Zisis Petkanas at Greece’s Rock Overdose recently caught up with ex-HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske to discuss his new band, UNISONIC, which also features former Helloween bandmate Kai Hansen. An excerpt is available below:

Rockoverdose.gr: How many Helloween songs do you play in your concerts?

Kiske: "We play 'I Want Out', 'Future World' for sure. We may play 'Kids Of The Century' or 'A Little Time'. We had some discussions for 'March Of Time' as well. Kai wrote a lot of those songs and now that we are in the same band we have every right to do it. Together, we have the sound we had back then. I thought that I would never had the chance to sing them again so for me it’s something really great."

Rockoverdose.gr: What are the reactions for your new album from press and fans?

Kiske: "The reaction is very good. It seems that everybody likes it and they have a special opinion for it. We’ve been to France, England, Spain and obviously here in Germany… we had all kinds of reaction. There are people who say that we continued from the point of Keeper 2 and some who say that we have nothing in common with the old Helloween, something that it’s partly true. We don’t try to copy Helloween. That would be wrong. We just do what comes in our heads. We simply write and play the music that fascinates us. That’s the meaning of music. We do not try to make same albums as then but we are the same people. The songs that Kai writes, always had that feeling and sound. We have the same sound but we are not the same band. Different drummer, bass player and guitarist. It sounds different but me and Kai are simply ourselves. From outside you may find some similarities but underneath there are not many."

Click here for the complete interview.

Unisonic will release their self-titled debut album on March 30th (March 21st in Japan). It will be available in the following configurations:

Europe, rest of the world:

- CD jewel case
- CD limited edition Mediabook format with and extended booklet plus bonus track
- Vinyl and CD package limited edition

Japan:

- CD jewel case
- CD limited edition Digipack plus bonus track (exclusive for Japan)

Unisonic has now revealed the following tracklisting for the album:

‘Unisonic’

‘Souls Alive’

‘Never too Late’

‘I’ve Tried’

‘Star Rider’

‘Never Change Me

‘Renegade’

‘My Sanctuary’

‘King For A Day’

‘We Rise’

‘No One Ever Sees Me’

‘Over The Rainbow’ (Bonus Limited Edition)

The band also features Mandy Meyer (guitars; ex-KROKUS, GOTTHARD) and PINK CREAM 69 rhythm section Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums).

The band recently announced three European festival dates. They are as follows:

May

27 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Rock Hard Festival

June

21 - Milan, Italy - Gods Of Metal

July

12 - Vizovice, Czech Republic - Masters Of Rock

The band's non-festival tour schedule is now as follows:

May

12 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Flores
14 - Antofagasta, Chile - Statix Rock & Soccer
16 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Teleton
18 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - HSBC Hall
20 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador

October (with GOTTHARD)

11 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Apolo
12 - Madrid, Spain - La Rivera
13 - Pamplona, Spain - Sala Totem

Check out the new video for 'Unisonic' and a promotional video clip below: