Roland Grapow

Roland Grapow
Grapow in 2015
Background information
Born (1959-08-30) 30 August 1959
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, 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.