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German rock band
Unisonic were founded in 2009 by ex-
Helloween frontman
Michael Kiske and the
Pink Cream 69 rhythm section of bassist
Dennis Ward and drummer Kosta Zafiriou. The three musicians, who had already worked together in the AOR project
Place Vendome (which has resulted in two albums, 2005's
Place Vendome and 2009's Streets of Fire), then recruited ex-
Gotthard guitarist
Mandy Meyer and began their first tour in June 2010, playing at the Sweden Rock Festival and the Masters of Rock Festival in the Czech Republic. The band gathered some steam when former
Helloween guitarist and co-founder
Kai Hansen joined the lineup in March 2011, turning
Unisonic into a
Helloween reunion project of sorts (even though
Kiske had already guested on two albums by
Hansen's band
Gamma Ray, 1995's
Land of the Free and 2010's To the Metal!). After the release of a four-track EP titled
Ignition in January 2012, the group released a self-titled full-length album two months later. ~ Christian Genzel