Hockey goalies truly are a breed of their own. Being individuals in a team sport, they are often labeled as weird and quirky. A special nature that worked well for Nino Helfrich, not only in sports but also in music. After dropping the hockey stick and picking up the guitar, Nino Helfrich reached a high technical level, thus playing only for five years. The release of his debut album Dead Bodies In Motion marked the beginning of his solo career in 2016, after playing as a touring guitarist all over Germany. With his technical yet melodic instrumental music he’s in good company. Helfrich worked with US based guitar virtuoso Angel Vivaldi who contributed a guest solo to the album as well. With the release of his second solo album "Hourglass" helfrich breaks new ground. In contrast to his first album he worked with several guest musicians to add vocals to his shred-metal-music for the first time ever. Björn Strid of the swedish Melodic-Death-Metal-Band Soilwork, Chris Clancy of the US/UK-based bands Mutiny Within and Wearing Scars, as well as Christoph Wieczorek of the German Metalcore Band Annisokay too over vocal dutys. While Helfrich produced and recorded the new album himself, Christoph Wieczorek of Sawdust Recordings was responsible for mixing and mastering.