Roel van Helden

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Helden, not 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.^[1]

Roel van Helden
Van Helden with Powerwolf at Wacken Open Air 2017
Background information
Born	(1980-09-02) 2 September 1980 (age 44) Lottum, Limburg, Netherlands
Genres	Heavy metal power metal progressive metal gothic metal death metal progressive rock punk rock
Occupations	Drummer
Years active	1991–present
Website	roelvanhelden.com

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.^[2]

On 25 October 2012 he released his debut solo album RvH.^[3]

Discography

Van Helden performing in 2019

• RvH (2012)

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

• Demo (2004)
• Oracle (2005)
• Unravel (2007)

With Lites over Fenix

• From Dust E.P. (2008)

With DVPLO

• Demo #1 (1998)
• Promo '98 (1998)
• Demo #2 (1999)
• Peaceful Easy End (2000)

With Subsignal

• Beautiful & Monstrous (2009)
• Touchstones (2011)

With Sun Caged

• Artemisia (2007)
• The Lotus Effect (2011)