MICHAEL KISKE: Kiske

Cover	Release	Style
	2006-5-19	melodic pop-rock
	Label
	http://www.frontiers.it
	Website
	http://www.michaelkiske.net
	Contact
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	Playing Time	Cat. N°
	46:23	FR CD 285
	Review by/Translated By	Rating
	Johan / Reggie	8,5/10
nederlands	Review
Michael Kiske is a familiar name in the hard rock and metal scene. He started his singing career at the age of 17 with Ill Prophacy, but soon left that band to team up with Helloween, one of the most respected German metal bands. Kiskes’ astoundingly dynamic voice could be heard on their “Keeper Of The Seventh Key” albums from 1987 and 1988, which sold more than a million copies worldwide. After the fifth Helloween album, Kiske started to work on his solo career. The result was “Instant Clarity”, which was very different from the Helloween-sound, using sevices from Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden), amongst others. After another solo album, Kiske could be heard on numerous projects and rock-opera’s, like “Avantasia”, “Aina”, “Tribuzy” and, more recently, “Place Vendome”. Under pressure from his fans, Kiske made a third album in 2006. He wanted to confirm his proficiency in a more melodic style, an album to be proud of in years to come. Anyone expecting a metal cd is proven wrong with “Kiske”. The album is bursting with nice melodic pop songs, beautifully crafted, with great vocals and a balanced production. I’ve been playing this cd over and over again, without ever tiring of it. Acoustic guitars are the main attraction here, giving this album an almost airy sound. All I can say about this record, is that every song on it is a masterpiece. “Kiske” is a wonderful cd to relax to, while enjoying the music and vocals. A must-buy!
Musicians
Michael Kiske: Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards Sandro Giampietro: Solo Guitars Fontaine Burnett: Bass Karsten Nagel: Drums
Tracklist
Fed By Stones (4:47) All-Solutions (4:41) Knew I Would (4:04) Kings Fall (4:27) Hearts Are Free (4:05) The King Of It All (4:45) Sing My Song (3:26) Silently Craving (4:11) Truly (3:45) Painted (4:45) Sad As The World (3:23)
Discography
Ill Prophecy - Ill Prophecy Demo Helloween – Keeper Of The Seven Keys ~ Part1 (1987) Helloween – Keeper Of The Seven Keys ~ part2 (1988) Helloween – Live In The U.K. (1989) Helloween – The Best, The Rest, The Rare (1989) Helloween – Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991) Helloween – Chameleon (1993) Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free (1995) Michael Kiske – Instant Clarity (1996) Michael Kiske – Readiness To Sacrifice (1998) Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia Part 1 (2000) Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia Part 2 (2002) Supared – Supared (2002) Timo Tolkki – Hymn To Live (2002) Masterplan – Masterplan (2002) Aina – Days of rising doom (2003) Thalion – Another sun (2004) Renato Tribuzy – Execution (2005) Edguy – Superheroes EP (2005) Place Vendome - Place Vendome (2005) Kiske (2006)


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