Roland Grapow

Roland Grapow
Roland Grapow playing guitar, looking at camera
Grapow in 2015
Background information
Born (1959-08-30) 30 August 1959 (age 65)
Hamburg, West Germany
GenresPower metal
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1980–present
Labels
Member ofMasterplan
Formerly of
Websitemasterplan-theband.com

Roland Grapow (born 30 August 1959 in Hamburg) is a German guitarist and music producer. He is best known for his time in the power metal band Helloween,[1] with which he played for twelve years, after replacing founding member Kai Hansen. He subsequently created the power metal band Masterplan in 2001, which is still active today.[2]

  1. ^ "Helloween – Metal Storm".
  2. ^ "Masterplan History". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.