Unisonic "Unisonic"

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

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

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 Häusler. The album became available in several special editions, such as the European (Mediabook), the Japanese and the US, 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.

In Burrn! magazine's 2012 Readers Poll, Unisonic ranked at #2 (behind Accept's Stalingrad) for Best Album and the title track won Best Song.

Limited edition includes one bonus track:

7. Over the Rainbow (05:16)

Some limited editions includes second bonus CD with following bonus tracks (taken from "Ignition" EP):

1. Souls Alive (demo version) (05:13)

2. I Want Out (Helloween cover) (live version) (05:34)

US edition bonus track (taken from "Ignition" EP):

12. I Want Out (Helloween cover) (live version) (05:34)

Editions:

European / Rest of the world editions:

1: CD standard edition (11 tracks)

2: Limited CD Digi-pack edition (11 tracks plus 1 bonus track, mediabook of 40 pages, interviews, exclusive pictures) (also as EMP exclusive - with T-shirt)

3: Limited LP + CD edition

Credits:

1. Unisonic (Music: Meyer, Hansen / Lyrics: Ward, Hansen)

2. Souls Alive (Music: Meyer / Lyrics: Ward)

3. Never Too Late (Music: Hansen / Lyrics: Hansen)

4. I've Tried (Music: Ward / Lyrics: Ward)

5. Star Rider (Music: Ward / Lyrics: Ward, Hansen)

6. Never Change Me (Music: Hansen / Lyrics: Hansen)

7. Over the Rainbow (Music: Hansen / Lyrics: Hansen)

8. The Morning After (Music: Meyer / Lyrics: Kiske, Ward)

9. Renegade (Music: Ward / Lyrics: Ward)

10. My Sanctuary (Music: Ward, Hansen / Lyrics: Ward)

11. King for a Day (Music: Hansen / Lyrics: Hansen)

12. We Rise (Music: Ward, Hansen / Lyrics: Ward)

13. No One Ever Sees Me (Music: Kiske / Lyrics: Kiske)

Recorded at ICP Studios, Brussels, Belgium, HOFA Studios, Karlsdorf, Germany and Hammer Studios, Hamburg, Germany.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.