His mu… Read Full Bio ↴Michael Kiske was born in Hamburg, Germany on January 24th, 1968.
His musical career began at age 16 when he was the vocalist for a band called Ill Prophecy. With this band he recorded a demo tape which had early versions of future Helloween songs.
Michael Kiske made his fame in the German power metal band Helloween as their lead singer. Kiske joined Helloween in 1987 and recorded Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I, widely considered to be one of Helloween best albums and a milestone in the creation of the Power metal genre. He stayed with the band for 3 more studio albums and 1 live album. The studio album called Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II which bringed success all over Europe, Asia and even the United States, the live album Live In The U.K. and 2 more studio albums called Pink Bubbles Go Ape and Chameleon.
Kiske has a vibrant and clean voice some fans and critics have likened his singing style and range to that of Geoff Tate or a young Samson-era Bruce Dickinson. He sings in a tenor manner and possesses an almost 4 octave vocal range, as he is capable of reaching extremely high notes (A5) and low baritone notes (C2) as well. Kiske's time in Helloween has proved to be highly influential, and many singers cite him as a major influence. He is often recognised as one of the greatest power metal singers of all time.
Three years after leaving Helloween, Kiske released his first solo album, Instant Clarity which featured guest appearances by Kai Hansen of Gamma Ray and Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden. His style is more rock than power metal now. His next solo album Readiness To Sacrifice was released only in Japan in 1999. This album was edited two years later in Europe by Noise Records.
Out of desire to make rock music again, Kiske formed a band, named SupaRed. It's a great rock album and they had opportunities to tour but Michael had problems with his stomach which eventually had to be operated on.This album was under promoted and it didn't have much success so they split.
In 2006, he recorded his third solo album titled Kiske. The new album has soft rock, acoustic songs. Also his debut solo album Instant Clarity was re-released with four bonus tracks.
In 2008 Michael released his fourth solo album Past In Different Ways where he remade his old Helloween songs acoustically.
Kiske from time to time has lent his voice to bands such as Masterplan for a song called Heroes which he duet with Jorn Lande, for a Brazilian band Tribuzy in a song called Absolution which he duet with Renato Tribuzy, in various songs for A Metal Opera called Avantasia, for another one called Aina, for ex-Helloween founding member, lead guitarist, and vocalist Kai Hansen band calledGamma Ray, Edguy and Revolution Renaissance.
He made a project with members of Pink Cream 69 called Place Vendome where Michael sings on all tracks. Two albums has been released by this project. This project is in AOR style and has a few Hard Rock songs.
He made a duet with Gisa Vatcky from Indigo Dying in a song called Breathe In Water.
He also did one with the Italian power metal band Trick Or Treat for two songs called Tears Against Your Smile and Hello Moon.
In 2010 he made a duet with Kai Hansen of Gamma Ray in a multilayered anthem titled All you need to know for their latest album.
On November 10, 2009, Michael formed the band Unisonic together with Dennis Ward, Mandy Meyer and Kosta Zafiriou. Unisonic began their first tour in June 2010, playing some warm-up shows in Germany and performing at festivals Sweden Rock 2010 and Masters of Rock 2010 as well. The band is scheduled to release its debut album in late 2010.
In 2010 an album called Kiske/Somerville is a result of the collaboration between vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville. This exciting album sees Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, Sinner) and Magnus Karlsson (Starbreaker, Primal Fear) handling most of the songwriting (with more contributions from Sander Gommans formerly of After Forever and Amanda Somerville herself), with Sinner overseeing the production & mix at various recording studios in Europe.
Two videoclips were filmed for the songs Silence and If I Had A Wish in Nurnberg, Germany. Joining Kiske and Somerville for the shoot were bassist and main composer Mat Sinner], guitarist Sander Gommans (After Forever), drummer Rami Ali and keyboardist Jimmy Kresic (Voodoo Circle). The clips were directed by Martin Mueller of RCN TV, who previously helmed the videoclip production for Unheilig, Subway to Sally, Helloween, U.D.O. and Gotthard.
