03:08 - Syk I can't believe I never before made the APie/BCamp link alluded to in Cold's latest staff pick. on the topic of flute heavy music - Blood Ceremony, y'all
02:52 - .Halpin. Lately I've been listening to Demons and Wizards, Blind Guardian, Manowar, Amon Amarth...bands that sing of the old times, anyone got any FUTURISTIC metal, if that makes sense?
02:25 - huascaman You can probably find lots of hardcore at gaymaletube .com. Not my cup of tea, but if that's what you're into then we can accept that.
02:21 - psykometal @Divergenceless You might try Wikipedia and Youtube. :P
Gamma Ray will have a busy year with the recent release of the Master Of Confusion yesterday and the upcoming album Empire Of The Undead. To celebrate the release of their newest EP, the band is streaming the title track "Master Of Confusion" and created a new rehearsal lyric video for it which you can see below.
Gamma Ray will release a new upcoming extended EP entitled Master Of Confusion on March 15th via earMUSIC, the Germany-based label which is part of the Edel Group. A one-minute teaser for the EP can now be seen below.
German power metal giants Gamma Ray have just revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming EP Master Of Confusion. The new EP will be released on March 15th via earMUSIC and all its details were previously reported over here. Take a look at the cover below.
Gamma Ray are pleased to announce that March 15th, 2013 will be the official release date of their new upcoming EP - Master Of Confusion. It will be released via earMUSIC, the Germany-based international rock label, which is part of Edel Group. "Master Of Confusion" and "Empire Of The Undead" are the first two new studio songs by Gamma Ray to be released on this EP, after the successful studio album To The Metal.
Brazilian power metal act Shadowside will be back to Europe soon. The band officially announced a series of several performances supporting the legendary German bands Helloween and Gamma Ray. Shadowside will be promoting their latest effort Inner Monster Out.
Gamma Ray have released a clip from the upcoming DVD/2CD live release Skeletons & Majesties Live. The clip for "Time To Break Free" (originally from the 1995 studio release Land Of The Free) features former Helloween singer Michael Kiske on guest vocals. The release will come in 2CD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 30th, 2012 through earMUSIC.
If you have a good memory, you'll remember the Hellish Rock TourHelloween did in 2007/2008 with their special guests Gamma Ray. They played 95 shows in 34 countries, in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America. Those who didn't have the chance to be there will now be able to attend the Hellish Rock Tour Part II, which will start in March 2013 in Europe and go around the globe, once again featuring Gamma Ray.
German power metallers Gamma Ray have announced Michael Ehré (Metalium) as the band's new drummer. He will replace longtime drummer Daniel Zimmermann who left the band. Gamma Ray broke the news to a German magazine and made the announcement through a video recorded at the Hammer Recording Studios in Hamburg. You can watch the announcement below.
German power metallers Gamma Ray are sad to announce that guitarist and keyboardist Henjo Richter will take no part in their upcoming shows. The band is scheduled to play in the Sweden Rock Cruise this month and also take part in the Masters Of Rock Festival later next month.
Gamma Ray will do five shows at the start of 2011 in North America. These will be the only dates the band will play in North America all year. As a special bonus, the band will offer VIP meet & greet tickets which give the fans entrance to the venue 1 hour before doors with a special meet & greet with Gamma Ray.
The confirmed live shows are as follows:
28th January 2011 - Grammercy Theater - New York, NY
29th January 2011 - Cafe Campus - Montreal, QUE
30th January 2011 - Imperial - Quebec City, QUE
1st February 2011 - Key Club - Los Angeles, CA
3rd February 2011 - Reggie's - Chicago, IL
Gamma Ray have added more live dates to their so-called "To The Metal World Tour". Catch the band live in Russia, Asia or Latin America on the following dates:
08.04.10 - Russia - Moscow, B1 Maximum
10.04.10 - Russia - St Petersburg, DK Lensoveta
13.04.10 - Japan - Osaka, Big Cat (with Rage)
15.04.10 - Japan - Tokyo, On Air East (with Rage)
16.04.10 - Japan - Tokyo, On Air East (with Rage)
17.04.10 - Japan - Nagoya, Bottom Line (with Rage)
20.04.10 - Korea - Seoul, V-Hall
21.04.10 - China - Beijing, Mao Live House
22.04.10 - Taiwan - Taipei, Armed Forces Cultural Center
24.04.10 - Guatemala - Guatemala, City Teatro Miguel Angel Asturias
25.04.10 - Mexico - Mexico City, Circo Volador
Due to a Retina-Detachment, Henjo, Gamma Ray's guitarist, has undergone surgery. The shows, therefore, in Saarbrücken and Langen will not take place as planned. The show in Langen will be moved to the following Monday the 22 of March. Saarbrücken will be on Tuesday the 23 of March. The shows in Lichtenfels and Prague will happen as planned.
UPDATED (thanks to BudDa)
Gamma Ray drummer Daniel Zimmermann posted the following update on Henjo Richter's condition:
"Henjo's eye surgery went better than expected. Nevertheless, Henjo cannot play the shows in Lichtenfels, Prague, Langen and Saarbrücken. The band decided to engage guitar player Kasperi Heikkinen (Amberian Dawn, Iconofear, ex-Elenium) from Finland again to play the four shows mentioned above. Kasperi already replaced Henjo for a few shows in 2006."
"To The Metal", the new video from German metallers Gamma Ray, has been made available online. The clip was directed by Ronald Matthes.
"To The Metal" comes off the band's forthcoming album, To The Metal, which will be released on January 29 via earMUSIC.
To The Metal cover art] tracklist:
01. Rise
02. Deadlands
03. Mother Angel
04. No Need To Cry
05. Empathy
06. To The Metal
07. All You Need To Know
08. Time To Live
09. Shine Forever
10. Breaking Away
Gamma Ray's upcoming album To The Metal will be released via earMUSIC on January, 29th 2010. EarMUSIC is a project of Edel.
The new Gamma Ray offering is 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 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, the band's stylistic range including a full-throttle number such as "Rise", the rhythmic and melodically diverse "Time To Live", and the multilayered 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.
