Power metallers GAMMA RAY have published the next interview via their official Facebook page with vocalist and guitarist Kai Hansen, the fourth in a series of seven promoting their upcoming album “Empire Of The Undead.” Check out the interview below:
Tracklistings and formats:
CD Jewelcase (Black cover)
1. Avalon
2. Hellbent
3. Pale Rider
4. Born To Fly
5. Master Of Confusion
6. Empire Of The Undead
7. Time For Deliverance
8. Demonseed
9. Seven
10. I Will Return
11. Built A World (European Bonus Track)
Power metallers GAMMA RAY have published a new interview via their official Facebook page with vocalist and guitarist Kai Hansen. The interview is the third in a series of seven promoting their upcoming album “Empire Of The Undead.” Check out the interview below:
Tracklistings and formats:
CD Jewelcase (Black cover)
1. Avalon
2. Hellbent
3. Pale Rider
4. Born To Fly
5. Master Of Confusion
6. Empire Of The Undead
7. Time For Deliverance
8. Demonseed
9. Seven
10. I Will Return
11. Built A World (European Bonus Track)
CD/DVD Digipak (White cover)
CD
1. Avalon
2. Hellbent
3. Pale Rider
4. Born To Fly
5. Master Of Confusion
6. Empire Of The Undead
7. Time For Deliverance
8. Demonseed
9. Seven
10. I Will Return
11. Built A World (European Bonus Track)
12. Avalon (Live from the final studio sessions)
13. Master Of Confusion (Live from the final studio sessions)
14. The Spirit (Live from the final studio sessions)
DVD
4 Livesongs form the final studio sessions
Tour Of Hamburg with Gamma Ray
Generic Interview with Kai Hansen
To The Metal Video
2-3 Videos from Skeletons & Majesties LIVE
LP (inkl. Downloadcode) (Golden cover)
1. Avalon
2. Hellbent
3. Pale Rider
4. Born To Fly
5. Master Of Confusion
6. Empire Of The Undead
7. Time For Deliverance
8. Demonseed
9. Seven
10. I Will Return
11. Built A World (European Bonus Track)
Boxset contains:
CD/DVD Digipak
CD
1. Avalon
2. Hellbent
3. Pale Rider
4. Born To Fly
5. Master Of Confusion
6. Empire Of The Undead
7. Time For Deliverance
8. Demonseed
9. Seven
10. I Will Return
11. Built A World (European Bonus Track)
12. Avalon (Live from the final studio sessions)
13. Master Of Confusion (Live from the final studio sessions)
14. The Spirit (Live from the final studio sessions)
DVD
4 Livesongs form the final studio sessions
Tour Of Hamburg with Gamma Ray
Generic Interview with Kai Hansen
To The Metal Video
Videos from Skeletons & Majesties LIVE:
1. Gamma Ray
2. Wings Of Destiny
3. Send Me A Sign (Acoustic)
T-Shirt
7-inch Single
A. Someday (unreleased track from the EOTU sessions)
B. Demonseed (Live from the final studio sessions)
Poster
6 Photos
After a very silent year in 2013, UNISONIC are working on their second album. Singer Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN ), guitarist MandyMeyer (KROKUS), bassist Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69) and drummer Kosta Zafiriou entered the Hofastudios at the beginning of January for early rehearsals. The second rehearsal occurred at the end of January with guitarist Kai Hansen (GAMM RAY, ex-Helloween) completing the full line up at the follow-up rehearsal.
Before the rehearsals /pre-production sessions Kiske commented:
“I have already written three songs with my friend Sandro Giampietro. I was under so much pressure because I thought I had to do more. Kai is so busy with Gamma Ray… but suddenly Dennis comes up with one great song after the next. It’s amazing. I wasn’t expecting this. He had sent me at least eight or nine tracks – great vocal lines and melodies – it really excites me.”
VANDEN PLAS keyboardist Günter Werno has been enlisted for the new Unisonic album. Ward comments:
“Full force now into the next Unisonic production! I’ve never had such an efficient pre-production/songwriting session in my career. Unisonic is also proud to announce that onboard for this production we will be having Vanden Plas’s own Günter Werno working on the keyboards. I’ve done many many productions with Günter and I’m happy to have him with us. It’s always a pleasure.“
German Power Metal act GAMMA RAY is going to release the band’s 11th studio album, “Empire Of The Undead,” on March 28th 2014. GAMMA RAY worked on the new album during various sessions in 2013, during and in between their perennial tour with Eike Freese at the mixing desk supporting the ever precious work of bass player and co-writer Dirk Schlaechter. “Empire Of The Undead” will be released as CD, LP, Limited edition CD with extra visual content and a box that features the CD, a shirt and a poster.
According to Ear Music, It was just after landing in South America, that a unbelievable news reached Kai Hansen & co.: Hammer Studio, their home, rehearsal place, studio and meeting point for many metal bands in Germany had been blown away by a terrifying fire-stroke, together with instruments, amps, tapes…
Back in their hometurf the band needed to get an overview about their losses only to do what they do best — move on! With that usual Kai Hansen smirk look…
Life is too good to stop and moan.
Nearly everything was destroyed, except the tapes of the almost finished new studio album.
“If this could not stop us… nothing ever will” — joked Kai Hansen – who also added. ”
“We got rid of a lot of shit that we gathered there. Unfortunately a lot of good equipment as well. Anyhow, we look into the future and we saved the production and we can continue now in this new place. By mid January we should be done with the work on this album and it’s up to the record company to release it — sometime in March.”
The band have recently posted a video on Ear Music channel online:
Parallel to the album announcement GAMMY RAY are also announcing their spring tour that comes with the album that will take them from Prag to Helsinki and from Athens to Hamburg across the whole European continent.
