Artist: Bassinvaders
Album: Hellbassbeaters
Year: 2008
Label: Frontiers
Style: Heavy metal
Format: EAC-APE
Extra: Covers
Hellbassbeaters is the debut album by Helloween bass player Markus Grosskopf's bass guitar based Heavy metal act Bassinvaders. The album is due to release on January 25, 2008 in Germany.

The album is one of a kind Experimental piece of music which features no guitars at all. Instead, it features lead solo bass guitars, rhythm bass guitars and actual bass guitars who play the bass' parts, along with accompanying vocals and drums. Most notably, the album features the Bassinvaders rendition to Helloween's popular song "Eagle Fly Free".

Also, the album features a wide range of guest bassits who play the bass solos and add to the variety of the album. Those include Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, Steve Vai), Rudy Sarzo (Dio, Quiet Riot), Jan S. Eckert (Masterplan), Tobias Exxel (Edguy), Marco Mendoza (Blue Murder, Whitesnake), Nibbs Carter (Saxon) and more.

01. Awakening The Bass Machine
02. We Live
03. Armageddon
04. Romance In Black
05. Godless Gods
06. Empty Memories (Breaking Free)
07. Boiling Blood
08. Far Too Late
09. The Asshole Song
10. Dead From The Eyes Down
11. Razorblade Romance
12. Voices
13. Eagle Fly Free
14. To Hell And Back

Musicians:
Markus Grosskopf (HELLOWEEN)
Tom Angelripper (SODOM)
Schmier (DESTRUCTION)
Peavy (RAGE)
Bass solos:
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 Schlachter (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 Muller (JADED HEART)
Vocals:
Apollo Papathanasio (FIREWIND, TIME REQUIEM, EVIL MASQUERADE, MAJESTIC)
Jesper Binzer (D-A-D)
Drums:
Andre Hilgers (RAGE, AXXIS, SILENT FORCE)
Stefan Arnold (GRAVE DIGGER)

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