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词条 Place Vendome (band)
释义

  1. History

      The debut album (2004–2005)    The Streets of Fire album (2008–2009)    The formation of Unisonic (2009–2012)    The Thunder in the Distance album (2012–2013)    The Close to the Sun album (2016–2017)  

  2. Members

     Timeline 

  3. Discography

  4. References

  5. External links

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| name = Place Vendome
| background = group_or_band
| image = Michael Kiske live 2013.jpg
| origin = Germany
| genre = Hard rock, AOR
| years_active = 2004-present
| label = Frontiers Records
| associated_acts = Unisonic, Pink Cream 69, Vanden Plas
| current_members = Michael Kiske
Dennis Ward
Uwe Reitenauer
Gunther Werno
Dirk Bruinenberg
| past_members = Kosta Zafiriou
}}{{About|the rock band|other uses|Place Vendome (disambiguation){{!}}Place Vendome}}

Place Vendome is a melodic hard rock / AOR band, founded in 2004 at the direction of Frontiers Records president Serafino Perugino.

Place Vendome was formed by Helloween and Unisonic vocalist Michael Kiske, Dennis Ward (bass and production), Kosta Zafiriou (drums) and Uwe Reitenauer (guitars) from the band Pink Cream 69 and Gunther Werno (keyboards) from the band Vanden Plas.

The project has released four full-length albums; Place Vendome in 2005, Streets of Fire in 2009, Thunder in the Distance in 2013 and Close to the Sun in 2017.

History

The debut album (2004–2005)

Serafino Perugino devised the idea for the Place Vendome project during the winter of 2004. He approached both Michael Kiske and Dennis Ward with the proposition of recording a melodic rock/AOR album. According to Kiske "The whole band was an idea of Serafino Perugino from Frontiers Records...He first got into contact with Dennis Ward of Pink Cream 69 and hired him to oversee the project...He proposed the idea to me and after hearing the songs, I agreed to do the record. I was impressed by the strength of the material."[1] The songwriting for the debut album, Place Vendome, was provided by Dennis Ward, with further contributions from David Readman and Alfred Koffler.[2]

The Streets of Fire album (2008–2009)

Place Vendome's second album was released on February 20, 2009 and featured the same line-up. The songwriting for the Streets of Fire album was provided by Torsti Spoof (Leverage), Ronny Milianowicz (Saint Deamon), Robert Sall (Work of Art) and Magnus Karlsson (Primal Fear). A video was filmed for the song "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voSAeEWOspM&p=BE93DF3B767B4AED My Guardian Angel]", marking Kiske's visual return since 1996.[3]

The formation of Unisonic (2009–2012)

On November 10, 2009, Place Vendome members Michael Kiske, Dennis Ward and Kosta Zafiriou, joined forces with guitarist Mandy Meyer, to form the rock band Unisonic. In 2010, they began their first tour, playing mostly material from the Place Vendome albums, some Helloween classics and only one new song. In 2011, current Gamma Ray and former Helloween guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen was added to the line-up. During Unisonic's following live performance at Loud Park Festival, the band focused on performing their own material and played only the song "Cross The Line" from the first Place Vendome album. Since Unisonic's self-titled debut album was released in March 2012, the band has not performed any Place Vendome songs during their concerts.

The Thunder in the Distance album (2012–2013)

In 2012, Frontiers Records announced that Michael Kiske agreed to start working on a third Place Vendome album. A change in the line-up was also announced, with Dirk Bruinenberg (ex-Adagio) replacing Kosta Zafiriou as the drummer.[4] The band's third album, Thunder in the Distance was released on November 1, 2013. The songwriting for this release was provided by Magnus Karlsson, Timo Tolkki (ex-Stratovarius), Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline), Tommy Denander (Radioactive), Roberto Tiranti and Andrea Cantarelli (Labyrinth), Sören Kronqvist (Sunstorm) and Brett Jones.[5][6] A music video was filmed for the song "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrRH8OEm_GM Talk To Me]".

The Close to the Sun album (2016–2017)

In 2016, it was confirmed by Dennis Ward that a fourth Place Vendome album was being recorded. [7] On November 10, 2016, Ward posted on his social media profile that the album would be entitled Close to the Sun and would feature songs written by Magnus Karlsson, Jani Liimatainen (Cain's Offering, ex-Sonata Arctica), Olaf Thorsen (Vision Divine, Labyrinth), Fabio Lione (Angra, ex-Rhapsody of Fire, Vision Divine), Simone Mularoni (DGM), Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere), Alessandro Del Vecchio and Mike Palace. The new album was released on February 24, 2017 and was the first Place Vendome release to feature guest guitar solos by Gus G (Firewind, Ozzy Osbourne), Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray, Unisonic), Mandy Meyer (Krokus, Unisonic), Alfred Koffler (Pink Cream 69), Magnus Karlsson, Simone Mularoni and Michael Klein.[8][9]

Members

  • Michael Kiske – vocals
  • Dennis Ward – bass guitar
  • Uwe Reitenauer – guitars
  • Gunther Werno – keyboards
  • Dirk Bruinenberg – drums
Former members
  • Kosta Zafiriou – drums

Timeline

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Discography

  • Place Vendome (2005)
  • Streets of Fire (2009)
  • Thunder in the Distance (2013)
  • Close to the Sun (2017)

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/nl/interviews/view/id/1102|title=Lords of Metal ezine|publisher=|accessdate=29 October 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.frontiers.it/album/3556/|title=Frontiers|publisher=|accessdate=29 October 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://hardrockhideout.com/2009/01/15/place-vendom-to-release-streets-of-fire-in-february/ |title=Place Vendome to Release Streets of Fire in February |publisher=Hardrockhideout.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-25}}
4. ^Where Wishes Fly - Kiske Fanclub
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=15188|title=Review: "Place Vendome: Thunder In The Distance" - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!|publisher=|accessdate=29 October 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.frontiers.it/album/5174/|title=Frontiers|publisher=|accessdate=29 October 2014}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/dennis.ward.rocks/posts/10207835092549538/|title=Fourth Place Vendome album confirmed|publisher=|accessdate=19 March 2016}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/dennis.ward.rocks/posts/10209951862507464?comment_id=10209951878147855¬if_t=comment_mention¬if_id=1478792736377475|title=Soon-to-be-released Place Vendome album|accessdate=10 November 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/dennis.ward.rocks/posts/10210010195725758|title=The new album title is|accessdate=16 November 2016}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.frontiers.it|Frontiers Records official website}}
  • {{Official website|http://www.michael-kiske.de|Michael Kiske's official website}}
  • Kiske's collectors guide website
  • Blabbermouth.net
  • Where Wishes Fly - Kiske Fanclub
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