Gamma Ray
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1125 fans
Country: Germany
Label: earMUSIC
 
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Formed in: 1988
 
1989- Power metal

Line-up



1988– Kai Hansen - vocals, guitars
1990–1997 Dirk Schlächter - guitars
1993 -//- vocals
1997– -//- bass
1997– Henjo Richter - guitars, keyboards
2012– Michael Ehré - drums
2015– Frank Beck - vocals
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1991 Rolf Köhler - backing vocals
1991 Tommy Hansen - keyboards
1993 Sascha Paeth - keyboards
1995–1996 -//-
1995 Catharina Boutari - backing vocals
1995 Axel Naschke - backing vocals
2000 Jörg Schrör Düsedau - bass
2007 Milan Schlächter - backing vocals
2007 Wendy Teyssier - backing vocals
2007 Lara Möller - backing vocals
2007 Nadine Nottbohm - backing vocals
2010 -//- vocals
2010 Corvin Bahn - keyboards
2014 -//-
1990–1991 Jorn Ellerbrock - keyboards
1996 Henjo Richter - guitars
1998 Mike Terrana - drums
1999 Ferdy Doernberg - keyboards
1999 Chris Bay - vocals
2000 Jörg Schrör Düsedau - bass
2001 Danny Olding - keyboards
2002–2003 Axel Mackenrott - keyboards
2004–2005 Nils Neumann - keyboards
2006–2007 Eero Kaukomies - keyboards
2006 Kasperi Heikkinen - guitars
2010 -//-
2024 -//-
2007–2008 Alessio Gori - keyboards
2008 Henning Basse - vocals
2009– Corvin Bahn - keyboards
2011 Tobias Exxel - bass
2012 Michael Ehré - drums
2014–2015 Frank Beck - vocals
1990 Tammo Vollmers - drums
1990 Mischa Gerlach - keyboards
1990 Dirk Schlächter - bass
1990 Tommy Newton - guitars
1991 -//- guitars, backing vocals
1990–1991 Piet Sielck - keyboards, backing vocals
1997 -//- guitars, backing vocals
1999 -//- backing vocals
1991 Fritz Randow - drums
1995 Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - backing vocals
1995 Hansi Kürsch - vocals, backing vocals
1995 Michael Kiske - vocals, backing vocals
2010 -//- vocals
2013 -//-
1997 Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums
2005 Axel Mackenrott - keyboards
2007 Henning Basse - choirs vocals
2021 Ralf Scheepers - vocals
1988–1990 Mathias Burchard - drums
1988–1993 Uwe Wessel - bass
1988–1994 Ralf Scheepers - vocals
1990–1992 Uli Kusch - drums
1993–1997 Jan Rubach - bass
1993–1997 Thomas Nack - drums
1997–2012 Daniel Zimmermann - drums
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1988– Kai Hansen - vocals, guitars
1990–1997 Dirk Schlächter - guitars
1993 -//- vocals
1997– -//- bass
1997– Henjo Richter - guitars, keyboards
2012– Michael Ehré - drums
2015– Frank Beck - vocals
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1991 Rolf Köhler - backing vocals
1991 Tommy Hansen - keyboards
1993 Sascha Paeth - keyboards
1995–1996 -//-
1995 Catharina Boutari - backing vocals
1995 Axel Naschke - backing vocals
2000 Jörg Schrör Düsedau - bass
2007 Milan Schlächter - backing vocals
2007 Wendy Teyssier - backing vocals
2007 Lara Möller - backing vocals
2007 Nadine Nottbohm - backing vocals
2010 -//- vocals
2010 Corvin Bahn - keyboards
2014 -//-
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1990–1991 Jorn Ellerbrock - keyboards
1996 Henjo Richter - guitars
1998 Mike Terrana - drums
1999 Ferdy Doernberg - keyboards
1999 Chris Bay - vocals
2000 Jörg Schrör Düsedau - bass
2001 Danny Olding - keyboards
2002–2003 Axel Mackenrott - keyboards
2004–2005 Nils Neumann - keyboards
2006–2007 Eero Kaukomies - keyboards
2006 Kasperi Heikkinen - guitars
2010 -//-
2024 -//-
2007–2008 Alessio Gori - keyboards
2008 Henning Basse - vocals
2009– Corvin Bahn - keyboards
2011 Tobias Exxel - bass
2012 Michael Ehré - drums
2014–2015 Frank Beck - vocals
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1990 Tammo Vollmers - drums
1990 Mischa Gerlach - keyboards
1990 Dirk Schlächter - bass
1990 Tommy Newton - guitars
1991 -//- guitars, backing vocals
1990–1991 Piet Sielck - keyboards, backing vocals
1997 -//- guitars, backing vocals
1999 -//- backing vocals
1991 Fritz Randow - drums
1995 Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - backing vocals
1995 Hansi Kürsch - vocals, backing vocals
1995 Michael Kiske - vocals, backing vocals
2010 -//- vocals
2013 -//-
1997 Thomas "Thomen" Stauch - drums
2005 Axel Mackenrott - keyboards
2007 Henning Basse - choirs vocals
2021 Ralf Scheepers - vocals
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1988–1990 Mathias Burchard - drums
1988–1993 Uwe Wessel - bass
1988–1994 Ralf Scheepers - vocals
1990–1992 Uli Kusch - drums
1993–1997 Jan Rubach - bass
1993–1997 Thomas Nack - drums
1997–2012 Daniel Zimmermann - drums
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Discography


