Deep Purple, Edguy, Helloween, Krokus Members Featured On ''Help! For Japan'' Ch
Date: Wednesday, December 21 @ 23:00:00 UTC
Topic: Album Release News


Some of Europe's leading rock artists -- including current and former members of Deep Purple, Edguy, Helloween, Gotthard, Magnum, Krokus and TNT -- have joined a campaign initiated by singer Tommy Heart (Soul Doctor, Fair Warning) to raise money for the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami which devastated Japan's northeast coast this past March. The musicians have recorded a cover version of the classic Beatles song "Help" for an EP entitled Help! For Japan, which will be released in Europe on the German label Avenue Of Allies in early March 2012. All proceeds from the sales of this project will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross.

This EP includes the following four songs:

01. Help!
02. Help! (Tommy Heart Version)
03. Help! (Guitar Version)
04. Help! (Extended Version)

Recording lineup:

* Don Airey (keyboards and piano, Deep Purple)
* Leo Leoni (guitar, Gotthard)
* Neil Murray (bass, ex-Whitensake)
* Hena Habegger (drums, Gotthard)

Guest singers:

* Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia)
* Bob Catley (Magnum)
* Andi Deris (Helloween)
* Torstein Flakne (Stage Dolls)
* Marc Storace (Krokus)
* David Readman (Pink Cream 69)
* Claus Lessmann (Bonfire)
* Oliver Hartmann (Hartmann)
* Bernhard Weiss (Axxis)
* Michael Kiske (Unisonic)
* Tony Mills (TNT)
* Carsten Lizard Schulz (Evidence One)
* Tommy Heart (Soul Doctor, Fair Warning)

Guest lead guitar players:

* Cede Dupont (Downspirit)
* Kyoji Yamamoto (Bowwow)
* Helge Engelke (Fair Warning)
* Roland Grapow (Masterplan)
* Leo Leoni (Gotthard)
* Henny Wolter (Nitrogods)
* Robert R. Rodrigo (Airless)

All "Help!" versions were produced and mixed by Tommy Heart, Tommy Remm and Rene Schostak. The cover artwork was designed by Kai Swillus.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/help.charity.

[Source: Blabbermouth.net]







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