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Sascha Gerstner (born 2 April 1977) is a German musician who has been one of the guitarists and backing vocalists of power metal band Helloween since 2002. He is also a former member of Freedom Call.[1]

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Sascha Gerstner
Gerstner in 2012
Background information
Born	(1977-04-02) 2 April 1977 (age 45) Stuttgart, West Germany
Genres	Power metal, speed metal, heavy metal
Occupations	Guitarist

Biography

Gerstner grew up in Nuremberg, West Germany. He started playing keyboards at the age of six and switched to playing guitar when he was thirteen. His main musical influences were the Michael Schenker Group, Toto, Peter Gabriel, Chicago and Journey. At the age of seventeen, he started working as a studio guitarist in Nuremberg.

In 1996, Gerstner joined the cover band scene in South Germany, where he met his former bandmates from Freedom Call. He joined Freedom Call in 1998, with whom he recorded two albums and did three big tours in Europe before leaving in 2001.

After leaving Freedom Call, Gerstner co-founded a recording studio and worked as a producer and songwriter for other young artists until Helloween producer Charlie Bauerfeind contacted him and introduced him to guitarist Michael Weikath. In 2002, Gerstner joined Helloween.

Gerstner is endorsed by Dean Guitars and Blackstar Amplifiers.

Discography

Freedom Call

• Stairway to Fairyland (1999)
• Taragon – EP (1999)
• Crystal Empire (2001)

Helloween

• Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003)
• Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy (2005)
• Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006
• Gambling with the Devil (2007)
• Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary (2009)
• 7 Sinners (2010)
• Straight Out of Hell (2013)
• My God-Given Right (2015)
• Helloween (2021)

Palast

• Hush – EP (2016)
• Palast (album) (2017)

References

External links

• Official Facebook page

На других языках

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- [en] Sascha Gerstner

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[es] Sascha Gerstner

Sascha Gerstner (Stuttgart, Alemania, 2 de abril de 1977) es un guitarrista, cantante, compositor, productor alemán que desde el 2003 toca en la banda de Power metal alemán Helloween.

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[ru] Герстнер, Саша

Саша Герстнер (нем. Sascha Gerstner; 2 апреля 1977, Германия) — немецкий музыкант и фотограф. В настоящее время является гитаристом пауэр-метал-группы Helloween.

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