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Gamma Ray is a power metal band from north of Germany, founded by former Helloween guitarist, singer, and songwriter Kai Hansen. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Power metal is a style of heavy metal music typically with the aim of evoking an epic feel, combining characteristics of traditional metal with thrash metal or speed metal, often within symphonic context. ...
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Kai Michael Hansen (born January 17, 1963, in Hamburg, Germany) is a power metal guitarist and vocalist. ...
Henjo Oliver Richter, (born November 24, 1963) in Hamburg, Germany, is a guitarist in Gamma Ray, the German power metal band formed by Kai Hansen. ...
Dirk Schlächter Dirk Schlächter (born February 15, 1965, in Bad Nauheim, Germany) is the bassist of the power metal band Gamma Ray. ...
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Ralf Scheepers is the current vocalist for German power metal outfit Primal Fear. ...
Uwe Wessel (born August 31, 1960) is German musician. ...
Ulrich Kusch, born March 11, 1967, is a heavy metal drummer. ...
Power metal is a style of heavy metal music typically with the aim of evoking an epic feel, combining characteristics of traditional metal with thrash metal or speed metal, often within symphonic context. ...
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Kai Michael Hansen (born January 17, 1963, in Hamburg, Germany) is a power metal guitarist and vocalist. ...
Biography
In 1988, after four years with Helloween, guitarist and songwriter Kai Hansen decided, for reasons that are still the subject of much debate, to leave the band. Hansen claimed that Helloween had become too big for him to handle, although the group's troubles with financial issues and the record company most likely played a part as well. He proceeded to do some studio work with Blind Guardian. Eventually, Hansen decided to form his own project with long-time friend Ralf Scheepers from Tyran Pace. This two-man project grew into a four-man band with the addition of Uwe Wessel (bass) and Mathias Burchard (drums). Thus was Gamma Ray born, bearing a sound understandably close to that of Hansen's former band, Helloween. See also: Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ...
This article is about the power metal band. ...
For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ...
A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ...
Kai Michael Hansen (born January 17, 1963, in Hamburg, Germany) is a power metal guitarist and vocalist. ...
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Ralf Scheepers is the current vocalist for German power metal outfit Primal Fear. ...
Uwe Wessel (born August 31, 1960) is German musician. ...
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The original line-up released the album Heading for Tomorrow in February of 1990, and later that year the 'Heaven Can Wait EP' with new guitarist Dirk Schlächter and new drummer Uli Kusch. Heading for Tomorrow (1990) Tracklist : 1. ...
Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...
Dirk Schlächter Dirk Schlächter (born February 15, 1965, in Bad Nauheim, Germany) is the bassist of the power metal band Gamma Ray. ...
Ulrich Kusch, born March 11, 1967, is a heavy metal drummer. ...
In February 1991 the band began rehearsing for the recording of their second album in a small, remote house in Denmark. With some brand new songs written, Gamma Ray entered the studio under the supervision of producer Tommy Newton, and produced their second album Sigh No More, which was released in September 1991. The style vastly differs from that of Heading for Tomorrow, featuring darker lyrics as a result of the Gulf War that was raging at the time. A 50-date worldwide tour followed. Sigh No More was the second studio album released by German power metal band, Gamma Ray in 1991 by Noise Records. ...
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After the Japanese tour at the beginning of 1992, Gamma Ray were in the media again, but this time with no good news for the fans: the rhythm section (Uli & Uwe) left because of a personal disagreement and were replaced by Jan Rubach (bass) and Thomas Nack (drums) of one of Hamburg’s old bands, Anesthesia. The band also began to build their own studio, so work on their new album didn't start until 1993. The album Insanity and Genius was released in June 1993, with a style which was closer to that of Heading for Tomorrow than Sigh No More. In September, Gamma Ray, along with Rage, Helicon and Conception embarked on the Melodic Metal Strikes Back tour. The tour contributed to the release of the double CD The Power of Metal, and the videos Power of Metal and Lust for Live, in December. A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ...
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Gamma Rays third and final album with Ralf Scheepers on vocals. ...
Rage is a heavy metal band from Germany, currently consisting of Peter Peavy Wagner (Bass, Vocals), Victor Smolski (Guitar), and Mike Terrana (Drums). ...
