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Gamma Ray (Germany)
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April 08, 21:00
Right in time with the tour a new EP called "Heaven can wait" was released in September 1990. The tour was a big success especially in Japan. In February 1991 with some brand new songs in their bags Gamma Ray enter the studio under the control of producer Tommy Newton who did a fantastic job on the album called "Sigh no more" which has been released in September 1991. The band didn't start the recordings for their new album before 1993. The album called "Insanity & Genius" finally was released in June 1993. "Insanity & Genius" was presented to the fans live on the so-called Melodic Metal strikes back festivals, all in all four shows presenting Helicon, Conception and Rage and Gamma Ray as co-headliners. In May 1995, a masterpiece of melodic metal was released - the concept album "Land of the Free". On this album there was again a cooperation with vocalist Michael Kiske who did the vocals for one complete song called "Time to break free" and the chorus of the title track. Kai and Dirk entrench themselves in their studio again in August to record the EP "Silent Miracles", an EP of four wonderful ballads. The band left for a long and excessive European tour (Men on a tour) in September turning the venues into party shacks.
The songwriting for the new album began in late 1996 with just Dirk and Kai in the band and it took them until February 1997 to find two new members. The ultimate Gamma Ray, and still current, line-up was formed. With the new line-up completed again the band started the recordings for the new album in March 1997. The EP "Valley of The Kings" was released in May and "Somewhere Out In Space" which started the band's fascination with space, was released end of August . After two years of touring came the album "Power Plant", which was a continuity to Somewhere Out In Space's lyrical approach, but a new direction musically. The album was highly acclaimed throughout the world.
After the break 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 band, just as rumored. Yet again the album was highly praised. After resting from the tour, the band went on with the Skeleton in the Closet tour which saw the band performing songs that they never or rarely played live before.
The band's latest tour featured them as openers for the first 10 gigs of Iron Maiden's European leg. In early 2004 the band started composing demo material for the new album and finally found itself back in the studio in September to start the recordings of 11 songs, that in contrast to the last two albums, show more complexity and bombast again. The work on "Majestic" finally was completed in May 2005.
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