Michael Weikath

Michael Weikath
Background information
Birth name	Michael Ingo Joachim Weikath
Born	August 7, 1962 (1962-08-07) (age 46) 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:

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.

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 home in Tenerife, Spain.

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