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More changes in the lineup were to follow. Scheepers lived quite far way away from Hamburg, meaning that the band could only rehearse weekends, which was preventing progress with the new album. Since Scheepers wrote his appliction for the job of vocalist for Judas Priest, and he had a good chance of getting the position, Hansen asked him if he really felt that staying with Gamma Ray was the right thing to do. In the same time Hansen and Schlächter begun to sing their own songs on the new album "Insanity and Genius" which also was not healthy for the relationship. Hansen and Scheepers decided that it would be for the best if Scheepers left the band, and so, with no hard feelings on either side, Scheepers left Gamma Ray. Hansen then began to search for a new vocalist, but due to demand from friends and fans took on the guitar-vocal duties as he had for the first Helloween EP and album. This article is about the city in Germany. ...
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In 1995 the fourth album, Land of the Free, the first to feature Hansen on vocals, was released. Critics around the globe were ecstatic. The following tour, Men on a Tour, brought the recording and release of the live album Alive '95 in 1996. See also: 1995 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1995 Record labels established in 1995 // January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ...
Land of the Free is the fouth studio album of Gamma Ray (band) and the first one featuring Kai Hansen the ex-guitarist and vocalist of Helloween on the lead vocals and guitars ( besides the first Helloween album Walls of Jericho (album) ).On the guitars Dirk Schlächter , Jan Rubach...
Alive 95 is the first live album by Kai Hansens Gamma Ray (band). ...
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Soon, both Hansen and Schlächter decided that yet another change was needed. Jan Rubach and Thomas Nack both left in order to return to Anesthesia, and in came new drummer Dan Zimmermann, who was also the drummer of Freedom Call. Schlächter wanted to drop the guitar and pick up the bass duties as that was his original instrument, as can be seen on the earlier Heading for the East video when he and Wessel switch instruments for a few songs, and Schlächter performs a bass solo at one point. Henjo Richter came in to fill the second guitar spot. This lineup survives to this day. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 665 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gamma Ray (band...
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Freedom Call is a German power metal band formed in 1998. ...
Henjo Oliver Richter, (born November 24, 1963) in Hamburg, Germany, is a guitarist in Gamma Ray, the German power metal band formed by Kai Hansen. ...
Work started on the next full-length album, and 1997 saw the release of Somewhere Out in Space, which marked the beginning of the band's thematic concentration on space. After two years of touring came the album Powerplant, which was a continuation of Somewhere Out In Space's lyrical approach, but a new direction musically. The album was highly acclaimed throughout the world. See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic...
Somewhere Out In Space was released in 1997 and is the fifth studio album of Gamma Ray (band). ...
Powerplant is the 6th full-length album from the German power metal band, Gamma Ray, released in 1999. ...
Somewhere Out In Space was released in 1997 and is the fifth studio album of Gamma Ray (band). ...
The time came for a "Best Of..." album, and Hansen decided to do things differently: he let the fans decide by voting on their website for their three favorite songs on each album, then the band went back to the studio to re-record the old classics on the first three albums and made remixed versions for the songs on the later ones. Blast from the Past was the name chosen for this double album.
After a break of one year where Hansen concentrated on his side project Iron Savior, the band was ready for the recording and release of the album No World Order, with a lot of heavy riffs like classic 80's bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, just as rumored. Yet again the album was highly praised. The No Order World Tour saw the band visiting dozens of European countries and Japan. After resting from the tour, the band went on with the Skeletons in the Closet tour, which saw the band performing songs that they never or rarely played live before. Once again, the setlist was voted by the fans on the band's website. Only a few shows were played but two of those were recorded for the live album Skeletons in the Closet. Iron Savior is a German power metal band formed by Piet Sielck, with a science-fiction theme to their writing. ...
No World Order is a 2001 album from the German power metal band Gamma Ray. ...
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Skeletons in the Closet is a live album from the German power metal band Gamma Ray, released in 2003. ...
Gamma Ray's latest studio album, Majestic, was released on September 23, 2005. Majestic is the lastest full-length album from the German power metal band Gamma Ray, released in 2005. ...
