German metallers GAMMA RAY have checked in with the following update:
“After a successful tour across Europe and Asia it is time now to finish what had been started with Master Of Confusion EP beginning of this year: the band will enter their studio tomorrow looking through and carrying together new material for the new album Empire Of The Undead which is supposed to be completed right before the band heads out for the south-american leg of the Hellish Rock II-Tour.”
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Germany’s GAMMA RAY – featuring UNISONIC / ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Kai Hansen – have checked in with the following update:
“We’re glad to finally be able to present our new Official Gamma Ray website!
Many months, weeks, days and especially nights passed by with a lot of energy drinks on one side and little / no sleep on the other side. We hope you’ll like the new website and visit it very soon. Join our new community and feel free to update your profiles to communicate with other fans worldwide.
Feel free to give us feedback via e-mail, forum or guestbook!”
GAMMA RAY’s upcoming Hellish Rock Tour Part II dates in Japan with HELLOWEEN are as follows:
June
6 – Yokohama, Japan – Blitz
7 – Tokyo, Japan – Shibuya AX
9 – Osaka, Japan – IMP Hall
10 – Nagoya, Japan – ZEPP
Go to this location for GAMMA RAY‘s complete tour schedule.
GAMMA RAY recently unveiled a teaser for their new EP, Master Of Confusion, released on March 15th via earMUSIC. Check it out below along with a lyric video for the title track:
The two new tracks on the EP, ‘Master Of Confusion’ and ‘Empire Of The Undead’, are the first two new studio songs by GAMMA RAY to be released after the successful studio album To The Metal!, which brought the band to the highest positions in the charts worldwide.
“We have been away for quite some time,” declared guitarist and founding member Kai Hansen. “We have released what we consider a very beautiful live product, Live – Skeletons and Majesties, but we felt it was time to release some new music by the Rayz… Yes, we planned to have an album ready by now but deadlines are not our best friends. No, seriously, although we have already started working on the new album (Empire Of The Undead; expected in late 2013/early 2014), we did not want to wait any longer and thought we should let the fans listen to these two new songs before the world tour with HELLOWEEN. We have also recorded cover versions of two songs we have always loved and… before anybody could say that a CD can feature more minutes of music… we are also releasing the live material recorded for the Skeletons Blu-ray that could not be included on the live CD. OK, it’s not a new album. But it’s 60 minutes of music… call it the longest single in metal, if you like!”
With its 60 minutes of pure and raw GAMMA RAY, Master Of Confusion is a great way to wait for the new album, scheduled for the end of 2013. GAMMA RAY always takes its music and the relationship with their fans very seriously, and the band wanted this release to be priced as a mid price mini-album.
In addition to the brand new studio song, ‘Master Of Confusion’ features a second new studio track: ‘Empire Of The Undead’, showing the heavier side of the band, with an explosion of energy and pure GAMMA RAY sound at its best. The release is not free from tasty rarities: a brand new studio cover versions of British glam rock band SWEET (‘Lost Angels’ – “the reason I have joined a band many years ago”, stated Hansen) and a hidden treasure of NWOBHM (‘Death Or Glory’ by HOLOCAUST).
Master Of Confusion is rounded off with six live versions (‘The Spirit,’ ‘Wings Of Destiny,’ ‘Farewell,’ ‘Gamma Ray,’ ‘Time To Break Free’ and ‘Insurrection’ recorded in Bochum) that were already included on the Blu-ray Live – Skeletons and Majesties but were not featured on the CD release (which included the show recorded in Pratteln).
Tracklist:
A Side
‘Empire Of The Undead’ (new studio track)
‘Master Of Confusion’ (new studio track)
B Side
‘Death Or Glory’ (Holocaust studio cover version)
‘Lost Angels’ (Sweet studio cover version)
C Side*
‘The Spirit’
‘Wings Of Destiny’
‘Gamma Ray ‘
‘Farewell’
‘Time To Break Free’
‘Insurrection’
*Recorded live in Bochum.
Master Of Confusion will be released as a digital bundle only in the US on March 19th.
According to an update via GAMMA RAY‘s official Facebook page, Kai Hansen has confirmed claims made last month by Greece-based Rock Overdose that the band’s new album will be called Empire Of The Undead. The full length album is due to be released in January 2014.
German bashers GAMMA RAY have checked in with the following update:
“Next week the second leg of the Hellish Rock Tour Part II featuring Gamma Ray and HELLOWEEN starts. For those who haven´t seen us on the first leg here’s ‘Rise’ from our show at the Z-7 in Pratteln, Switzerland.”
Upcoming Hellish Rock Tour Part II dates in Russia and Japan are as follows:
June
1 – Moscow, Russia – Arena
2 – St Petersburg – Kosmonavt
5 – Tokyo, Japan – ZEPP
6 – Yokohama, Japan – Blitz
7 – Tokyo, Japan – Shibuya AX
9 – Osaka, Japan – IMP Hall
10 – Nagoya, Japan – ZEPP
Go to this location for Gamma Ray’s complete tour schedule.
Gamma Ray recently unveiled a teaser for their new EP, Master Of Confusion, released on March 15th via earMUSIC. Check it out below along with a lyric video for the title track:
The two new tracks on the EP, ‘Master Of Confusion’ and ‘Empire Of The Undead’, are the first two new studio songs by Gamma Ray to be released after the successful studio album To The Metal!, which brought the band to the highest positions in the charts worldwide.
