Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free

8.9 | 709 votes |

Release date:	29 May 1995
Style:	Power metal
Owners:	834 have it 88 want it 1 trades it

01. Rebellion In Dreamland
02. Man On A Mission
03. Fairytale
04. All Of The Damned
05. Rising Of The Damned
06. Gods Of Deliverance
07. Farewell
08. Salvation's Calling
09. Land Of The Free
10. The Saviour
11. Abyss Of The Void
12. Time To Break Free [feat. Michael Kiske]
13. Afterlife
14. Heavy Metal Mania [Holocaust cover] [2002 digipack bonus]
15. As Time Goes By [pre-production version] [2002 digipack bonus]
16. The Silence '95 [2002 digipack bonus]

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Line-up
Kai Hansen - vocals, guitars
Dirk Schlächter - guitars
Jan Rubach - bass
Thomas Nack - drums

Rating:
9.0

"Land of the Free" is the first Gamma Ray album without Scheepers on lead vocals. From now on Kai Hansen takes his place, so we can say good bye to old Gamma Ray and welcome to the new.

The album could not begin in a better way: "Rebellion In Dreamland" is one of Gamma Ray's best songs for sure; for a long time it was my favourite. It's a song in which you can find good drums, a great solo and beautiful epic parts. "Men on a Mission" is a fast song, good old power metal. "All of the Damned" has a nice catchy chorus and so has track 11 "Abyss of The Void." Track 7, "Farewell," is a good ballad. Here we have the first guest on the album, and what a guest it is! Hansi Kürsch, Blind Guardian's front man, contributes his voice in this song which makes it much better. "Salvation's Calling" is another fast song, but there's nothing too special in this one. The next song, "Land of the Free," has it all. It has fast and slow parts, a nice chorus and good guitar leads which makes it one of the best on the album. The second guest appears on track 12, "Time to Break Free;" again I could say "what a guest it is." Michael Kiske sings the whole song, and does it so good that the song becomes another highlight.

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JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1567 From: USA	30.11.2010 - 19:44 Rating: 10 JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1567 From: USA Prolly their only GREAT album, fer mey Loading...
Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675 From: UK	30.11.2010 - 22:28 Rating: 10 Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675 From: UK Written by JÄY on 30.11.2010 at 19:44 Prolly their only GREAT album, fer mey I actually think "Somewhere Out In Space" is their greatest album. lol Although Id definitely consider "Land Of The Free" a classic as well. xD Loading...
Holy Man STEEL DEFENDER Posts: 220 From: USA	+1 30.11.2010 - 23:28 Holy Man STEEL DEFENDER Posts: 220 From: USA Gamma Ray is one of those bands I kinda took for granted for a long time... and once I started listening a little more, I was totally hooked, and this album is definitely among my favorites. ---- LIGHT THE FUSE ON THAT VAGINAMITE!!! Loading...
JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1567 From: USA	24.06.2011 - 13:30 Rating: 10 JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1567 From: USA At this point in my listening habits, Land of the Free is the only GR album I can really enjoy all the way through Loading...
Mountain King K i K o Posts: 1361 From: Slovak Republic	04.11.2011 - 15:43 Rating: 8 Mountain King K i K o Posts: 1361 From: Slovak Republic Not their best album but has their best song "Rebellion In Dreamland"... Loading...
musicalkaratekid Posts: 1506 From: UK	02.02.2012 - 22:52 Rating: 9 musicalkaratekid Posts: 1506 From: UK My first Gamma Ray album, and I'm glad it is, because i now have a good first impression of the band. I shall check out their other albums and compare, but i believe this was is indeed a fan-favourite. Loading...
mikeprado30 Posts: 1263 From: Costa Rica	16.06.2014 - 05:41 Rating: 10 mikeprado30 Posts: 1263 From: Costa Rica If weren't by Somewhere Out In Space I would say this is their best one ---- BARDS WE ARE, BARDS WE WILL BE! Loading...
Deadmeat Necrobutcher Posts: 2437 From: Greece	31.10.2014 - 12:39 Rating: 8 Deadmeat Necrobutcher Posts: 2437 From: Greece That's the first album of theirs i've listened to and i am not as imperssed as i'd like... All of the Damned is an awesome song though.. ---- Υou've sold your human essence to the cold world of dead and empty things... You're SOLD! Loading...
JC Steele Steelemeister Posts: 3143 From: Finland	04.11.2015 - 18:02 Rating: 7 JC Steele Steelemeister Posts: 3143 From: Finland Ok album I guess, feels like it has many fillers. ---- My vision is augmented A Call for New 'Revolutionaries' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8HwtRAvalo A Call for Parallel Institutions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=]Vw3tUXdLu2Y Loading...
Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 60183 From: Sweden	19.03.2017 - 01:18 Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 60183 From: Sweden While Helloween was struggling in 90's this band kept legacy alive, even its not their best and somehow nothing about perfect but better as weird 3 90's helloween albums ---- Life is to short for LOVE, there is many great things to do online !!! Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die'' I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing Loading...
Jack_Torrance Posts: 180 From: Germany	01.08.2018 - 23:19 Rating: 7 Jack_Torrance Posts: 180 From: Germany Good but overrated Loading...
JC Steele Steelemeister Posts: 3143 From: Finland	08.06.2019 - 00:16 Rating: 7 JC Steele Steelemeister Posts: 3143 From: Finland Listening again and the initial thoughts is that Kai's vocals seem like an improvement on Ralph's. ---- My vision is augmented A Call for New 'Revolutionaries' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8HwtRAvalo A Call for Parallel Institutions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=]Vw3tUXdLu2Y Loading...
JC Steele Steelemeister Posts: 3143 From: Finland	08.06.2019 - 00:44 Rating: 7 JC Steele Steelemeister Posts: 3143 From: Finland Holy scheiße, this "Farewell" is such a sad ass song and the lyrics are in so many ways relatable. Did I write this song? ---- My vision is augmented A Call for New 'Revolutionaries' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8HwtRAvalo A Call for Parallel Institutions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=]Vw3tUXdLu2Y Loading...
skeksis25 Posts: 170 From: Argentina	04.03.2021 - 16:00 skeksis25 Posts: 170 From: Argentina A bit overrated, but still a good album. Their best it's Somewhere Out In Space. ---- https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7023 Loading...
Redel Posts: 1863 From: Germany	04.03.2021 - 16:09 Rating: 9 Redel Posts: 1863 From: Germany For me their best, followed by the debut and IaG. Loading...
AndyMetalFreak A Nice Guy Posts: 4230 From: UK	09.08.2021 - 15:43 Rating: 8 AndyMetalFreak A Nice Guy Posts: 4230 From: UK Another real classic power metal album, and a genuine must have for any power metal fan, it flows perfectly well, has the epicness, the cheesyness (but not too cheesy), the catchiness, and the amazing vocals, that define a true power metal album! And with some real classic songs such as: "Rebellion In Dreamland" One of the best power metal songs ever, and one the best opening songs to any album have heard, "Land Of the Free", and "Man On A Mission" and "Gods Of Deliverance" are also great songs. ---- My 2023 list (so far) Loading...