Biography
Within 1988, after spending quatern years by using Helloween, guitarist and songwriter Kai Hansen decided to leave the band. A reasons come debated however around Hansen's have words, Helloween experienced get as well large for him to cover. He proceeded to clean a few studio function by using Blind Guardian. Finally, Hansen decided to form his have design, by owning long-period friend Ralf Scheepers (vocals), Uwe Wessel (bass) and Mathias Burchard (drums). Gamma Ray was innate & to there are no of these's surprise, Gamma Ray sounded remarkably more or less Helloween.

Gamma Ray became Kai Hansen's informal solo band. Hansen's career within Gamma Ray proved to become increadibly succesful, & his previous b&, Helloween misplaced its continuity and did non produce to its to the full possible. Hansen became at one point, Gamma Ray's Lead Guitarist, Lead Singer, song writer & lyrist. Gamma Ray was originally a deuce human design between Kai Hansen & Singer Ralf Scheepers however sooner or later turned as much as become the line-higher described in the former paragraph.

That line-higher freed a album Heading for Tomorrow in February 1990, and down a road that month the Heaven Could Hold off EP sustaining 2nd guitarist Dirk Schlächter. Uli Kusch replaced Mathias behind the drums.

1991 saw the release of their 2nd album, Sigh No More, and within October the 50-date worldwide tour.

A third album, Insanity and Genius, was released within 1993 with two recently members; Thomas Nack on the drums and Jan Rubach on bass, replacing Uli and Uwe severally.

Within September, Gamma Ray, along sustaining Rage, Helicon and Conception embarked on the Melodic Metal Strikes Back tour. A tour contributed to the release of the double Video Power of Metal, and a streaming videos Power of Metal and Lust for Live, in December.

So the large vary: when plans for the band's 4th album come along, Hansen & Schlächter were annoyed per fact that Scheepers lived such the far way out of Hamburg. This intended that it can sole launder b& rehearsals & such in weekends, and this put the major stopper in items. Since Scheepers experienced auditioned for the job when vocalist for Judas Priest, and his chances at incurring a spot were considered jolly adept, Hansen asked him in case he really felt that staying using Gamma Ray was the right tool to run. Them decided that it would become for a right whenever Scheepers left the band, so, sustaining there is no tough feelings in either side, Scheepers left Gamma Ray. Hansen so took on the guitar-vocals duties.

Within 1995 the fourth album, Land of the Free, the number 1 a single featuring Hansen in vocals, was freed. Critics as much as a world were rapturous. a as a consequence tour, Men in a Tour, brought the recording & release of the survive album ''Alive '95 in 1996.

Shortly, two Hansen & Schlächter decided that however an additional vary was required. Out went Jan Rubach and Thomas Nack (both allowing for the band it left earliest, Anesthesia), and inside come fresh drummer Dan Zimmerman. Schlächter decided to drop a guitar & pick higher a bass duties. Henjo Richter came in to fill a 2nd guitar spot. A ultimate Gamma Ray, & however todays, line-higher was formed.

Function began for the next good-length album, & 1997 saw the release of Somewhere Out In Space'', which started a band's fascination by using space. When ii years of touring come a album Powerplant, which was a continuity to Somewhere Out In Space 's lyrical approach, but the newly counsel musically. A album was extremely acclaimed throughout the world.

the instance come for a "Best Of..." album, & Hansen decided to launder items other than; A band went back to the studio to re-record old classics. Blast from the Past was the title chosen for the album.

A band so proceeded to the recording of its next album, rumored to become classic-sounded rather elastic like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, before ingesting a year slay.

When a break, in which Hansen concentrated in his side task Iron Savior, the b& was quick for the recording and release of the album No World Order, with a great deal of heavily riffs prefer classic Fourscore's band, even as rumored. However once again a album was extremely praised. A There is no Choose Globe Tour saw a band camping xii of countries throughtout Europe, and two or three gigs around Japan. When resting from either a tour, a band went in using a Skeleton in the cupboard tour. A Skeletons tour saw a band performing songs that it never or even seldom played survive prior to. A setlist was voted per fans on the band's internet site. Just ii or three shows were played however two of people were recorded for the survive album Skeletons in the Closet, their finest live album up to now.

Gamma Ray's latest studio album, "Majestic", was freed in September 23, 2005.

Lineup
Kai Hansen - Vocals, guitar Henjo Richter - Guitar Dirk Schlächter - Bass Dan Zimmermann - Drums

Former members
Uwe Wessel - Bass Ralf Scheepers - Vocals Jan Rubach - Bass Mathias Burchard - Drums Uli Kusch - Drums Thomas Nack - Drums

Discography
Heading for Tomorrow (1989) Heaven Potty Hold off EP (1990) Sigh No More (1991) Insanity and Genius (1993) Land of the Free (1995) Silent Miracles EP (1996) ''Alive '95 (1996) Somewhere Out In Space (1997) Vale of the Kings EP (1997) Powerplant (1999) Blast from the Past (2000) No World Order (2001) Skeletons in the Closet (2003) Majestic'' (2005)