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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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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 45791
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: Read 7 more reviews...
 Seventeen years has not slowed down the power metal machine that is GammaRay January 23, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Good
German power metallers GammaRay return with their 9th studio album which finds them continuing the saga that was their 1996 album Land of the Free. For those of you not familiar, GammaRay is the brainchild of former Helloween guitarist Kai Hansen. This sequel isn't so much a continuation of its predecessor, but more of homage to its sound and feel.
"Into the Storm" takes you into the belly of the beast with double kick drums and lightening-fast guitar playing. "From the Ashes" continues to capture the energy and power that GammaRay is putting out there, while keeping the chorus melodic. "To Mother Earth" is practically a guitar and drum duel between Kai Hansen and Dan Zimmerman to see who can plat the fastest. In between that competition is a great song about saving our planet.
"Rain" comes at you like a furious storm rather than a like trickle. "Empress" has more of a commercial feel as the speed is brought to mid-tempo. It still packs a punch with its arena rock feel. Finger-twisting guitar runs and frantic chugga-chugga riffs are plentiful on "When the World." "Real World" is laden with keyboard tones, power chords, and tuneful melodies. "Insurrection" is an eleven minute power metal epic that reminds you why you like this genre in the first place.
The Bad
Nothing
The Verdict
Sequels don't usually live up to the original. Fortunately with Land of the Free II you're not getting another chapter in the story, but more of a fresh take on an old classic. If it's power, high energy, and fast-paced guitars that you're craving, look no further than this album. You'll even get vocals rich and melody as a bonus. Seventeen years has not slowed down the power metal machine that is GammaRay.
Nods a-plenty to classic metal February 8, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have to largely agree with all the reviewers here, this is an outstanding heavy metal album. Only one person mentioned that one song has a Maiden-esque "Powerslave" era feel. Actually there are many nods to Maiden, Priest, and even Accept all over the record. They are all respectfully played and very cleverly placed, as Kai and his band have always been excellent song writers. 'Into the Storm' has a totally Adrian Smith riff tucked into a Glenn Tipton inspired section. 'From the Ashes' is based around a couple of classic '80's style Steve Harris-isms. 'Rain' has a quiet bridge section right off of "Piece of Mind". 'Leaving Hell' has an early guitar solo that sounds so much like Adrian Smith, it just might BE him. 'Empress' is an obvious homage to 'Princess of the Dawn' by Accept, as it appropriates and mutates several ideas from that track. 'When the World' owes a huge debt to 'Back in the Village' (Adrian again) for its verse riff. It also has a serious Steve Harris part leading into the main solo. 'Opportunity' is built on a latter-day style Priest riff, deliberate and stately, with a hilariously awesome bridge borrowed from 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. 'Real World' is what Priest's "Turbo" album should have sounded like; it also has lifted the quiet section from Priest's 'The Sentinel' nearly verbatim. 'Hear Me Calling' borrows heavily from the "British Steel" album, something more people should do. 'Insurrection' (the track that harkens back to the original album the most) starts with a mutation of 'Evening Star' by Priest; at around 3:45 or so it goes into a "Defenders of the Faith" motif; at around 5:30, more heroic Maidenisms. All the while, you never forget that you're actually listening to Gamma Ray. You don't have to be a power metal fan to love this record, any old school '70's or '80's metalhead will find plenty of points of reference.
Verdadero Power Metal January 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Una de las mejores bandas de Power Metal vuelve ala carga con este album. Para mi uno de los mejores incluyendo los albums en vivo. Tiene tremenda coordinacion en los solos de gitarras y la voz de Kai Hansen se oye mejor que nunca. Simplemente el mejor album de Power metal en mi coleccion.
great new album from gamma ray! February 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Gamma Ray are back to stay, and the new tour with Helloween is totally awesome!!! Great songs, pure speed, awesome riffs and overall a classic album! 10/10
They just keep getting better January 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i had to order the new Gamma Ray Cd from amazon because it's hard to fine and I live in Chicago. Everyone here listens to that mtv screamo metal crap. Well anyway this disc is great. I like it better then the last and I thought that one was the best. Leaving hell and Opportunity are great but the last song is just plain their best, which is Insurrection. So if you want to listen to real metal buy this or go ahead and buy the the screamo metal where most of the bands don't know how to guitar solo.
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