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/:: Artist :: Gamma Ray ::\
:: Album :: Heading for Tomorrow ::
:: Year :: 2015 ::
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:: . Genre :: Heavy Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: EAR Music R.date :: 2015.09.05 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: 0210397EMU Size :: 270,49 MB __::_
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/: Encoder :: LAME 3.98.4 -V0 :\
..: Bitrate :: avg. 278kbps : .
. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint Stereo .
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Website :: http://www.gammaray.org/
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:: CD1 - Studio disc ::
:: ::
:: 01. Welcome 00:56 ::
:: 02. Lust for Life 05:19 ::
:: 03. Heaven can wait 04:27 ::
:: 04. Space Eater 04:32 ::
:: 05. Money 03:38 ::
:: 06. The Silence 06:22 ::
:: 07. Hold your Ground 04:50 ::
:: 08. Free Time 04:55 ::
:: 09. Heading for Tomorrow 14:31 ::
:: 10. Look at Yourself (Uriah Heep cover) 04:44 ::
:: 11. Mr. Outlaw (Japanese bonus) 04:08 ::
:: 12. Sail on (B-side from Heaven Can Wait EP) (bonus) 04:26 ::
:: 13. Lonesome Stranger 04:57 ::
:: (B-side from Heaven Can Wait EP) (bonus) ::
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:: CD2 - Bonus disc ::
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:: 01. Who do You think You are 05:08 ::
:: 02. Heaven can wait (demo) 04:28 ::
:: 03. Money (demo - Kai on Vocals) 03:46 ::
:: 04. Sail on (demo - Kai on Vocals) 03:47 ::
:: 05. Heading for Tomorrow / Dream Healer (live medley) 08:18 ::
:: 06. Space Eater (live) 04:46 ::
:: 07. The Silence (demo - Kai on Vocals) 06:21 ::
:: 08. Mr. Outlaw (Instrumental version) 04:11 ::
:: 09. Heaven can wait (Demo - Kai on Vocals) 04:43 ::
:: 10. Heading for Tomorrow (Karaoke version) 14:29 ::
:: 11. Space Eater (Karaoke version) 04:28 ::
:: 12. Lonesome Stranger (demo) 04:18 ::
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:: It was with great surprise that in 1988 Kai Hansen decided ::
:: to leave Helloween: the band he co-founded and that in a ::
:: very few years reached a very high level of success, ending ::
:: up influencing and challenging the bands that were once ::
:: their original inspiration. ::
:: ::
:: Hansen left Helloween just when the band had finally reached ::
:: international stardom and after having won the appreciation ::
:: of metal giants such as Iron Maiden who often publicly ::
:: championed the German band. Hansen, Gamma Ray and Helloween ::
:: are now very good friends, often sharing the stage, but in ::
:: 1987 the divorce was a proper rock and roll acrimonious one: ::
:: a true shock for the metal scene. The reasons that brought ::
:: Kai Hansen to leave the band are still the subject of ::
:: interviews and fan debates, despite listening to the ::
:: forthcoming reissue of "Heading For Tomorrow", 25 years ::
:: after its original release, it looks very obvious that Kai ::
:: Hansen destiny was to lead his own band. ::
:: ::
:: 25 years after the official debut, Gamma Ray and earMUSIC ::
:: have started a monumental work to re-release the entire ::
:: production by Gamma Ray in deluxe double CDs. ::
:: ::
:: The original albums will be re-presented in new shining, ::
:: remastered version on the first disc (with the inclusions of ::
:: all B-sides) while the second CD will be dedicated to old ::
:: live recordings, demos digitalised for the first time from ::
:: the original tapes saved by all members of the band, ::
:: alternative versions and recent studio and live recordings. ::
:: ::
:: "Heading For Tomorrow" was initially released as a Kai ::
:: Hansen solo album. By extracting the LP out of its sleeve, ::
:: "Heading For Tomorrow" revealed its "secret intention" (it ::
:: was still the days of LP, or is it again?) revealing a ::
:: second cover, introducing Kai's new baby: GAMMA RAY. ::
:: ::
:: After the global critical success of "Empire Of The Undead", ::
:: Kai Hansen has decided to continue the collaboration with ::
:: Eike Freese and Alex Dietz (Heaven Shall Burn), the ::
:: production team. Kai Hansen has spent hundred hours, ::
:: digitalising and remastering hundreds of tapes, alternative ::
:: versions and ideas that were so far jealously hidden in ::
:: Gamma Ray's private archive. ::
:: ::
:: Adds Hansen: "I am incredibly thankful that after 25 ::
:: fantastic years of Gamma Ray, I am still standing here, ::
:: making music and performing on stage. It's awesome to see ::
:: that fans from the first days keep on supporting us and that ::
:: we still make new friends. It's something you can't take for ::
:: granted. After my departure from Helloween, it all could ::
:: have gone the other way as well. Instead, we continue to ::
:: make albums and tour the world. That's close to ::
:: unbelievable! ::
:: ::
:: Working on the first reissue for 'Heading For Tomorrow' ::
:: brought back so many great memories and Ralf and I dug out ::
:: some funny stories. ::
:: ::
:: Two years ago, our studio, our harbour in Hamburg, burnt ::
:: down and a lot of memorabilia and original tapes were lost, ::
:: but we all searched our private archives and managed to find ::
:: some great rarities and hopefully some highlights for the ::
:: fans. We are proud to release our little babies in a new ::
:: style with a brand new cover artwork done by HervΘ Monjeaud ::
:: and a new sound, a fantastic remastering done by Eike Freese ::
:: and Alex Dietz." ::
:: ::
:: Kai Hansen is today the voice of Gamma Ray but it is ::
:: important to remember that in the beginning of Gamma Ray's ::
:: history Kai had planned to focus on his role of songwriter ::
:: and guitar player. If the original album still shines also ::
:: thanks to the vocals of Ralf Scheepers, the second CD offers ::
:: real treasures for all Gamma Ray fans, like the original ::
:: demos of songs like "Money", "Sail on", "Heaven Can Wait" or ::
:: "The Silence" featuring Hansen on vocals. ::
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