PODCAST: Episode 271 - Markus Grasskopf of Helloween on the Return of Touring

We talked to Power Metal legend Markus Grasskopf of Helloween on the eve of their current USA tour. Markus who is an OG Helloween co-founder shared all kinds of gems about his career, the "Pumpkins United" lineup, how he continues to challenge himself on bass, signing with Atomic Fire Records, NEW Helloween music, and more! Helloween/ HammerFall: 5/13/2023 The Bomb Factory – Dallas, TX 5/16/2023 Jannus Live – St. Petersburg, FL 5/18/2023 The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD 5/20/2023 Terminal 5 – New York, NY 5/21/2023 The Palladium – Worcester, MA 5/23/2023 History – Toronto, ON 5/24/2023 Royal Oak Music Hall – Royal Oak, MI 5/26/2023 The Riviera – Chicago, IL 5/27/2023 The Fillmore – Minneapolis, MN 5/30/2023 Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO 6/01/2023 Brooklyn Bowl – Las Vegas, NV 6/02/2023 YouTube Theater – Los Angeles, CA 6/03/2023 The Warfield – San Francisco, CA Helloween w/ HammerFall: 5/13/2023 The Bomb Factory – Dallas, TX 5/16/2023 Jannus Live – St. Petersburg, FL 5/18/2023 The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD 5/20/2023 Terminal 5 – New York, NY 5/21/2023 The Palladium – Worcester, MA 5/23/2023 History – Toronto, ON 5/24/2023 Royal Oak Music Hall – Royal Oak, MI 5/26/2023 The Riviera – Chicago, IL 5/27/2023 The Fillmore – Minneapolis, MN 5/30/2023 Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO 6/01/2023 Brooklyn Bowl – Las Vegas, NV 6/02/2023 YouTube Theater – Los Angeles, CA 6/03/2023 The Warfield – San Francisco, CA Helloween will be inducted into the Metal Hall Of Fame! The ceremony will take place on stage on May 20th during the band’s performance at Terminal 5 in New York City. metalhalloffame.org. Follow Helloween: http://www.helloween.org http://www.facebook.com/helloweenofficial http://www.instagram.com/helloweenofficial http://www.twitter.com/helloweenorg http://www.youtube.com/helloween http://www.atomicfire-records.com http://www.facebook.com/atomicfirerecords http://www.instagram.com/atomicfirerecords http://www.twitter.com/atomicfirerec Usual Suspects:  Interview by Ghost Cult Keefy ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefy⁠⁠ Produced & edited by Omar Cordy of OJCPICS ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by Salted Wounds ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnyc⁠⁠⁠   Check out news, band interviews, reviews, and more on our website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.ghostcultmag.com⁠⁠⁠ Ads by Dirk of Megadeth and Nik Cameron of the Glacially Musical Pouredcast ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/GlaciallyMusicalPouredcast⁠⁠⁠ Thanks to Sludgework for our new podcast logo ⁠⁠⁠https://www.sludgework.com/⁠⁠⁠  Get your band or DIY label a mention in our videos on YouTube by visiting our pinned post on Twitter! ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/GhostCultMag/status/1142861626590355456⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠https://mstdn.party/@ghostcultmag/109366911094435791⁠⁠⁠ ▵ LET'S BE FRIENDS ▵ INSTA ▷⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ghostcultmag⁠⁠ TWITTER ▷ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/GhostCultMag⁠⁠ TIKTOK ▷ ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ghostcultmag⁠⁠ OUR WEBSITE ▷ ⁠⁠https://www.ghostcultmag.com