The very favorable acceptance of the first PLACE VENDOME album planted the seeds for a second recording which was produced during 2008.
In a quite ironic twist of fate Michael found himself to work with members of PINK CREAM 69, when the band’s original singer Andy Deris took his place in HELLOWEEN when he left. He collaborated for the first time with PINK CREAM 69’s Dennis Ward, Kosta Zafiriou and Uwe Reitenauer with Gunther Werno (VANDENPLAS) on keyboards. The resulting PLACE VENDOME debut album brought Kiske back to a more straight ahead and Rock sound, still very accessible and melodic and far from the Heavy Metal stereotypes of blood, violence and hate from which Kiske decided to move away from. Kiske however, after the decision to quit HELLOWEEN following the release of “Chameleon”, started to work on his solo career which has brought 5 studio albums that would have departed him more and more from his Heavy Metal roots.ĭuring the winter of 2004 Michael, whose voice is still nowadays regarded as one of the most fascinating of the whole scene in rock (hence his participation in several Rock and Metal Operas including the very successful “Avantasia” and “Aina”), accepted to be part of a Melodic Rock oriented concept patronized by Frontiers Records’ President Serafino Perugino. After a couple of years hiatus, during which they signed with IRON MAIDEN’s management, the band released via EMI their fourth album “Pink Bubbles Go Ape”, followed in 1994 by “Chameleon”.ĭuring the HELLOWEEN years, Michael Kiske gained a strong reputation as one of the best singers of the scene and he has been often rumored to join very successful metal. But the dream came to a halt when, after internal conflicts, Kai Hansen, decided to leave. “Keeper of the Seven Keys - Part 2" was released in 1988 and gained even more success charting in the USA and in several other European countries. tour along with GRIM REAPER and ARMORED SAINT.
102 in the Billboard charts and its success enabled the band to appear as part of the “Hell On Wheels” U.S.
Released in America on the RCA label it peaked at n. World-wide it went on to sell a million copies, shifting over 125'000 in Germany alone. With them he recorded the band’s second album, entitled "Keeper of the Seven Keys - Part 1", released in 1987. Michael Kiske career in music began at 17, when he became the vocalist of his school band called ILL PROPHECY, whom he left in order to join HELLOWEEN. Europe-Exclusive Limited to 150 copies in this Shop!ĮXCLUSIVE TO FRONTIERS EU AND U.S.
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