Helloween basist Markus Grosskopf bo s solo projektom Bassinvaders 25. januarja pri Frontiers Records izdal album Hellbassbeaters. Markus je album posnel brez kitar, pri snemanju pa je sodelovalo veliko priznanih glasbenikov, predvsem basistov: Peavy Wagner (Rage), Tom Angelripper (Sodom), Schmier (Destruction), Billy Sheehan (Steve Vai, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth), Rudy Sarzo (Dio, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Quiet Riot), Lee Rocker (Stray Cats), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Ted Nugent), DD Verni (Overkill), Wyzard (Mother's Finest), Dirk Schlächter (Gamma Ray), Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Fates Warning, Anthrax), Stig Pedersen (D.A.D), Nibbs (Saxon), Tobias Exxel (Edguy), Jens Becker (Grave Digger, Running Wild), Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69), Peter Baltes (Accept), Jan S. Eckert (Masterplan), Michael Müller (Jaded Heart). Od vokalistov sta sodelovala Apollo Papathanasio (Firewind) in Jesper Binzer (D-A-D), od bobnarjev pa André Hilgers (Rage) in Stefan Arnold (Grave Digger). Na albumu bo tudi Helloween priredba Eagle Fly Free. /M.P./