Land Of The Free - Part II

Gamma Ray | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 15, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Steamhammer / SPV
• ASIN: B000WTSWQS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,535 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars King Kai delviers again!, December 5, 2007

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Eric Rossetti (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Land of Free 2 (Audio CD)

I'll keep this simple. I've been a Gamma Ray fan for many years and have enjoyed every single release to the fullest. LOTF2 is a more than worthy addition to the Gamma Ray catalogue. 2005's "Majestic" I thought was one of the best albums a band could write this late in their career, and LOTF2 is proving still there are no signs of Kai and Company running out of uplifting ideas and wonderful melodies.

My favourite songs on the album are: To Mother Earth, From The Ashes, Insurrection, and Into The Storm. Emperess is extremley heavy, and Oppertunity has some fantastic melodies. To Mother Earth and From The Ashes are some of the best Gamma Ray songs to sing along too, and id say Insurrection has one of the best middle sections you could ever ask for.

The Great Eagle of Power Metal flies high once again!!! \m/ Up The Rayz!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seventeen years has not slowed down the power metal machine that is GammaRay, January 23, 2008

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George Dionne (Cape Cod, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Land Of The Free - Part II (Audio CD)

The Good
German power metallers GammaRay return with their 9th studio album which finds them continuing the saga that was their 1996 album Land of the Free. For those of you not familiar, GammaRay is the brainchild of former Helloween guitarist Kai Hansen. This sequel isn't so much a continuation of its predecessor, but more of homage to its sound and feel.

"Into the Storm" takes you into the belly of the beast with double kick drums and lightening-fast guitar playing. "From the Ashes" continues to capture the energy and power that GammaRay is putting out there, while keeping the chorus melodic. "To Mother Earth" is practically a guitar and drum duel between Kai Hansen and Dan Zimmerman to see who can plat the fastest. In between that competition is a great song about saving our planet.

"Rain" comes at you like a furious storm rather than a like trickle. "Empress" has more of a commercial feel as the speed is brought to mid-tempo. It still packs a punch with its arena rock feel. Finger-twisting guitar runs and frantic chugga-chugga riffs are plentiful on "When the World." "Real World" is laden with keyboard tones, power chords, and tuneful melodies. "Insurrection" is an eleven minute power metal epic that reminds you why you like this genre in the first place.

The Bad
Nothing

The Verdict
Sequels don't usually live up to the original. Fortunately with Land of the Free II you're not getting another chapter in the story, but more of a fresh take on an old classic. If it's power, high energy, and fast-paced guitars that you're craving, look no further than this album. You'll even get vocals rich and melody as a bonus. Seventeen years has not slowed down the power metal machine that is GammaRay.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Verdadero Power Metal, January 20, 2008

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Geraldo A. Torres "geral power metal" (Morovis, PR Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Land Of The Free - Part II (Audio CD)

Una de las mejores bandas de Power Metal vuelve ala carga con este album. Para mi uno de los mejores incluyendo los albums en vivo. Tiene tremenda coordinacion en los solos de gitarras y la voz de Kai Hansen se oye mejor que nunca. Simplemente el mejor album de Power metal en mi coleccion.