1989 Heading For Tomorrow
1989
8.5 8.5
1990 Heaven Can Wait
1990
7.6 7.6
1996 Silent Miracles
1996
7.9 7.9
2011 Skeletons & Majesties
2011
7.3 7.3
2013 Master Of Confusion
2013
7.9 7.9
2014 Time For Deliverance
2014
6.6 6.6
2014 Avalon
2014
8.3 8.3
2014 Pale Rider
2014
7.6 7.6
2014 I Will Return
2014
7.8 7.8
Detailed discography ››
1989 Heaven Can Wait/Mr. Outlaw
[Single] 1989
7.0 7.0
1989 Space Eater
[Single] 1989
6.7 6.7
1990 Heading For The East
[DVD] 1990
8.2 8.2
1990 Who Do You Think You Are?
[Single] 1990
6.0 6.0
1991 One With The World/Father And Son
[Single] 1991
6.7 6.7
1991 Sigh No More
[Single] 1991
7.5 7.5
1991 The Spirit
[Single] 1991
1993 Melodic Metal Strikes Back
[Split] 1993
8.0 8.0
1993 Future Madhouse
[Single] 1993
6.5 6.5
1993 Lust For Live
[DVD] 1993
7.9 7.9
1994 Power Of Metal [VHS]
[Split] 1994
1994 Power Of Metal
[Split] 1994
7.3 7.3
1995 Rebellion In Dreamland
[Single] 1995
7.8 7.8
1996 Alive '95
[Live] 1996
8.3 8.3
1997 Somewhere Out In Space
[Single] 1997
8.5 8.5
1997 Valley Of The Kings
[Single] 1997
8.7 8.7
1997 The Karaoke Album
[Compilation] 1997
7.4 7.4
1999 Holy Dio: A Tribute To The Voice Of Metal - Ronnie James Dio
[VA] 1999
9.1 9.1
2000 Blast From The Past
[Compilation] 2000
8.7 8.7
2001 Heaven Or Hell
[Single] 2001
7.3 7.3
2002 Ultimate Collection
[Boxset] 2002
9.3 9.3
2003 Skeletons In The Closet
[Live] 2003
8.7 8.7
2008 Hell Yeah!!! The Awesome Foursome
[DVD] 2008
9.3 9.3
2008 Hell Yeah!!! The Awesome Foursome
[Live] 2008
8.7 8.7
2009 Wacken Open Air 2009
[DVD] 2009
7.0 7.0
2010 To The Metal
[Single] 2010
7.7 7.7
2010 Alright! 20 Years Of Universe
[Compilation] 2010
8.0 8.0
2012 HelloRay - A Tribute To Helloween & Gamma Ray
[VA] 2012
2012 Skeletons & Majesties Live
[Live] 2012
8.5 8.5
2012 Skeletons & Majesties Live
[DVD] 2012
8.9 8.9
2015 The Best (Of)
[Compilation] 2015
8.9 8.9
2015 Heading For The East
[Live] 2015
8.4 8.4
2016 Lust For Live
[Live] 2016
8.4 8.4
2021 30 Years Live Anniversary
[Live] 2021
7.9 7.9
Detailed discography ››
1990 Space Eater 7.2 7.2
1991 One With The World 9.0 9.0
1993 Gamma Ray 5.0 5.0
1995 Rebellion In Dreamland 7.7 7.7
1999 Send Me A Sign 7.0 7.0
2001 Eagle 6.6 6.6
2007 Into The Storm 8.1 8.1
2010 To The Metal 7.8 7.8
2010 Rise 8.0 8.0
2010 Empathy 8.0 8.0
2013 Master Of Confusion [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
6.5 6.5
2014 Hellbent [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
6.7 6.7
2022 No Return
2022 I Want Out / Future World / Ride The Sky
2023 Empathy
2023 To The Metal
2023 Rise
2023 Space Eater
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1989 Heading For Tomorrow
1989
8.5 8.5
1990 Heaven Can Wait
1990
7.6 7.6
1996 Silent Miracles
1996
7.9 7.9
2011 Skeletons & Majesties
2011
7.3 7.3
2013 Master Of Confusion
2013
7.9 7.9
2014 Time For Deliverance
2014
6.6 6.6
2014 Avalon
2014
8.3 8.3
2014 Pale Rider
2014
7.6 7.6
2014 I Will Return
2014
7.8 7.8
Detailed discography ››

