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Artist: Gamma Ray
Title: The Best Of
Genre: Heavy Metal
Release Date: 30th January 2015
Label: EarMusic


Album Review

It sure is futile and unnecessary to introduce GAMMA RAY to any person in existence who gets a kick out of listening to German Heavy Metal with speed metal moments, but here I go: GAMMA RAY is a metal band from Germany formed by Kai Hansen in 1989 after he left HELLOWEEN (yeah that band). The band’s first vocalist Ralf Scheepers left in 1993, he formed PRIMAL FEAR in 1998. Scheepers’ replacement was founder and mastermind Kai Hansen himself. GAMMA RAY`s discography includes eleven studio records, four live outputs, one karaoke album (really? Yeah really!!!) and one best of compilation which I am reviewing right about now.

To everyone who is reading this out of pure curiosity, GR play fast heavy metal not unlike HELLOWEEN and sometimes they go straight “happy” metal, these guys don’t take themselves seriously all the time. To point out the highlights is infeasible when facing a best of compilation, this double CD really is enjoyable but I miss my favourite song ‘Into the Black Hole’, if you are a fan of GAMMA RAY already then just buy the regular CDs if you haven’t already done so. If you’re not and you are curious buy this double-team move (yes that was a wrestling analogy) of a best of and get to know the band and even hear a song or two with Scheepers on the mike.


Tracklist

CD1
01. Armageddon
02. Heaven Can Wait
03. Hellbent
04. Dream Healer
05. Land Of The Free
06. To The Metal
07. Somewhere Out In Space
08. Real World
09. Induction
10. Dethrone Tyranny
11. Rebellion In Dreamland
12. Heading For Tomorrow

CD2
01. Eagle
02. Avalon
03. Man On A Mission
04. The Spirit
05. Tribute To The Past
06. Empathy
07. Valley Of The Kings
08. Lust For Life
09. Master Of Confusion
10. Blood Religion
11. Time To Break Free
12. Insurrection
13. Send Me A Sign


Line-up

Kai Hansen - guitars, vocals
Henjo Richter - guitars
Dirk Schlächter - bass
Michael Ehré - drums


Website

http://www.gammaray.org / https://www.facebook.com/gammarayofficial


Cover Picture

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Rating

Music: 8
Sound: 8
Total: 8 / 10





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