Kaleidoscope (Roland Grapow album)
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Kaleidoscope is the second solo album released by former Helloween
Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band was a pioneering force in the European Power Metal movement and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt...

 guitarist
Guitarist
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 Roland Grapow
Roland Grapow
Roland Grapow, born 30 August 1959 in Hamburg, Germany is a professional guitarist and music producer. Roland is best known for his time in the power metal band Helloween, who he played with for 12 years after replacing founding member Kai Hansen...

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Track listing

All songs written by Roland Grapow
Roland Grapow
Roland Grapow, born 30 August 1959 in Hamburg, Germany is a professional guitarist and music producer. Roland is best known for his time in the power metal band Helloween, who he played with for 12 years after replacing founding member Kai Hansen...

 except where noted
  1. "Walk On Fire" – 4:30
  2. "Under the Same Sun" – 5:23
  3. "The Hunger" – 6:05 (Grapow/Michael Vescera)
  4. "A Heartbeat Away" – 5:26
  5. "Hidden Answer" – 5:03 (Grapow/Vescera)
  6. "Till the End" – 3:50
  7. "Kaleidoscope" – 6:45
  8. "Angel Face" – 5:47
  9. "Listen to the Lyrics" (Instrumental) – 3:55
  10. "Reaching Higher" – 5:10
  11. "Lord I'm Dying" – 4:34 (Grapow/Vescera)

Asian version (Victor Records VICP-60679) adds the following
  1. "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" – 5:28 (Jonathan Cain
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    /Steve Perry
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    )

  • Track 12 originally recorded by Journey
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     on the album Frontiers.

Personnel

  • Roland Grapow
    Roland Grapow
    Roland Grapow, born 30 August 1959 in Hamburg, Germany is a professional guitarist and music producer. Roland is best known for his time in the power metal band Helloween, who he played with for 12 years after replacing founding member Kai Hansen...

     – guitar
    Guitar
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    s
  • Michael Vescera
    Michael Vescera
    Michael Vescera is an American heavy metal singer for various bands and projects like Loudness, Obsession...

     – vocals
    Singing
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  • Barry Sparks
    Barry Sparks
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     – bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Mike Terrana
    Mike Terrana
    Mike Terrana is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer. His first professional work was in 1984 with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto, after which he recorded and toured with other bands, playing many styles of music in Western New York state...

     – drums
    Drum kit
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  • Ferdy Doernberg
    Ferdy Doernberg
    Ferdy Doernberg is an English-German heavy metal musician. He is the last original member of Rough Silk, which he founded in 1989. He has also performed with Helloween and Holy Moses. Since 1997, he has been the keyboardist for Axel Rudi Pell's band...

     – keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
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  • Jens Johansson
    Jens Johansson
    Jens Ola Johansson is a Swedish power metal keyboardist and pianist. He is notable for his high-speed neoclassical and fusion style.-Biography:...

    - keyboard solos (Tracks 9 & 10)
  • Tammy - howling intro (Track 10)
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