Former HELLOWEEN frontman Michael Kiske has accepted an offer to sing for a project called PLACE VENDOME, named after the Paris world renowned square.

The project, which is headed up by Frontiers Records owner Serafino Perugino, has finished recording 11 songs, which are set to follow a straight melodic rock / AOR sound, "comparable to bands like FOREIGNER or JOURNEY" according to Kiske.

Production duties are handled by Pink Cream 69's Dennis Ward with songs written on purpose by himself, his bandmates David Readman and Alfred Koffler with contributions also from Gunther Werno of Vanden Plas.

Michael had a lot of fun during the recordings, as he really liked the material that is going to show an new and exciting side of his great singing abilities!

Frontiers Records plans to release this highly anticipated album in the fall of 2005.

In related news, Kiske went to the hospital a few weeks ago to finally get rid of the stomach problems that have plagued him for quite some time. The operation went smoothly and Michael is "totally fine again" and in a better vocal shape than ever!

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