KARLA TALLAS - REPORTS WITH GOTTHARD IN JAPAN | Página 19

rhythm section by drummer
Kosta Zafiriou and bass
player Dennis Ward.
Since the beginning of
the first show in Tokyo,
UNISONIC
could
be
absolutely
sure
about
their position. They were
accepted by the fans
incredibly well and the
reactions and ovations
during the shows were
just amazing. The main
attention goes as expected
to Michael Kiske, who’s
returning to Japan after
almost 20 years, something
he likes to remind the
audience of every night. He
doesn’t forget to joke about
how different he looked
back then when he still had
lots of hair and didn’t have
such a big belly. Since the
moment Michael appeared on stage, you could
understand that the fans never forgot him and have
always been waiting for the moment of his return.
Noticing the reactions and talking to some fans,
I have to say that Japanese people are probably
more open in the way they respect musicians from
an artistic point of view. They don’t have such strict
tendencies to categorize and to rebuke somebody
because of different music directions. Of course,
Michael Kiske became the most famous for
his time in HELLOWEEN, but the fans here respect
his solo career as well and understood his need
to do something different. I saw a couple of fans
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