1989 Heaven Can Wait/Mr. Outlaw
[Single] 1989
7.0 7.0
1989 Space Eater
[Single] 1989
6.7 6.7
1990 Heading For The East
[DVD] 1990
8.2 8.2
1990 Who Do You Think You Are?
[Single] 1990
6.0 6.0
1991 One With The World/Father And Son
[Single] 1991
6.7 6.7
1991 Sigh No More
[Single] 1991
7.5 7.5
1991 The Spirit
[Single] 1991
1993 Melodic Metal Strikes Back
[Split] 1993
8.0 8.0
1993 Future Madhouse
[Single] 1993
6.5 6.5
1993 Lust For Live
[DVD] 1993
7.9 7.9
1994 Power Of Metal [VHS]
[Split] 1994
1994 Power Of Metal
[Split] 1994
7.3 7.3
1995 Rebellion In Dreamland
[Single] 1995
7.8 7.8
1996 Alive '95
[Live] 1996
8.3 8.3
1997 Somewhere Out In Space
[Single] 1997
8.5 8.5
1997 Valley Of The Kings
[Single] 1997
8.7 8.7
1997 The Karaoke Album
[Compilation] 1997
7.4 7.4
1999 Holy Dio: A Tribute To The Voice Of Metal - Ronnie James Dio
[VA] 1999
9.1 9.1
2000 Blast From The Past
[Compilation] 2000
8.7 8.7
2001 Heaven Or Hell
[Single] 2001
7.3 7.3
2002 Ultimate Collection
[Boxset] 2002
9.3 9.3
2003 Skeletons In The Closet
[Live] 2003
8.7 8.7
2008 Hell Yeah!!! The Awesome Foursome
[DVD] 2008
9.3 9.3
2008 Hell Yeah!!! The Awesome Foursome
[Live] 2008
8.7 8.7
2009 Wacken Open Air 2009
[DVD] 2009
7.0 7.0
2010 To The Metal
[Single] 2010
7.7 7.7
2010 Alright! 20 Years Of Universe
[Compilation] 2010
8.0 8.0
2012 HelloRay - A Tribute To Helloween & Gamma Ray
[VA] 2012
2012 Skeletons & Majesties Live
[Live] 2012
8.5 8.5
2012 Skeletons & Majesties Live
[DVD] 2012
8.9 8.9
2015 The Best (Of)
[Compilation] 2015
8.9 8.9
2015 Heading For The East
[Live] 2015
8.4 8.4
2016 Lust For Live
[Live] 2016
8.4 8.4
2021 30 Years Live Anniversary
[Live] 2021
7.9 7.9
Detailed discography ››

