Michael Weikath
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Ingo Joachim Weikath |
| Born | August 7, 1962 Hamburg, Germany |
| Genre(s) | Power Metal |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Lead guitar, Keyboards, Backing vocals |
| Years active | 1978 – present |
| Associated acts | Powerfool, Helloween |
Michael Weikath (August 7, 1962, Hamburg, Germany) is the guitarist of the German Power metal band called Helloween.
"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 and recorded two songs for a Noise compilation record called Death Metal. In this album, he was responsible for the track "Oernst Of Life".
In a 2002 interview with Chaotic Critiques webzine, Michael Weikath was asked if the band was somewhat spiritual, pointing out the occasional spiritual themes on songs such as "Hey Lord". Weikath replied:
| “ | Well most of the guys in the band are Christian, apart from Uli who cannot say that he has decided to accept the existence of a God. Our lyrics tend to have a spiritual feeling, as Uli doesn't mind that kind of lyrics because they express no bad or wrong thinking. It's also necessary to make [our positive lyrics] a point to other people, because just doing negative lyrics in order to hide the fact that one has no self-developed thinking would not satisfy us. I also think there's no excuse in saying “well, when I wrote this I was young and didn't know better.” Well then, DON'T write lyrics or think before you do. A lot of people will listen to what a lyricist is saying, and so you should bear in mind the responsibility that you have to the fans.[1] | ” |
[edit] Discography
with Helloween
- Helloween (1985)
- Walls of Jericho (1985)
- Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 (1987)
- Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 (1988)
- Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991)
- Chameleon (1993)
- Master of the Rings (1994)
- The Time of the Oath (1996)
- Better Than Raw (1998)
- The Dark Ride (2000)
- Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003)
- Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy (2005)
- Gambling with the Devil (2007)
Some other songs he has composed are "Starlight", "Guardians", "Dr. Stein", "Keeper of the Seven Keys", "A Tale That Wasn't Right", "How Many Tears", "Eagle Fly Free", "Heavy Metal Hamsters" (with Michael Kiske), "Windmill", "Secret Alibi", "Power", "Kings Will be Kings", "I Can", "Midnight Sun", "Salvation", "Do You Feel Good", "Get it up", "Born on Judgment Day" etc.
[edit] Equipment
Div and 1973 Marshall amp 50 Watt, div and 1982 Marshall amp 100 Watt, div ENGL amps, VOX AC 30, Orange Overdrive. 1990 Gibson Les Paul black; 1990 Gibson Les Paul white, 1990 Gibson Flying V white, 198?. Gibson Explorer custom black/white, 1976 Gibson L6 S, 1974/75/79 Fender Stratocasters.
Nowadays Michael Weikath lives in his house in Tenerife, Spain.
[edit] References
- ^ Helloween Better than Ever. Chaotic Critiques (2002). Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