HELLOWEEN, who are currently on the European leg of the Hellish Rock Part II tour with GAMMA RAY have posted a video clip from their April 8th show in Paris, France at L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix with a request for help in finding a fan. Check out the video HERE.
Remaining Hellish Rock Part II dates include:
April
18 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks
19 – Geiselwind, Germany – Music Hall
20 – Balingen, Germany – Volksbankmesse
21 – Schwandorf, Germany – Oberpfalzhalle
The “rehearsal lyric video” for the song “Master Of Confusion” from German power metallers GAMMA RAY can be seen below.
“Master Of Confusion” is the title track of GAMMA RAY‘s new EP, which will be released on March 15 via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group.
In addition to the brand new title cut, “Master Of Confusion” features a second new studio track, “Empire Of The Undead”, showing the heavier side of the band, with an explosion of energy and pure GAMMA RAY sound at its best.
The release is not free from tasty rarities: a brand new studio cover versions of British glam rock band SWEET (“Lost Angels” — “the reason I have joined a band many years ago,” stated GAMMA RAY frontman Kai Hansen) and a hidden treasure of NWOBHM (“Death Or Glory” by HOLOCAUST).
“Master Of Confusion” is rounded off with six live versions (“The Spirit”, “Wings Of Destiny”, “Farewell”, “Gamma Ray”, “Time To Break Free” and “Insurrection”, recorded in Bochum) that were already included on the Blu-ray “Skeletons & Majesties Live” but were not featured on the CD release (which included the show recorded in Pratteln).
“Master Of Confusion” track listing:
Side A
01. Empire Of The Undead (new studio track)
02. Master Of Confusion (new studio track)
Side B
03. Death Or Glory (HOLOCAUST studio cover version)
04. Lost Angels (SWEET studio cover version)
Side C *
05. The Spirit / 06. Wings Of Destiny / 07. Gamma Ray
08. Farewell / 09. Time To Break Free / 10. Insurrection
*Recorded live in Bochum
“Master Of Confusion” and “Empire Of The Undead” are the first two new studio songs by GAMMA RAY to be released after the successful studio album “To The Metal!” which brought GAMMA RAY at the highest positions in the charts worldwide.
“We have been away for quite some time,” declared Hansen. “We have released what we consider a very beautiful live product, ‘Skeletons & Majesties Live’, but we felt it was time to release some new music by the Rayz…
“Yes, we planned to have an album ready by now but deadlines are not our best friends. No, seriously, although we have already started working on the new album, we did not want to wait any longer and thought we should let the fans listen to these two new songs before the world tour with HELLOWEEN. We have also recorded cover versions of two songs we have always loved and… before anybody could say that a CD can feature more minutes of music… we are also releasing the live material recorded for the ‘Skeletons’ Blu-ray that could not be included on the live CD.
“OK, it’s not a new album. But it’s 60 minutes of music… call it the longest single in metal, if you like!”
With its 60 minutes of pure and raw GAMMA RAY, “Master Of Confusion” is a great way to wait for the new album, scheduled for Janaury 2014.
GAMMA RAY always takes its music and the relationship with their fans very seriously, and the band wanted this release to be priced as a midprice mini-album.
German power metallers HELLOWEEN have announced via their official website, that they have have had to cancel their upcoming show tomorrow (March 12th) in Istanbul, Turkey, as vocalist Andi Deris is ill:
“Due to illness of Andi we unfortunately have to cancel the Istanbul show. We feel very sorry for our Turkish fans! We are looking forward to be able to continue the tour after that small break in Sofia on Friday.”
The band are touring with GAMMA RAY and have been touring since 28th February. They have taken Europe by storm, so far blasting Spain, Switzerland, Italy and Greece.
The tour dates can be seen below:
March
1 – Madrid, Spain – La Riviera
2 – Bilbao, Spain – Santana 27
4 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7
5 – Milan, Italy Alcatraz
6 – Bologna, Italy – Estragon
9 – Athens, Greece – t.b.a.
10 – Thessaloniki, Greece – Principal
12 – Istanbul, Turkey – Refresh the Venue CANCELLED
15 – Sofia, Bulgaria – Arena Armeec
16 – Bucharest, Romania – Arenele Romane
18 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Media Park Club
19 – Budapest, Hungary – Pesca Music Hall
21 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Sport Hall
22 – Prague, Czech Republic – Tesla Aréna
23 – Zlín, Czech Republic – Hala Euronics
24 – Brezno, Slovakia – Sport Hall
26 – Krakow, Poland – Studio
27 – Warsaw, Poland – Stodola
29 – Helsinki, Finland – The Circus
30 – Tampere, Finland – Pakkahuone
31 – Oulu, Finland – Teatria
April
2 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller
4 – Stockholm, Sweden – Arenan
5 – Karlstad, Sweden – Nöjesfabriken
6 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Lisebergshallen
8 – Paris, France – Olympia
9 – Saarbrücken, Germany – Garage
10 – Langen, Germany – Neue Stadthalle
12 – Kaufbeuren, Germany – Allgäu Event Center
13 – Bochum, Germany – Ruhrcongress
14 – Mons, Belgium – PPM-Fest
16 – London, UK – HMV Forum
18 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks
19 – Geiselwind, Germany – Music Hall
20 – Balingen, Germany – Volksbankmesse
21 – Schwandorf, Germany – Oberpfalzhalle
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