The band released the EP Ignition and their first studio album Unisonic in 2012. The EP For the Kingdom and the second album Light of Dawn came out in 2014. Both studio albums have scored high entries in several international music charts. Unisonic is the first full studio collaboration between Kiske and Hansen since Helloween's albums Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I and Part II.
Vocalist Michael Kiske (Helloween), bassist Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69) and drummer Kosta Zafiriou (ex-Pink Cream 69) had already worked together in the AOR project Place Vendome. After the release of Place Vendome's second album, Streets of Fire in 2009, the aforementioned musicians decided to work together and form a new band. Dennis Ward suggested the recruitment of Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (Asia, Gotthard, Krokus). Mandy Meyer commented on the band's name: "There were so many ideas for a name and everybody liked Unisonic at the end. It fits to our band. United musicians from different backgrounds and countries". Unisonic began their first tour in June 2010, playing some warm-up shows in Germany and performing at the Sweden Rock Festival and the Masters of Rock Festival. These were the first live shows of Michael Kiske since his departure from Helloween in 1993.
Another former Helloween member, guitarist Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray), joined the band in March 2011. The new line-up performed its first show in Loud Park Festival (Japan) on 15 October 2011. In January 2012, the band released its first EP titled Ignition, through EarMusic (Edel AG), together with a video for the song "Unisonic". The band's self-titled debut album was released on 30 March 2012 and entered several international music charts, scoring the highest points on the Finnish albums chart, Japanese albums chart, German albums chart and Swedish albums chart.
Unisonic embarked on their first world tour in May 2012 playing in South America and in various European music festivals, such as Masters of Rock, Hellfest, Rock Hard and Gods of Metal among others. The second half of the tour included concerts in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Russia, Spain and Germany.
The band's second EP, For the Kingdom, came out in May 2014, the video for the song "Exceptional" followed in July, while their second album, Light of Dawn, was released on 1 August 2014. Light of Dawn entered several international music charts, scoring the highest entries on the Finnish albums chart, German albums chart, Swiss albums chart, Czech albums chart and Japanese albums chart. The band embarked on a summer festival tour in July 2014, performing at Masters Of Rock, Leyendas del Rock, Moscow Metal Meeting and Bang Your Head among others. A Japanese and European tour together with Edguy followed, while the band's final show was at the Knock Out Festival in December 2014.
On 5 August 2016 the band performed their first show at Wacken Open Air, which was recorded and released under the title Live in Wacken on 21 July 2017. On 6 September 2016 Kosta Zafiriou announced his retirement as a professional drummer, remaining only in his job as Unisonic's manager.
In an interview with Brazilian journalist Gastão Moreira, Kai Hansen said that the band is dead since 2017, when he and Michael Kiske reunited with Helloween.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisonic_(band)
Studio albums
Ignition (2012; EP)
Unisonic (2012)
For the Kingdom (2014; EP)
Light of Dawn (2014)
Live in Wacken (2017; Live Album)
I Want Out
Unisonic Lyrics
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We are pushed in little forms
No one asks us how we like to be
In school, they teach you what to think
But everyone says different things
But they're all convinced that
They're the ones to see
And at a certain point, you give it up
So, the only thing that's left to think is this:
I want out—to live my life alone
I want out—leave me be
I want out—to do things on my own
I want out—to live my life and to be free
People tell me "A" and "B"
They tell me how I have to see
Things that I have seen already clear
So, they push me then from side to side
They're pushing me from black to white
They're pushing till there's nothing more to hear
But don't push me to the maximum
Shut your mouth and take it home
'Cause I decide the way things gonna be
I want out—to live my life alone
I want out—leave me be
I want out—to do things on my own
I want out—to live my life and to be free
There's a million ways to see the things in life
A million ways to be the fool
In the end of it, none of us is right
Sometimes, we need to be alone
No, no, no...leave me alone!
I want out—to live my life alone
I want out—leave me be
I want out—to do things on my own
I want out—to live my life and to be free
I want out
The lyrics to Unisonic's "I Want Out" reflect the frustration and desire for independence that can come with being told what to do throughout our lives. From the beginning of our lives, we are put into "little forms" and are never asked how we would like to live our lives. In school, we are taught what to think and everyone around us seems to have their own opinions and beliefs that they try to push onto us. However, the singer of the song has had enough of this and decides that they want out to live their life on their own terms and to be free.
As the song progresses, we learn that the people around the singer keep pushing them from side to side, trying to tell them how they should see the world. They are constantly being pushed from black to white until there is nothing more to hear. The singer is asking for people to respect their independence and to not push them to their maximum limits. They want to decide the way things are going to be for themselves.
In the end, the song acknowledges that there are a million ways to see things in life and none of us are right. Sometimes, we just need to be alone and figure things out for ourselves. The repeated chorus of "I want out" highlights the singer's desire for independence and to live their life on their own terms.
Line by Line Meaning
From our lives' beginning on
Since birth, we are put into pre-determined roles without being consulted on our preferences.
We are pushed in little forms
We are forced into molds that determine how we should behave and what we should believe.
No one asks us how we like to be
Our individual preferences are disregarded and we are expected to conform to societal norms.
In school, they teach you what to think
Education systems enforce conformity by imparting specific ideologies and opinions as fact.
But everyone says different things
Despite being taught the same thing, individuals have their own subjective opinions on what they were taught.
But they're all convinced that
They're the ones to see
Regardless of whether their opinions are valid or not, individuals believe they are the correct ones.
So, they keep talking, and they never stop
And at a certain point, you give it up
So, the only thing that's left to think is this:
People continue to impose their own opinions on others, causing the listener to give up trying to argue with them and decide they just want to leave.
I want out—to live my life alone
I want out—leave me be
I want out—to do things on my own
I want out—to live my life and to be free
The singer wants to escape the pressure to conform and live as an individual on their own terms, free from outside influence.
People tell me "A" and "B"
They tell me how I have to see
Things that I have seen already clear
Others try to impose their views on the singer, even though they have already formed their own opinion on the matter at hand.
So, they push me then from side to side
They're pushing me from black to white
They're pushing till there's nothing more to hear
Others constantly try to sway the singer's opinion, trying to force them to agree with them until the singer no longer wants to listen.
But don't push me to the maximum
Shut your mouth and take it home
'Cause I decide the way things gonna be
The singer is asserting their own personal autonomy and the right to make choices for themselves instead of succumbing to the influence of others.
There's a million ways to see the things in life
A million ways to be the fool
In the end of it, none of us is right
Sometimes, we need to be alone
There are numerous ways to perceive things in life and everyone has their own right to their own opinions. The singer feels that at times it's important to be alone with their own thoughts instead of being influenced by others.
No, no, no...leave me alone!
I want out—to live my life alone
I want out—leave me be
I want out—to do things on my own
I want out—to live my life and to be free
The singer is emphatic about wanting to be alone, free from influence and control from outside sources.
Contributed by Luke G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.