The Unity

History

When haunting songs at the interface between hard rock and melodic metal meet with the excellent musical skills and extensive experience of all musicians involved, the result is bound to be brilliant. The Unity are a prime example of this, all musical parameters pointing to an outstanding act with a promising future. After all, The Unity is the new group founded by Gamma Ray members Michael Ehré (drums) and Henjo Richter (guitar). Richter has been part of the Hamburg power metal outfit for some twenty years, while Ehré's CV includes – prior to his joining the Gamma Ray fold in 2012 – renowned names such as Firewind, Uli Jon Roth and Unisonic, to name but a few.

In The Unity, the two instrumentalists and composers Richter and Ehré have surrounded themselves with excellent colleagues who not only share their artistic vision but have already played live on stage with them in other constellations: many fans have been familiar with exceptional Italian vocalist Gianba Manenti, guitarist Stefan Ellerhorst, bassist Jogi Sweers and keyboardist Sascha Onnen since the launch of Ehré's group Love.Might.Kill, which has released two albums to date and played shows in a large number of European countries.

The Unity spent almost 18 months working flat out on their self-titled debut full-length album, which came out on Steamhammer/SPV in May 2017. It was produced by the musicians themselves, mostly at Ehré's own B Castle Studio and mixed and mastered by Spain's Miquel A. Riutort at the Psychosomatic Recording Studio. The impressive cover artwork, penned by Alexander Mertsch who has worked for the likes of Deep Purple, Gamma Ray, Status Quo and Europe, also deserves a mention.

In September 2018, the band's second full-length album 'Rise', done by the same personnel, will be released via Steamhammer/SPV. It includes 13 songs.

(source: The Unity, July 2018, last chapter added by AM)