Unisonic (album)

Unisonic (album)
Studio album by Unisonic
Released March 21, 2012 (Japan)
March 30, 2012 (Europe)
May 22, 2012 (USA)
Recorded ICP Sudios, Brussel, Belgium,
HOFA Studios, Karlsdorf,
Hammer Studios, Hamburg, Germany, 2012
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, power metal
Length 55:20
Label earMUSIC
Producer Dennis Ward, Kai Hansen
Unisonic chronology

Ignition
(2012)		 Unisonic
(2012)		 For the Kingdom
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Hard Rock Haven [1]
Planetmosh [2]

Unisonic is the debut album by the hard rock/heavy metal band Unisonic. It was released in 2012 on earMUSIC. The album is the group's first full length studio release since Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2 (1988) by Helloween to feature both Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske performing on all songs.[3]

Production

The majority of the songs were written by Dennis Ward and Kai Hansen, with further input from Mandy Meyer and Michael Kiske.[4] A music video was filmed for the song Unisonic on YouTube.[5]

The album was released on 21 March 2012 in Japan, on 30 March 2012 in Europe and on 22 May 2012 in the US, with cover art credited to Martin Haeusler. The album became available in several special editions, such as the European (Mediabook),[6] the Japanese[7] and the US,[8] each containing a different bonus track.

Unisonic's debut album entered several international music charts, scoring the highest points on the Finnish albums chart, Japanese albums chart, German albums chart and Swedish albums chart.[9]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Unisonic"  Dennis Ward, Kai HansenMandy Meyer, Hansen 3:25
2. "Souls Alive"  WardMeyer 5:13
3. "Never Too Late"  HansenHansen 4:30
4. "I’ve Tried"  WardWard 4:56
5. "Star Rider"  Ward, HansenWard 4:16
6. "Never Change Me"  HansenHansen 3:44
7. "Over the Rainbow (European bonus track)"  HansenHansen[10] 5:16
8. "Renegade"  WardWard 4:38
9. "My Sanctuary"  WardWard, Hansen 4:16
10. "King for a Day"  HansenHansen 4:07
11. "We Rise"  WardWard, Hansen 4:43
12. "No One Ever Sees Me"  Michael KiskeKiske 6:13
13. "The Morning After (Japanese bonus track)"  Kiske, WardMeyer 4:03
14. "I Want Out (live at Loud Park) (North American bonus track)"  HansenHansen 5:34

Personnel

Guest session musician

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian albums chart[12] 59
Finnish albums chart[13] 8
German albums chart[14] 24
Japanese albums chart[15] 19
Swedish albums chart[16] 29
Swiss albums chart[17] 44

References

  1. ↑ http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2012/03/unisonic-unisonic/
  2. ↑ http://planetmosh.com/unisonic-unisonic-album-review/
  3. ↑ "UNISONIC's KISKE, HANSEN Break Down Debut Album - Part 2 (video)". Legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  4. ↑ "UNISONIC – Never Say Never". Carl Begai. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Unisonic Premier Their First Video!". earMUSIC. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  6. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unisonic-Mediabook/dp/B006VUPCEM/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1336720670&sr=1-1
  7. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Unisonic-Bonus-Japan-CD-MICP-11040/dp/B0071NB45E/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1336720445&sr=1-4
  8. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Unisonic/dp/B007QHKMTO/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1337871286&sr=1-2
  9. ↑ http://acharts.us/album/69916
  10. ↑ "Official releases - 2012 - Unisonic". Kiskelized. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  11. ↑ http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Unisonic/Unisonic/329625
  12. ↑ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Unisonic&titel=Unisonic&cat=a
  13. ↑ http://finnishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a&year=2012&date=201215
  14. ↑ http://acharts.us/album/69916
  15. ↑ http://www.bravewords.com/news/181184
  16. ↑ http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Unisonic
  17. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Unisonic&titel=Unisonic&cat=a

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