1990 Space Eater 7.2 7.2
1991 One With The World 9.0 9.0
1993 Gamma Ray 5.0 5.0
1995 Rebellion In Dreamland 7.7 7.7
1999 Send Me A Sign 7.0 7.0
2001 Eagle 6.6 6.6
2007 Into The Storm 8.1 8.1
2010 To The Metal 7.8 7.8
2010 Rise 8.0 8.0
2010 Empathy 8.0 8.0
2013 Master Of Confusion [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
6.5 6.5
2014 Hellbent [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
6.7 6.7
2022 No Return
2022 I Want Out / Future World / Ride The Sky
2023 Empathy
2023 To The Metal
2023 Rise
2023 Space Eater
Detailed discography ››

Latest reviews


Empire Of The Undead
8.0
The more 2014 goes on, the more it confirms that, this year, power metal is clinging to its heavyweights. After Iron Savior, Freedom Call, Sonata Arctica, Primal Fear and Edguy, now it's the time for Gamma Ray to unleash their opus.
Review by R Lewis ››
To The Metal!
7.5
Almost as if the band as a whole sustained some form of brain damage from some tragic and unforeseeable accident, Gamma Ray have not been themselves since 2001's great No World Order. The last two albums saw the band as mere shadows of themselves...
Review by Baz Anderson ››
Hell Yeah!!! The Awesome Foursome
8.5
The last live album of Gamma Ray, "Skeletons In The Closet", was a really good live. Five years and two albums later, the German combo is back with a new live entitled "Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome" (that you can also find in a...
Review by Jeff ››
Land Of The Free II
8.5
It's been a long time that we didn't have a real great album from the Gamma Ray team. "Majestic" was not a bad album but it was a bit disappointing for me, not really original and just too generic to become a classic. I can tell you...
Review by Jeff ››


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Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 30th July-1st August 2009
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20.06.2008 Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20th-22nd June 2008 by Jeff 233 images 20.06.2008
Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20th-22nd June 2008
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Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20th-22nd June 2008
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08.01.2008 Helloween, Gamma Ray, Axxis - London, England, 8th January 2008 by Baz Anderson 54 images 08.01.2008
Helloween, Gamma Ray, Axxis - London, England, 8th January 2008
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05.01.2008 Helloween, Gamma Ray, Axxis - Paris, France, 5th January 2008 by wrathchild 8 images 05.01.2008
Helloween, Gamma Ray, Axxis - Paris, France, 5th January 2008
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29.07.2006 MetalWay Festival 2006, Saturday by Jeff 74 images 29.07.2006
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17.07.2005 Tuska 2005 by Ivan 56 images 17.07.2005
Tuska 2005
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Concerts


07.12.2024 SUI - Frauenfeld
Gamma Ray: European Winter Mini Tour 2024
05.12.2024 ESP - Bilbao
Gamma Ray: European Winter Mini Tour 2024
04.12.2024 ESP - Madrid
Gamma Ray: European Winter Mini Tour 2024
20.07.2024 ITA - Cremona
Luppolo In Rock 2024
05.07.2024 ESP - Barcelona
Barcelona Rock Fest 2024 		3
27.04.2024 BRA - São Paulo
Summer Breeze Festival - Brasil 2024 		1
02.08.2019 SWE - Rejmyre
Skogsröjet Festival 2019
27.07.2019 CAN - Montréal, QC
Heavy Montreal 2019 		1
11.07.2019 CZE - Vizovice
Masters Of Rock 2019 		9
05.07.2019 ESP - Barcelona
Rock Fest Barcelona 2019 		3
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