Spain’s Metal Journal recently conducted an interview with HELLOWEEN guitarist Michael Weikath about the reunion of the band’s classic lineup. Dubbed “Pumpkins United”, the group’s upcoming tour will feature seven musicians — including former members Michael Kiske (vocals) and Kai Hansen (guitar), alongside current singer Andi Deris and guitarist Sascha Gerstner — performing material spanning HELLOWEEN’s entire three-decade-plus history. Here’s an excerpt:
On the possibility of the “Pumpkins United” lineup of HELLOWEEN recording new music:
Weikath: “There’s an idea for doing at least one track — at least. Personally, I think we should do more; we should do something like an EP or so. But first of all, we have lots of stuff to run and to check out and to try in order to get the schedule until [the fall] when the first show is going to take place in Mexico City. And to crank all that, if we wanted to come up with one new track as the ‘Pumpkins United’, I think there’s going to be lots of work to do. And so what’s in the planning is, for now, just one track.”