20.03.14 Prag • Retro Music Hall
21.03.14 Zlin • Masters Of Rock Cafe
22.03.14 Bratislava • MMC
24.03.14 Košice • Collosseum Club
25.03.14 Budapest • Club 202
27.03.14 Sofia • Hristo Botev Hall
28.03.14 Thessaloniki • Block 33
29.03.14 Athen • tba
31.03.14 Rom • Orion
01.04.14 Mailand • Live Club
03.04.14 Barcelona • Sala Apolo
04.04.14 Madrid • Sala Shoko
05.04.14 Pamplona • Sala Totem
07.04.14 Lyon • Transbordeur
08.04.14 Pratteln • Z7
09.04.14 Paris • Le Trabendo
11.04.14 Aschaffenburg • Colossaal
12.04.14 Memmingen • Kaminwerk
13.04.14 Köln • Essigfabrik
15.04.14 Bochum • Zeche
16.04.14 Nürnberg • Löwensaal
17.04.14 Hamburg • Docks
19.04.14 Malmö • KB
20.04.14 Gothenburg • Sticky Fingers
21.04.14 Stockholm • Klubben
23.04.14 Helsinki • Tavastia
More info at: www.all-access.de
Germany’s GAMMA RAY will release their eleventh studio album, Empire Of The Undead, in North America on CD, LP and digitally via Armoury Records in conjunction with earMusic on March 28th according to a new band update. More about the album will be revealed in the coming weeks.
The band recently checked in with the following update: “All in all there are 10 new songs (plus the two you already know from the EP – making 12 altogether) and the credits (number of compositions) are spread out like this: Michael Ehré (1), Dirk Schlächter (2, with one ballad), Henjo Richter (2), Kai Hansen (4), and Mandy Meyer (1, left from the first UNISONIC album).”
Gamma Ray worked on the new album during various sessions in 2013, during and in between their perennial tour with Eike Freese at the mixing desk supporting the ever precious work of bass player and co-writer Dirk Schlächter.
It was just after landing in South America, that unbelievable news reached Kai Hansen & co.: Hammer Studio, their home, rehearsal place, studio and meeting point for many metal bands in Germany had been blown away by a terrifying fire-stroke, together with instruments, amps, tapes. Back in their hometurf the band needed to get an overview about their losses only to do what they do best – move on!
With that usual Kai Hansen smirk he stated, “Life is too good to stop and moan. Nearly everything was destroyed, except the tapes of the almost finished new studio album. If this could not stop us… nothing ever will.”
Empire Of The Undead will be released as CD, LP, Limited edition CD with extra visual content and a box that features the CD, a shirt and a poster.
Album announcement video:
Gamma Ray recently announced dates for their Empire Of The Undead tour, with special guests RHAPSODY OF FIRE.
Tour dates:
March
20 – Prague, Czech Republic – Retro Music Hall
21 – Zlin, Czech Republic – Masters Of Rock Cafe
22 – Bratislava, Slovakia – MMC
24 – Košice, Slovakia – Collosseum Club
25 – Budapest, Hungary – Club 202
27 – Sofia, Bulgaria – Hristo Botev Hall
28 – Thessaloniki, Greece – Block 33
29 – Athens, Greece – TBA
31 – Rome, Italy – Orion
April
1 – Mailand, Italy – Live Club
3 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Apolo
4 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Shoko
5 – Pamplona, Spain – Sala Totem
7 – Lyon, France – Transbordeur
8 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7
9 – Paris, France – Le Trabendo
Gamma Ray’s complete live itinerary can be found at this location.
Germany’s GAMMA RAY have checked in with the following update:
“Happy New Year to everybody out there! It’s time for more news from the studio concerning the new album:
All in all there are 10 new songs (plus the two you already know from the EP – making 12 altogether) and the credits (number of compositions) are spread out like this: Michael Ehré (1), Dirk Schlächter (2, with one ballad), Henjo Richter (2), Kai Hansen (4), and Mandy Meyer (1, left from the first UNISONIC album).”
Gamma Ray worked on the new album during various sessions in 2013, during and in between their perennial tour with Eike Freese at the mixing desk supporting the ever precious work of bass player and co-writer Dirk Schlächter.
It was just after landing in South America, that unbelievable news reached Kai Hansen & co.: Hammer Studio, their home, rehearsal place, studio and meeting point for many metal bands in Germany had been blown away by a terrifying fire-stroke, together with instruments, amps, tapes. Back in their hometurf the band needed to get an overview about their losses only to do what they do best – move on!
With that usual Kai Hansen smirk he stated, “Life is too good to stop and moan. Nearly everything was destroyed, except the tapes of the almost finished new studio album. If this could not stop us… nothing ever will.”
Empire Of The Undead will be released as CD, LP, Limited edition CD with extra visual content and a box that features the CD, a shirt and a poster.
Album announcement video:
Gamma Ray recently announced dates for their Empire Of The Undead tour, with special guests RHAPSODY OF FIRE.
Tour dates:
March
20 – Prague, Czech Republic – Retro Music Hall
21 – Zlin, Czech Republic – Masters Of Rock Cafe
22 – Bratislava, Slovakia – MMC
24 – Košice, Slovakia – Collosseum Club
25 – Budapest, Hungary – Club 202
27 – Sofia, Bulgaria – Hristo Botev Hall
28 – Thessaloniki, Greece – Block 33
29 – Athens, Greece – TBA
31 – Rome, Italy – Orion
April
1 – Mailand, Italy – Live Club
3 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Apolo
4 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Shoko
5 – Pamplona, Spain – Sala Totem
7 – Lyon, France – Transbordeur
8 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7
9 – Paris, France – Le Trabendo
Gamma Ray’s complete live itinerary can be found at this location.
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German Power Metal act GAMMA RAY is going to release the band’s 11th studio album, 
