Majestic
Released: Oct 11, 2005
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Released: Oct 11, 2005
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If Gamma Ray's rousing power metal sounds a little dated in 2005, well, it is. But with metal's ever-increasing hybridization, it's almost comforting to hear a band standing so proudly outside that...
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Skeleton in the Closet
Released: Jul 22, 2003
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Released: Jul 22, 2003
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The members of Gamma Ray are caught in a timewarp, and if one is a die-hard fan of old-school '70s and '80s power metal, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Throughout the '90s, the German...
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Power Plant - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Mar 18, 2003
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Released: Mar 18, 2003
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Kai Hansen left Helloween in 1989 because, as he saw it, the band was straying too far from its roots in high-speed yet melodic, British-derived metal. His refusal to bow to trends and stick to the...
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Heading for Tomorrow - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Mar 18, 2003
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Released: Mar 18, 2003
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German guitarist Kai Hansen shocked the heavy metal establishment when he threw in the proverbial towel -- quitting power metal legends Helloween at the height of their fame for greener pastures....
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Land of the Free - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Mar 18, 2003
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Released: Mar 18, 2003
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The stigma of Helloween is a hard one to get rid off, as illustrated on Gamma Ray's first three LPs. Kai Hansen succeeded in creating a band of his own, but he couldn't come up with an...
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Sigh No More - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Mar 18, 2003
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Released: Mar 18, 2003
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The first three records from Kai Hansen's band tried to follow a certain innovation/evolution within German power metal's restricted scene. Sigh No More, the second of these, does not escape this...
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Somewhere Out in Space - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Mar 18, 2003
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Released: Mar 18, 2003
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Recorded in 1997 and released in the U.S. a year later, Gamma Ray's fifth studio recording, Somewhere out in Space, is a concept album paying tribute to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The music...
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