Roland Grapow
Guitars
Birthdate: August 30th, 1959
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Eye color: Green/grey
Hair color: Blond
Career history: I started playing guitar with 12 and had my first gig at school. I did my first 2 records with Rampage in 1979 and 1980. I joined Helloween in 1988 and stayed for 12,5 years. In August 2001, Uli and I founded Masterplan.
Musical influences: First "Grand Funk Railroad", Rainbow, Deep Purple, later I loved Toto, Foreigner, Kansas, Styx. In the 80's I liked Judas Priest, Scorpions, MSG, Yngwie Malmsteen and many, many more...
First musical instrument: My father gave me an accoustic guitar, which he bought from the former GDR, when I was 11 years old.
First concert attended: Grand Funk in Hamburg 1974
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Axel Mackenrott
Keyboards
Birthdate: September 6th, 1969
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Blond
Career history: Starting at about 11 years of age with piano-lessons. Bands, bands, bands, (coverbands, own projects & songwriting), studio recordings, bachelor of arts in musical sciences.
Musical influences: First: Joe Cocker and Santana (mostly because of the hammond-organ), then Uriah Heep and Deep Purple (deeep impact), Whitesnake, Rainbow, Pink Floyd, a little Blues, Jazz, Beatles and european classic.
First musical instrument: My parents bought a home-organ (yikes!) after a year, I sold it and jobbed along to buy a piano, which I knew to be the real thing. (I don't have it anymore, very sad...) Very soon I bought my own first synth: a KORG Polysix.
First concert attended: Joe Cocker
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Jorn Lande
Vocals
Birthdate: May 31st, 1968
Birthplace: Rjukan, Telemark - Norway
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Blond
Career history: I started singing in a band at the age of 9. Playing concerts, attending music contests and making demo's, always wishing for a proffesional career. My father has also always been a musician, and he inspired me and brought me along with him, introducing me to lots of great music. I have done many different things, but my first real CD came in 1992, and since then I made about 13 albums.
Musical influences: Everything that was good on the progressive rock/metal scene in the 60'ies, 70'ies and at the beginning of the 80'ies.
First musical instrument: We always had guitars in the house. Also flutes, pianos and others.
First concert attended: ABBA Arrival in 1978 :)
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Jan S. Eckert
Bass Guitar
Birthdate: December 04th, 1965
Birthplace: Quickborn near Hamburg, Germany
Eye color: Blue/grey
Hair color: Blond
Career history: I started playing Fanfare with 8 years, I changed to Guitar and Bass at age of 12. With 15 I started singing also. I had some CD released with the bands Gordon, Mydra, Rockship, Iron Savior and Masterplan.
Musical influences: Nazareth, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Queen, Black Sabbath and Jeff Beck.
First musical instrument: I lent my first Fanfare from friends of my Parents and used the guitar of my Brother.
First concert attended: AC/DC Hells Bells Tour
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Uli Kusch
Drums
Birthdate: March 11th, 1967
Birthplace: Aachen, Germany
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Career history: I started playing drums 1981 and played in some local bands. 1986 I joined Holy Moses and we did three albums and toured in Europe. 1990 I joined Gamma Ray did one Album and two tours first time also in Japan. 1993 a record with my Band Axe la Chapelle. 1994 I joined Helloween until 2001. In 2001 Roland and I formed Masterplan.
Musical influences: Rainbow, Judas Priest, Queensryche, Kiss, Faith no more, Most of the mid 80's Metal bands
First musical instrument: 1981 I bought myself my first drumkit from a teacher in my School.
First Concert attended: 1983 Judas Priest/Ted Nugent - Forret National/ Brussels-Belgium
Hey there guys, just stopping by to say Hi. Also, just incase you haven't seen the Bulletins. My Metal radio show has a new night as well as a new station. Same time as before 20:00pst until (usually) midnight pst. But, the station is now www.hardrockradiolive.com and the day is now Saturdays. Hope you all can find your way there some Saturday night, could be a little insurance that you will magically be in my playlist, hahaha. Hard Rock Radio Live is consistantly one of the Top 10 Metal stations on Shoutcast. We have a chatroom also, stop by some Saturday and say hi.
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Hallo Freunde,
endlich ist der Frühling da!!!
Der Sonnenschein tut doch richtig gut nach dem langen Winter, stimmt's?
Ich wünsch euch ein wunderschönes Osterfest
Doris
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Wie geht's euch, Freunde? Ich weiß, ich hab mich schon lange nicht mehr gemeldet. Ich hoffe immer, daß das endlich mal wieder anders wird. Wahrscheinlich wartet ihr schon genauso sehnsüchtig auf den Frühling wie ich, stimmt's? Ich wünsch euch einen guten Start in die neue Woche. Liebe Grüße Doris
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