Roel van Helden
Roel van Helden (born 2 September 1980) is a Dutch musician known mostly for his work as a drummer for German power metal band Powerwolf.
Roel van Helden
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- Name
- Roel van Helden
- Born
- 2 September 1980
- Birthplace
- Lottum, Limburg, Netherlands
- Occupation
- Drummer
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Fields
- power metal
- Languages
- Dutch · English · German
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Roel van Helden (born 2 September 1980) is a Dutch musician known mostly for his work as a drummer for German power metal band Powerwolf.
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• Name — Roel van Helden • Born — 2 September 1980 • Birthplace — Lottum, Limburg, Netherlands • Genre — * Heavy metal • power metal • progressive metal • gothic metal • death metal • progressive rock • punk rock • Occupation — Drummer • Years Active — 1991–present • Associated Acts — Gramoxone DVPLO Marcel Coenen My Favorite Scar Subsignal Sun Caged Equisa Powerwolf Delphian Lites over Fenix System Pilot
Career
Career
He played in DVPLO, Gramoxone, Marcel Coenen, My Favorite Scar, Subsignal, and Sun Caged. He currently plays in Powerwolf, Delphian, Lites over Fenix and System Pilot. He joined Powerwolf replacing Tom Diener in 2011. On 25 October 2012 he released his debut solo album RvH.
With Powerwolf
With Powerwolf
• Blood of the Saints (2011) • Preachers of the Night (2013) • Blessed & Possessed (2015) • The Sacrament of Sin (2018) • Call of the Wild (2021) • Interludium (2023) • Wake Up the Wicked (2024)
With Delphian
With Delphian
• Demo (2004) • Oracle (2005) • Unravel (2007)
With Lites over Fenix
With Lites over Fenix
• From Dust E.P. (2008)
With DVPLO
With DVPLO
• Demo #1 (1998) • Promo '98 (1998) • Demo #2 (1999) • Peaceful Easy End (2000)
With Subsignal
With Subsignal
• Beautiful & Monstrous (2009) • Touchstones (2011)
With Sun Caged
With Sun Caged
• Artemisia (2007) • The Lotus Effect (2011)
Roel van Helden with Powerwolf at Tons of Rock, Oslo, Norway, 2025
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Roel van Helden with Powerwolf at Tons of Rock, Oslo, Norway, 2025
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Discography
• Illustration — Van Helden performing in 2019 • RvH (2012)
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- “Roel van Helden”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q9311683: Roel van Helden
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