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Land Of The Free - Part II | 
 enlarge | Artist: Gamma Ray
Label: Steamhammer / SPV
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 59799
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 9862
UPC: 693723986227
EAN: 0693723986227
ASIN: B000WTSWQS
Release Date: January 15, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Rising Again 0:28 | | • | To Mother Earth 5:09 | | • | Empress 6:22 | | • | Rain 5:20 | | • | Into The Storm 3:45 | | • | When The World 5:43 | | • | From The Ashes 5:30 | | • | Leaving Hell 4:20 | | • | Real World 5:44 | | • | Hear Me Calling 6:45 | | • | Opportunity 7:15 | | • | Insurrection 11:30 |
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Product Description
Formed by former Helloween guitarist Kai Hansen in 1990, Gamma Ray has become world renown for delivering high-powered, energetic heavy metal. For the past two decades, they have earned a rabid European following and a healthy fanbase across North America, even in metal's lean years in the 90s. Already a known and respected name in the core community, Gamma Ray is poised to make further inroads in America in 2008, when they'll embark on a full-scale US tour with Hansen's ex-mates Helloween. Their time is now!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Kai delivers yet again!! July 29, 2008
Big D-man (New Jersey)
Ever since Kai took over the vocals for Gamma Ray in 1995, all their albums have been outstanding. It blows my mind how consistent they are in sticking to their guns over the years and yet showing no sign of slowing down or wearing out. And it's truly mind boggling how underrated this band is! Granted, their music in not very "innovative" (except maybe for Walls of Jericho, which was revolutionary for its time) and the ever present influence of Judas Priest and Iron Maiden is noticeable in many of their songs, but who cares? They deliver great and true Heavy Metal over and over again: powerful, melodic, fresh, technically impeccable, and actually mood enhancing (it never fails to boost up my spirits, even during tough times). And the fact that Kai is such a nice and down-to-earth guy (I was lucky to meet him in person) adds more value to what he does.
Anyway, as for the new album - it's all what you would expect from Gamma Ray at their best! As usual, it takes a couple of times of listening to the album to fully appreciate it. And as usual, there are a couple of songs that are not quite masterpieces, but it's not really noticeable among the overall brilliance. Don't hesitate to buy it, you won't be disappointed - the level is all the way up there with the rest of their great albums!
 Good album but not the best. June 17, 2008
John Grivas (Astoria, NY United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was really excited about this album and even though non of the songs were bad at all, none of them stuck out as "WOW!!!" My favorite still is Somewhere Out In Space. Note: the original photo of the album cover didn't have the parental advisory logo or that huge circle. I complained and filled out an RMA and then they put it up there. That, to me, is the biggest dissappointment. I buy the actual cd, and don't download it, because of the artwork/booklet (and not printed by a color lazerjet.) Even before I listened to it, I contacted amazon to replace it. All the stores that carry it have those logos on it so I never did actualy ship the cd out and I contacted Gammaray's official site and they said they have it without those annoying labels.
Long live power metal April 26, 2008
Alejandro Dagnino (Lima)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Kay Hansen and co. are back to bring a very fine album a nice work of guitar all along the album. A nice piece of power metal.
Great album March 8, 2008
Aaron Bruehl (Millstadt, IL USA)
Anyone looking to expand there music collection needs to buy this album. If you like Helloween and bands like Hammerfall get this album. This is the first of Gamma Ray's that I have purchased and I'm definitely getting more. Killer guitar work and screaming vocals for the metal heads out there.
Just because it's Gamma Ray................. February 10, 2008
Mr. Benjamin M. Brunow
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Ok, Ok, don't shoot me, but I've had this album downloaded since October or November (not sure when I got it, but it's been awhile) and I just can't get into it too much. Empress and Rain are good, but the rest hasn't gotten me. Real World is kinda cheesy (not in the good Manowar or Rhapsody way, more in the Final CountDown way, even though the two are unrelated). Other than that I thought Majestic was and still is way better. I like the darker overtones, and it seemed heavier. No World Order is still their best. Maybe I'll change my mind when I find a copy of it in a store (who knows, it's sometimes possible to find good bands in stores, sometimes) and can listen to it with the sound it deserves (I hate the way MP3s sound and that could be a reason that I don't like it) and maybe change my mind. Until then it's average at best.
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