Kai Hansen and Henjo Richter also participated in Tobias Sammet's project Avantasia, on both The Metal Opera and The Metal Opera Part II, which are also notably as an another collaboration of Kai with his ex-bandmates from Helloween, namely Markus Grosskopf and Michael Kiske. Kai Michael Hansen (born January 17, 1963, in Hamburg, Germany) is a power metal guitarist and vocalist. ...
Henjo Oliver Richter, (born November 24, 1963) in Hamburg, Germany, is a guitarist in Gamma Ray, the German power metal band formed by Kai Hansen. ...
Tobias Sammet, born November 21, 1977 in Fulda, Germany is the vocalist and primary songwriter of the German Power Metal band Edguy, as well as the creator of the metal opera Avantasia and a member of the metal project Final Chapter. ...
Avantasia (The Metal Opera) is a symphonic metal project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist and frontman of the power metal group Edguy. ...
Avantasia (The Metal Opera) is a two-part metal opera album written by Tobias Sammet, vocalist in the power metal group Edguy. ...
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This article is about the power metal band. ...
Markus Großkopf Markus Großkopf (Born in Hamburg, Germany on September 21st, 1965) is the Bass player for the german power metal band Helloween. ...
Vocalist Michael Kiske was (born January 24, 1968 in Hamburg, Germany), best known as the lead vocalist for the German power metal band Helloween from 1987 to 1993. ...
A live DVD, "Hell Yeah - The Awesome Foursome (And The Finnish Keyboarder Who Didn't Want To Wear His Donald Duck Costume) Live in Montreal" was recorded on May 6th, 2006 in Montreal, Quebec.
Land of the Free II has been announced and is scheduled for release on November 16, 2007 in Germany, November 19, 2007 in Europe, November 21, 2007 in Japan, and January 15, 2008 in the US. Land of the Free II is the ninth full length studio album by Gamma Ray. ...
In recent years Gamma Ray have made use of touring keyboard players to fully augment their sound in a live environment. Axel Mackenrott of Masterplan has fulfilled these duties in the past, and the role is currently occupied by Eero Kaukomies, a Finn who plays in a Gamma Ray tribute band. His bandmate, guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen, also played on part of the Majestic tour in 2006 following an injury to Henjo Richter. Axel Mackenrott (September 6th, 1969 in Hamburg, Germany) is the keyboard player for the Heavy Metal bands Masterplan and Beautiful Sin. ...
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Henjo Oliver Richter, (born November 24, 1963) in Hamburg, Germany, is a guitarist in Gamma Ray, the German power metal band formed by Kai Hansen. ...
Gamma Ray are to be the "very special guest" on Helloween's HELLISH ROCK 2007/2008 Tour, on some shows along with the band Axxis. This article is about the power metal band. ...
Axxis is a German band which has been founded in 1988. ...
Members
Current members - Kai Hansen - Vocals, Guitars (1988-Present)
- Henjo Richter - Guitars (1997-Present)
- Dirk Schlächter - Guitars (1990-1997), Bass (1997-Present)
- Dan Zimmermann - Drums (1997-Present)
Kai Michael Hansen (born January 17, 1963, in Hamburg, Germany) is a power metal guitarist and vocalist. ...
Henjo Oliver Richter, (born November 24, 1963) in Hamburg, Germany, is a guitarist in Gamma Ray, the German power metal band formed by Kai Hansen. ...
Dirk Schlächter Dirk Schlächter (born February 15, 1965, in Bad Nauheim, Germany) is the bassist of the power metal band Gamma Ray. ...
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Former members
Vocals Ralf Scheepers is the current vocalist for German power metal outfit Primal Fear. ...
Bass - Uwe Wessel - Bass (1988-1993)
- Jan Rubach - Bass (1993-1997)
Uwe Wessel (born August 31, 1960) is German musician. ...
Drums - Mathias Burchard - Drums (1989-1990)
- Uli Kusch - Drums (1990-1992)
- Thomas Nack - Drums (1993-1997)
Ulrich Kusch, born March 11, 1967, is a heavy metal drummer. ...
Guest studio musicians - Michael Kiske - Vocals (1995) on Time to Break Free song
- Hansi Kürsch - Vocals (1995) on Farewell song
- Tommy Newton - Guitars (1990, 1991)
- Tammo Vollmers - Drums (1990)
- Mischa Gerlach - Keyboards (1990)
- Sascha Paeth - Keyboards (1995)
Vocalist Michael Kiske was (born January 24, 1968 in Hamburg, Germany), best known as the lead vocalist for the German power metal band Helloween from 1987 to 1993. ...
