Gamma Ray - The Best (Of) |
Published February 01 2015
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| Genre | Power Metal |
Kai Hansen
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 25 |
Kai Hansen
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Guitar
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| Running time | 154 Min. |
Henjo Richter
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Guitar
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| Label | EarMusic |
Dirk Schlächter
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Bass
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| Release | 30 January 2015 |
Michael Ehré
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Drums
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| Country | Germany |
Henjo Richter
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Keyboard
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| Producer | - | ||
| Similar artists | --- | ||
Additional personnel: Ralf Scheepers, Michael Kiske (vocals), Uwe Wessel, Jan Rubach (bass), Uli Kusch, Thomas Nack, Daniel Zimmermann (drums), Corvin Bahn (keyboards).
Gamma Ray and its label are about to re-release the band's back catalogue, remastered with bonus material added, and therefore at this point they choose to release a double CD best of album in order to inform the metal community what's on the list during 2015. Main man Kai Hansen has reportedly picked these 25 songs to fit 2 full discs of power metal hymns and which songs that finally end up on the final product is always up for debate on a compilation like this one. Everyone has an opinion on which songs matter the most and your opinion is no worse than mine.
This 154 minute attack is naturally an outstanding document of the power metallers' 2.5 decade career, even if it obviously, in terms of a physical release, addresses to the most hardcore collectors of this band's material. In the end it's really tough to put a grade on this type of releases and although the songs are mainly awesome or extraordinary I don't want to get too carried away over a compilation and therefore my final verdict stays at 7 signalizing chalices.
See
also review of: Heading
For Tomorrow (Anniversary Edition) , Empire
Of The Undead , Skeletons
& Majesties Live , To
The Metal , Land
Of The Free II , Majestic
, No World Order
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7 chalices of 10 - Tobbe |
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