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| Monday, December 14, 2009 - Gamma Ray - Album News | Gamma Ray have announced details of their forthcoming tenth album entitled To The Metal., to be released on January 29th, 2010 via earMUSIC/Edel. The line-up consisting of Kai Hansen (vocals/guitar), Dirk Schlächter (bass), Henjo Richter (guitar) and Daniel Zimmermann (drums) recorded a total of twelve new songs at their own studio in Hamburg in autumn 2009. Ten of them will feature on the regular album release, and two additional bonus tracks can be heard on different editions of the album.
To The Metal will be made available in four versions:
- as a regular jewel case CD
- as a limited edition featuring an additional DVD (including an exciting making-of)
- as a red vinyl in gatefold packaging
- as a collectors' edition featuring CD and 7" vinyl with 2 unreleased tracks, completely hand-signed
To The Metal's album artwork was created by Herve Monjeaud, and will feature the following tracks:
'Rise'
'Deadlands'
'Mother Angel'
'No Need To Cry'
'Empathy'
'To The Metal'
'All You Need To Know'
'Time To Live'
'Shine Forever'
'Breaking Away'
An official press release describes the new Gamma Ray album as "thoroughbred and classy, fast-paced and deep, and holds a few surprises in store which distinguish the band from the mass of acts who try their hand at similar styles and sounds. The band's stylistic range including a full-throttle number such as 'Rise', the rhythmic and melodically diverse 'Time To Live', and the multi-layered anthem 'All You Need To Know' (which has given rise to speculation about a spectacular guest singer), as well as the sensitive ballad 'No Need To Cry', composer/lyricist Dirk Schlächter's attempt to come to terms with the untimely death of his father. Of course, there's also the awesome title track - first introduced at the Wacken 2009 open-air and a number of festivals in Scandinavia and considered absolutely indispensible by the fans, which Gamma Ray recorded as a classic Metal track in the midtempo range, making it a real anthem.
The atmospherically dense 'Empathy' sees Gamma Ray prove their amazing musical potential again, which keeps manifesting itself in exceptional and eminently interesting compositions. This song includes all the features of a diverse, exciting and multi-faceted number, in other words: sweeping sounds, cool grooves, a progressive touch and then - almost as if from nowhere - a chorus which seriously bowls you over. Subsequently, the band soar up to an almost oriental-sounding solo part, changing key several times within the track. " |
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