Kiske album 6th birthday!
Link: Kiske album Review
On this day, 6 years ago, Michael Kiske's fourth solo album was released, titled Kiske, was the next step after SupaRed album and I think it was the most important because Michael found his own style.
Also the same day, Frontiers Records decided to re-release Instant Clarity Reissue which contains three bonus tracks and also the Japanese bonus.
To celebrate this anniversary, I did a review with information about everything relating to this release: A bio-history of those years I write by myself, information about the different releases, comments about songs, curiosities.
Kiske about the album: "That's what I have found out for myself. I am maybe also good by singing hardrock, but my songwriting is much better when I'm writting timeless singer/songwriter music. Kiske is the first record I am totally satisfied with. Everything is exactly the way I wanted to hear it. It's a major artistic success for me. And there shouldn't really be much more necessary to say. I really like all songs on it! A cliche answer, isn’t it? (laughs) If I had to pick a couple of them I would say 'Fed By Stones', 'The King Of It All' and 'Sing My Song'...this was the song that started it all. It has that Beatles, Robbie Williams feeling."
Unisonic touring in South America!
It's done! Unisonic started today the tour to promote their debut album in Argentina at Teatro Flores! This is the first leg of this tour which has four shows in South America; Argentina (done 12th), two shows in Chile (15th and 16th) and Brazil (18th) and then another show in Mexico (20th).
The band shared stage with the "very special guest" band Gotthard - they will be their partners in most of the dates in this tour - and also the guests for this show in Argentina; the Mexican band Conjuro and the band Resist. Unisonic Unisonic closed the show at 23:15 with a performing of 90 minutes (more or less).
Brigitte little comments about the show: "After an half hour break, Unisonic entered the stahge at around 21:45. They gave 100% from the beginning and you could see that did a lot of practising. It was the first show with all the new material, but everything seemed tight arranged and very professional. Michael’s voice was better than every and he didn’t need any paper on any song. Maybe a little more interaction with the audience could be done for future shows. You could also see, that most Argentinian people didn’t know most of the Unisonic songs. This is quite understandable, since the album was not yet released there. So when the first Helloween track “March of Time” started, the audience went crazy and jumping up and down."
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The setlist: 01. Intro: The Ride of the Valkyries 14. Future World |
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Timo Tolkki got it!
Link: Classical Variations 2: Credo
Finally Timo Tolkki got the 100% of financial support needed for making his third solo album; Classical Variations 2: Credo! and he got it in 28 days! (there were 60 days programed to got the 100%)
The new solo album Classical Variations 2: Credo will be a double CD, the first one will be titled: Lyra and the second will be titled: Vega. The disc 1: Lyra contains only songs with vocals and the disc 2 contains instrumental music.
And this is a good notice for Kiske's fans because Michael will sing one song on this album. Timo said about Kiske's collaboration:
"The legendary vocalist Michael Kiske will sing one song on the “Lyra” Disc of the “Credo” project. This is amazing news for me and should be for you as well. If there ever was someone with a voice of an angel, it is Michael Kiske. I am very happy about this :) Michael Kiske will sing the hymnic title track "Credo" that also has a choir. When we do something together, it seems to become rather unique."
According the count backwards there is in the project website, the album will be available on October 30th, 2012! Now the project is real because Tolkki got the 100%, but you still have the chance to get some stuff, others were sold-out. Check it, and support it here!
Michael Kiske in Tolkki's Classical Variations 2
Link: Classical Variations 2: Credo
Michael Kiske will make a collaboration singing one track in the fourth Timo Tolkki solo album titled Classical Variations 2: Credo. The album is a kind of continuation of Timo first solo album of 1994: Classical Variations and Themes.
Classical Variations 2: Credo will be a double CD, the first one will be titled: Lyra and the second will be titled: Vega. The disc 1: Lyra contains only songs with vocals and the disc 2 contains instrumental music.
Here is Timo Tolkki statement about Michael Kiske collaboration:
"The legendary vocalist Michael Kiske will sing one song on the “Lyra” Disc of the “Credo” project. This is amazing news for me and should be for you as well. If there ever was someone with a voice of an angel, it is Michael Kiske. I am very happy about this :) Michael Kiske will sing the hymnic title track "Credo" that also has a choir. When we do something together, it seems to become rather unique."
The album will not be available in shops, is a project via Pledge Music, an independent way to make music totally difference of the typical concepts of music. No record company is envolved on this project. The main thing is, the fans buy a kind of "participation" in the project. We give the money in advance to finance the music activities of the artists. What kind of "participation"? and how does it cost?, well in this case, it depends of you. We have different options: For 10$ you will be available to download the 2CDs and to stay updated by your acount in Pledge Music, for 35$ you will get a copy of 2CDs signed by Timo Tolkki, etc... (Important note: If the artist would not get enough incomes to make the project, the money will be refound, you will NOT lose your money.)
The different options to support this project are on the right side of your screen when you will join at Pledge Music: Tolkki project. Since April 4th, there are 60 days to know if Timo Tolkki can get the enough incomes to make that project. On the first day, 12% of the target financial cost is done, so do it if you are interested in more stuff of Timo and also in hearing more stuff of Kiske!
