Februar 27th, 2008 David Bredebach
Power metal legends Helloween & Gamma Ray will bring their Hellish Rock World Tour to ProgPower USA IX on Thursday, September 25th. This marks the first confirmed North American date for the prestigious tour.
Exclusive support for the Atlanta date will be provided by Denmark’s Manticora.
“It took a while, but we finally got it done. Between this added show and the festival roster, I don’t think it gets any better here in the States” said promoter Glenn Harveston.
Tickets for the show go on sale March 15th. Please visit www.progpowerusa.com for further information.
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Februar 13th, 2008 David Bredebach
The loyal Japanese fans welcome Helloween cordially with sold out shows in Hiroshima, Osaka and twice in Tokyo, only few tickets were left for the shows in Fukuoka and Nagoya. The shows run great and fans, Helloween and Gamma Ray have a great time during the shows. After today´s and tomorrow´s shows in Tokyo´s Konsei Nenkin Hall, both bands will travel to Soul, Korea, to play the last show together on the Asian leg of the Hellish Rock World Tour.
Helloween will continue their tour with each one concert in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and three shows in Australia (Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne).
After a break in March, both bands will tour South America in April and May.

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Februar 7th, 2008 David Bredebach
After a well-deserved break the Hellish Rock Tour goes on. Helloween and their very special guests Gamma Ray have landed in Japan today, where the Japanese, Asian and Australian leg of the tour will start tomorrow in Fukuoka. 5 more concerts in Japan will follow and the biggest portion of them is almost sold out - the few remaining tickets are available at the box offices. Meanwhile a Special Edition of Helloween’s new album “Gambling With The Devil” has been released in Japan. Besides a couple of interesting bonus tracks and features it contains a Tour 2007 mini-poster and the unreleased demo version of the single “As Long As I Fall”.
08.02.2008 Fukuoka * Drum Logos
09.02.2008 Hiroshima * Club Quattro
11.02.2008 Osaka * Namba Hatch
12.02.2008 Nagoya * Diamond Hall
14.02.2008 Tokyo * Kosei Nenkin Hall
15.02.2008 Tokyo * Kosei Nenkin Hall
17.02.2008 Seoul * Kintex
20.02.2008 Bangkok Thunder Dome (no Gamma Ray)
22.02.2008 Jakarta Tennis Indoor Senayan (no Gamma Ray)
24.02.2008 Singapore Fort Canning Park (no Gamma Ray)
26.02.2008 Brisbane The Arena (no Gamma Ray)
28.02.2008 Sydney The Metro (no Gamma Ray)
29.02.2008 Melbourne The Forum (no Gamma Ray)

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