Kiske/Somerville (album)

Kiske/Somerville
Studio album by
Kiske/Somerville
Released24 September 2010
StudioStuntguitar Studios, Höör, Sweden
Audiospezialist Studios, Bittenfeld
Indiscreet Studios, Stuttgart
Level 10, Liquid Home Studio, Germany
HDK Studios, Reuver, Netherlands
GenreHard rock, Heavy metal
Length53:20
LabelFrontiers
ProducerMat Sinner
Kiske/Somerville chronology
Kiske/Somerville
(2010) 		City of Heroes
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer (GER)(5/7)[1]
Lords of Metal(87/100)[2]
Revelationz Magazine(8/10)[3]

Kiske/Somerville is the debut album of the melodic rock / heavy metal duet project Kiske/Somerville. The album features the collaboration of vocalist Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween, Unisonic, Place Vendome) with American singer Amanda Somerville (Aina, HDK, Trillium). The album was released on 24 September 2010 with cover art credited to Stanis W. Decker.

The album sees Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, Sinner) and Magnus Karlsson (Starbreaker, Primal Fear) handling most of the songwriting, with more contributions from the former After Forever guitarist Sander Gommans and Amanda Somerville herself. Mat Sinner oversaw the production and mixing of the songs at various recording studios in Europe.

Two videoclips were filmed for the songs "Silence" on YouTube and "If I Had a Wish" on YouTube in Nuremberg, Germany. Joining Kiske and Somerville for the shoot were bassist and main composer Mat Sinner, guitarist Sander Gommans, drummer Ramy Ali and keyboardist Jimmy Kresic (Voodoo Circle). The clips were directed by Martin Mueller of RCN TV.

The digital only release of the single, "Silence", on 20 August 2010, preceded the release of the full-length CD.

The bonus DVD includes videoclips of "Silence" and "If I Had a Wish", plus a 'Making of' documentary.

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nothing Left to Say"Mat Sinner, Magnus Karlsson4:37
2."Silence"Sinner, Karlsson6:21
3."If I Had a Wish"Sinner, Karlsson4:20
4."Arise"Sander Gommans, Amanda Somerville3:14
5."End of the Road"Sinner, Jimmy Kresic5:10
6."Don't Walk Away"Sinner, Karlsson4:31
7."A Thousand Suns"Gommans, Somerville3:58
8."Rain"Sinner, Karlsson3:47
9."One Night Burning"Sinner, Karlsson4:04
10."Devil in Her Heart"Sinner, Kresic4:25
11."Second Chance"Sinner, Karlsson4:55
Italian, Mexican, Argentinian, Russian, European, Taiwanese and Brazilian Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Set a Fire" (bonus track)Gommans, Somerville3:58
Japanese Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."One Night Burning" (acoustic version)Sinner, Karlsson3:24
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Silence" (video clip)4:02
2."If I Had a Wish" (video clip)4:25
3."Making Of" (documentary)9:34

Credits

Musicians

Videoclips

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Czech Republic Albums Chart[4] 47

References

  1. ^ "Review zu: Michael Kiske & Amanda Somerville - Kiske/Somerville - METAL HAMMER". Metal-hammer.de. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Kiske /Somerville - Kiske /Somerville | Review | Lords of Metal metal E-zine - issue 106". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  3. ^ "RevelationZ Magazine - Your Heavy metal and Hard Rock resource". Revelationz.net. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  4. ^ ds. "Čns Ifpi". Ifpicr.cz. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2012.