Hansi Kürsch Hansi Kürsch (born August 10, 1966 in Lank-Latum, Germany) is the lead vocalist of metal band Blind Guardian. ...
Sascha Paeth is a German guitarrist, musical producer and mixer known for working with heavy-metal bands such as Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody Of Fire, Kamelot, After Forever and many others. ...
Guest live musicians - Mike Terrana - Drums (1998)
- Jörg Schrör - Bass (2000)
- Axel Mackenrott - Keyboards (2004)
- Kasperi Heikkinen - Guitars (2006)
- Eero Kaukomies - Keyboards (2006, 2007)
- Alessio Gori - Keyboards (2007)
Mike Terrana (Born January 21, 1960 in Buffalo, NY)is a heavy metal drummer. ...
Axel Mackenrott (September 6th, 1969 in Hamburg, Germany) is the keyboard player for the Heavy Metal bands Masterplan and Beautiful Sin. ...
Selected discography - Further information: Gamma Ray discography
Discography of the band Gamma Ray // Heading for Tomorrow (1990) Sigh No More (1991) Insanity and Genius (1993) Land of the Free (1995) Somewhere Out in Space (1997) Powerplant (1999) No World Order (2001) Majestic (2005) (late 2007) Alive 95 (1996) Skeletons in the Closet (2003) Heaven Can Wait (1990...
Studio albums Heading for Tomorrow (1990) Tracklist : 1. ...
Sigh No More was the second studio album released by German power metal band, Gamma Ray in 1991 by Noise Records. ...
Gamma Rays third and final album with Ralf Scheepers on vocals. ...
Land of the Free is the fouth studio album of Gamma Ray (band) and the first one featuring Kai Hansen the ex-guitarist and vocalist of Helloween on the lead vocals and guitars ( besides the first Helloween album Walls of Jericho (album) ).On the guitars Dirk Schlächter , Jan Rubach...
Somewhere Out In Space was released in 1997 and is the fifth studio album of Gamma Ray (band). ...
Powerplant is the 6th full-length album from the German power metal band, Gamma Ray, released in 1999. ...
No World Order is a 2001 album from the German power metal band Gamma Ray. ...
Majestic is the lastest full-length album from the German power metal band Gamma Ray, released in 2005. ...
Land of the Free II is the ninth full length studio album by Gamma Ray. ...
Covers Gamma Ray covered numerous bands and musicians during their career, including, but not limited to: - Helloween - the former band of Kai Hansen. Some of their songs, written by Kai, are performed by Gamma Ray live, such as Ride the Sky, I Want Out, Victim of Fate or Future World.
- The song Heavy Metal Mania by the band Holocaust was covered one time in studio and many times live.
- Gamma Ray covered Judas Priest's Victim Of Changes with Kai on vocals and Exciter with Ralph. It was stated in various interviews, that Judas Priest is one of Kai Hansen's favourite bands. It was also liked by Scheepers, as he left Gamma Ray during the tryouts for the new Judas Priest vocalist. He ultimately lost to Tim "Ripper" Owens.
- Gamma Ray Covered "Gamma ray", taken from "Hoodoo Man", the album, by "Birth control"
This article is about the power metal band. ...
I Want Out is a song by the german power metal band Helloween. ...
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Heading for Tomorrow (1990) Tracklist : 1. ...
Somewhere Out In Space was released in 1997 and is the fifth studio album of Gamma Ray (band). ...
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Its a Sin is a song recorded by the Pet Shop Boys which reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in June 1987. ...
Powerplant is the 6th full-length album from the German power metal band, Gamma Ray, released in 1999. ...
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Trivia - The name Gamma Ray was also used briefly by the band Queens of the Stone Age before changing it after learning that the name was taken.
- Their song, "Gardens of the Sinner", was featured in the rhythm game, StepMania.
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Vocalist Michael Kiske was (born January 24, 1968 in Hamburg, Germany), best known as the lead vocalist for the German power metal band Helloween from 1987 to 1993. ...
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