Gamma Ray - Insanity And Genius
Tracklist
01. Tribute To The Past02. No Return
03. Last Before The Storm
04. The Cave Principle
05. Future Madhouse
06. Gamma Ray [Birth Control cover]
07. Insanity & Genius
08. 18 Years
09. Your Turn Is Over
10. Heal Me
11. Brothers
12. Heroes [Japanese bonus]
13. Gamma Ray [Birth Control cover] [long version] [2002 Digipack bonus]
14. Exciter [Judas Priest cover] [2002 Digipack bonus]
15. Save Us [live] [Helloween cover] [2002 Digipack bonus]
Line-up
Kai Hansen - guitars, vocals
Ralf Scheepers - vocals
Dirk Schlächter - guitars, vocals, keyboards
Jan Rubach - bass
Thomas Nack - drums
Kai Hansen - guitars, vocals
Ralf Scheepers - vocals
Dirk Schlächter - guitars, vocals, keyboards
Jan Rubach - bass
Thomas Nack - drums
Additional info
Recorded at Hansen Studios, Hamburg.Engineered & produced by Dirk Schlächter & Kai Hansen.
Mixed at Horus Sound Studio, Hannover.
Mixed by Charlie Bauerfeind.
Cover artwork by Kai Karczewski.
Rating:
7.5
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Of all Gamma Ray's albums, their first three have always had that Helloween feel to them. As band leader Kai Hansen had written a fair bit for Helloween, this shouldn't quite come off as a surprise. But of each of Gamma Ray's first three albums the Helloween influence is most noticeable here, on Insanity And Genius. Read more ›› |
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More hard rock than heavy/power metal. The nods to Queen on "Heal Me" were a little jarring. Must admit I'm glad Ralf left.
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Too many fillers on this one IMO, it's still decent for a few songs, but most of this album is skippable.
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Better as previous, but somehow it sounds like comedy metal from space to me
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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Posts: 3333 Written by Bad English on 12.08.2016 at 00:28 Comedy yes, pseudo-funny songs that actually are weak. Songs #1 and #3 are what I can call different than the others and good songs, which isn't enough to make this album worthy.
---- My vision is augmented
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Posts: 2780 Written by Bad English on 12.08.2016 at 00:28  That's a good way to describe it. I cant really tell why, but I have always enjoyed early GR quite a lot (until LOTF). You know, I grew up with this shit. Back at the time Germany was plagued with this stuff. I have probably been hypnotized.
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This is the second best Ralph era gamma ray album. This album is not cheesy like some say, it's just playful which makes it so refreshing compared to most metal out there.
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The last album for Scheepers as a vocalist in Gamma Ray and a bit weaker one than previous. Ralf's overall run wasn't bad by any means, it's just that the band is destined for so much greater things in a near future! But still, a bunch of nice tunes can be found here, such as: "Last Before The Storm", "Tribute To The Past", "Heal Me" and "No Return". 7.5/10
---- Glory to the Nation!
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The song Heal me anicipates the things to come on land of the free  and also displays the Queen influences.....worship
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