Gamma Ray - Discography (1990-2010) FLAC

Genre : Power Metal Year CDs : 1990-2010 Country : Germany Audio Codec : FLAC Quality : lossless In 1989, tired of constant touring and a showdown with Michael Veykatom Kai Hansen decided to leave the "Helloween", to organize a new project " Gamma Ray ". Cooperate with former vocalist "Tyran pace" Ralf Scheepers, it also attracted the participation in the team bassist Uwe Vessela and drummer Matthias Burchardta. The latter, however, short-lived in the team and was replaced by Uli Kusch (ex-"Holy moses"). In this configuration was the debut LP "Heading For Tomorrow". In Europe, it sold 180,000 copies of this album, but the biggest success it had in Japan, where she won second place in the charts. The second album, "Sigh No More", although he was more somber, repeated the success of its predecessor (150,000 copies). Nevertheless Wessel and Kush in mid-1992 decided to leave the band. Kush eventually became part of "Helloween". In early 1993, it was finally found a replacement in the person of John the Rubacha (bass) and Thomas Nack (drums). Updated, the band recorded the album "Insanity And Genius". Starting with this release "Gamma Ray" began to put on the cover character "yin-yang." In 1994, the group dumped Ralf Scheepers, who decided to try his luck in "Judas priest", and Hansen had to take over vocal duties. His debut in the new place on the disk as a "Land Of The Free", in which the recording as a guest attends "hellovinovets" Michael pussy. In the ensuing world tour was recorded first official live band, which included the songs except "Gamma Ray" a couple of tracks "Helloween". At the end of 1996 and Rubach Knack fled to "Anesthesia" and again there was a problem with the bass player and drummer. Managed to solve it with the arrival of Dirk Shlechtera and Dan Zimmerman. Album 1997 "Somewhere Out In Space" was devoted to space issues, and the sound on it was a little dirty and looked like live recordings. The disc included a cover version of "hippie" "Return To Fantasy". In the same year "Gamma Ray" swept concerts in his native Germany, and then went to Japan in between having to release EP "Valley Of The Kings". Hansen still found time to take part in his former team "Iron savior". For the same case, he drew and Zimmerman. 1999 saw the release of "Powerplant", which marked a more professional stage of creativity "Gamma Ray". Sound changed, became faster and harder, while not losing its melody. Of interest were the tracks "Armageddon" Hansen and cover "It's a sin" popsovikov "Pet shop boys". On the 10th anniversary of the group had published a collection of "Blast from the past". All songs on it were rewritten and sounded more modern. offensive millennium "gamma rays" noted the release of Greatest Hits "Blast from the Past", and in 2001 returned to the work "No World Order", made ​​in the spirit of classic heavy 80s. After the "No World Order" Hansen bothered to rush between the two groups, and he finally gave up "Iron savior", deciding to focus on "Gamma Ray". skated tour in support of the disc and take a short break, the team has gone again on tour, during which performed mostly rare items. On the basis of concerts in Barcelona and Strasbourg, held as part of this tour, was released the live album "Skeletons In The Closet". The new studio album from the same "Gamma Ray" appeared in September 2005, and on the "Majestic" team returned to its proprietary melodic metal. 1990 - Heading For Tomorrow [Remastered] 1991 - Sigh No More [Remastered] 1993 - Insanity And Genius [Remastered] 1995 - Land of the Free [Remastered] 1996 - Alive '95 [VICP-5714] 1997 - Somewhere Out In Space [Remastered] 1999 - Powerplant [Remastered] 2001 - No World Order! 2003 - Skeletons in the Closet 2CD 2005 - Majestic [VICP-63135] 2007 - Land Of The Free II 2008 - Hell Yeah - The Awesome Foursome 2CD 2010 - To The Metal! albums all have high resolution scans