The digital only release of the single, Silence on August 20th, 2010, will precede the release of the full-length CD.
The Bonus DVD will include videoclips of “Silence” and “If I Had A Wish” plus a “Making of” documentary.
The King Of It All
Michael Kiske Lyrics
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I've been had once again
The old betrayer did win
Felt small I thought to give in
And now I sleep with my sin
You say I just fly
I'm loaded to try
To shoot you with my sorrow
I'm alone tonight
No one there in sight
And I die to be the king of it all
To become the laugh of all rise and fall
Yes so tall!
You'll be the one that will bleed
If I fall over my feet
The love you need you must breed
The hate we build cuts so deep
If I could I sure would
Be all that you needed, it would all feel so good
But it doesn't come easy
I'm alone tonight
No one there in sight
And I die to be the king of it all
To become the laugh of all rise and fall
Yes so tall!
Your common sense is no defense sometimes
And if it ends all what it meant stays mine!
You say I just fly
On wings I have borrowed
I'm loaded to try
To shoot you with my sorrow
I'm alone tonight
No one there in sight
And I die to be the king of it all
To become the laugh of all rise and fall
Yes so tall!
The King Of It All is a song by Michael Kiske that speaks about the internal conflict within oneself that arises out of the desire to achieve success and the fear of failure or being ridiculed as a consequence of failure. The lyrics convey a sense of vulnerability with lines like "Felt small I thought to give in" and "And now I sleep with my sin" elucidating how defeat can make one feel powerless and stripped of self-esteem. The dream of becoming the "king of it all" is juxtaposed with the fear of becoming "the laugh of all rise and fall" which is a phrase denoting the anxiety of being subjected to public ridicule after a perceived failure.
The lines "Your common sense is no defense sometimes And if it ends, all what it meant stays mine!" expresses a powerful emotion that resonates with anyone who has dared to dream big. Kiske seems to be aware that the possibility of failure is high, but he is willing to face it head-on, even if it means that he would be ridiculed. The lines "The hate we build cuts so deep" might be referring to how the fear of failure can morph into a self-destructive emotion that can take over one's life if not monitored. The song has a positive undertone, and though it highlights the inner turmoil that arises due to the desire for success, it encourages listeners to continue chasing their dreams, despite the possibility of failure.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been had once again
I have been betrayed once again
The old betrayer did win
The person who betrayed me was successful
Felt small I thought to give in
I felt powerless and considered surrendering
And now I sleep with my sin
I am burdened with guilt for my actions
You say I just fly
You accuse me of being careless
On wings I have borrowed
Using someone else's resources to achieve success
I'm loaded to try
I am prepared to take risks
To shoot you with my sorrow
To use my emotional pain as a weapon against you
I'm alone tonight
I am by myself tonight
No one there in sight
There is no one around me
And I die to be the king of it all
I am willing to do anything to be the most successful
To become the laugh of all rise and fall
To be ridiculed for my successes and failures
Yes so tall!
Despite the risks, I want to achieve great heights
You'll be the one that will bleed
You will suffer if I fail
If I fall over my feet
If I make mistakes
The love you need you must breed
You have to create the love you desire
The hate we build cuts so deep
The anger and resentment we hold onto can hurt us deeply
If I could I sure would
If I had the ability, I would help you
Be all that you needed, it would all feel so good
If I could meet your needs, we would both feel satisfied
But it doesn't come easy
It is difficult to achieve what we want
Your common sense is no defense sometimes
Being logical is not always helpful
And if it ends all what it meant stays mine!
Regardless of the outcome, I will hold onto what was important to me
Contributed by Sarah K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Luis Carlos B Monteiro
Sweet vocals.
Neo Valis
This is pretty mellow album for Kiske,all in all,I like it.This song's pretty catchy.
Matteo Flori
Sua Maestà MICHAEL KISKE... che voce!! 😍
rimisark
!!!!!!!!!
Summer Rose
You're alone tonight eh Michi? I'll be there with you lol...
Hernan Wilches
:'(
Adonai Jaramillo Nachez
:'(