reward in and of itself. I hope one day the whole Metal community can and will make listening to Metal Express Radio part of their daily rituals! Yeah, right..."
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