Michael Kiske gives huge update on the upcoming Helloween record

Michael Kiske of Helloween discussed the creation of the band’s most recent album, “Giants & Monsters,” which was released in August 2025 by Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), in a recent interview with Brazil’s Rock Mania, as per Blabbermouth. Kiske responded that the sequel to “Helloween” from 2021 was “an enjoyable album to write and record” when asked.

[It was] easy. It was much easier than the one before, which I explain, because we’ve been [back] together now for a number of years, the insecurities are not there anymore that you have in the beginning. So I think the latest record was more organic somehow. And we had way too many songs. It was not so easy to decide what goes on the record. And we already have, I would say, like, 90% at least already done for the new record. It’s not gonna be long. Which shows how creative the band is and how productive [we are].

I’m the kind of person, when I finish something, even with my solo records, whatever it is, when it’s done, I usually don’t listen to it anymore. So I was just checking the mixes when we did the ‘Helloween’ record, the first new one, and ‘Giants & Monsters’, I was listening to it when we did the mix, just to check the mix and whatever, which I would have done different anyway. But then I didn’t listen to it again. And I have actually now, when we were doing the festival things, in the plane, I listened to both records, and I had a real fresh impression, and I really liked it.

I think it’s perfect when you haven’t been listening to it more than once, like a while ago, or two years ago, or three years ago with the first one. It’s almost like a fan would listen to it because you haven’t been listening to it. And I was excited. It’s relevant. It’s not just copying what we’ve done in the past. It has a new vibe, and it has an interesting energy and creativity. I mean, I like them both, but I think the second one is a bit more organic. I think it’s not that overloaded, like the first one we did.