Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free (1995)+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kai Hansen - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Backing Vocals on "Rebellion In Dreamland", "Man On A Mission", "All Of The Damned" and "Abyss Of The Void". Dirk Schlachter - Guitars, Keyboards Jan Rubach - Bass Thomas Nack - Drums, Backing Vocals Michael Kiske - Lead Vocals on "Time To Break Free", Backing Vocals on "Land Of The Free". Hansi Kursch - Backing Vocals on "Rebellion In Dreamland", "Farewell" and "Land Of The Free", some Lead Vocals on "Farewell". Hacky Hackmann - Backing Vocals. Catharina Boutari - Backing Vocals on "Rebellion In Dreamland", "Man On A Mission", "All Of The Damned" and "Abyss Of The Void". Axel Naschke - Backing Vocals on "Man On A Mission", "All Of The Damned", "Gods Of Deliverance", "Salvation's Calling" and "Abyss Of The Void". Produced, Mixed, Engineered and Discussed by Charlie Bauerfeind, Kai Hansen and Dirk Schlachter for Triple Trouble Produktions. Keyboard and Digidesign Programming by Sascha Paeth. Recorded at Hansen Studio, Hamburg. Drums Recorded at R. A. S. H. Studio, Gelsenkirchen. Mixed at Horus Sound Studio, Hannover. Coverartwork by Eike Gall. Coveridea by Kai Hansen. Layout and Typographie by Thomas Bucher. Bandphotos by Uschi Brem-Freund. Singleshots by Martin Romeis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Rebellion In Dreamland (Hansen) 8:44 2) Man On A Mission (Hansen) 5:48 3) Fairytale (Hansen) 0:49 4) All Of The Damned (Hansen) 5:01 5) Rising Of The Damned (Hansen) 0:43 6) Gods Of Deliverance (Rubach / Hansen) 5:01 7) Farewell (Schlachter) 5:10 8) Salvation's Calling (Rubach) 4:35 9) Land Of The Free (Hansen) 4:37 10) The Saviour (Hansen) 0:40 11) Abyss Of The Void (Hansen) 6:03 12) Time To Break Free (Hansen) 4:39 13) Afterlife (Hansen) 4:46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Rebellion In Dreamland (Hansen) 8:44 Voices are calling from somewhere below Melting on the eastern shore Rain is falling down on me Been waiting for eternity I'll be there! Freedom for us all! And I wonder why, why my heart still yearns And I wonder why, why the earth still turns And I wonder why, why the sky turns black Still I wonder why, but there is no turning back For all eternity, for all the world to see We're riding high across the wind And when the storm begins, to wash away our sins We'll find a place where we'll begin Chorus 1: There's something wrong with the world today Only the people that are fighting for... ... a better place in the world today They don't believe that they have gone too far They're falling down Chorus 2: By moonlight there's a way - for rebellion Here, the world has gone astray - revolution Now, the time has come to pray - hallelujah Deep, inside our minds we wait - for rebellion Here in dreamland we will not obey the masters And the earth still turns but I'm on my way He is on the way, as my heart still yearns I'm on my way, he is on the way, and I cry for more Yes I'm on my way, now he is on the way, gonna find the secret wall I have seen the secret dreams of those who know eternity And make me feel like a shadow sneaking in I my sleep I'm searching for the way to find the open door Leading me to where it all begins Chorus 1 & 2 Solo: Kai Now I'm riding through the air Going to where no one dares On the way I'll cross the line forevermore For once in life, I do not dare Nothing matters, now I'm dare On the ride I'll cross the line forever to be free Solo: Dirk Have no fear, rebellion is near ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Man On A Mission (Hansen) 5:48 I'm a man on a mission and my diligence won't wait There are supersonic killers in the sky Everything you do will be analyzed They control every step of your life Well, mankind has gone to a high extreme To the dark side on the way All I see is a masquerade And the termination waits Oh, I've seen the faces of a million leaving here Abandoned times and places of the world built out of fear The quest is drawing near The mystery of fear is just about to clear Chorus: What we need right now is a miracle on earth Let our hearts cry out, so our voices can be heard Let us walk away together from the never ending rain 'Til the sun will shine for all of us again So we travel on at the speed of light And the gods will light our way Gotta change our part in the masterplan for another break in the race And the trumpet sound will soon be heard As the dead in mind awake And the joyful saints will guide us on the onward flight that we take Oh, I've seen a million leaving right away from here Abandoned times and places of the world built out of fear The quest is drawing near The mystery of fear is just about to clear Chorus Solo: Kai Give us a chance to live, give us a chance to die Give us a chance to be free without fire from the sky Give us a chance to love, give us a chance to hate Give us a chance, before you kill us all Before you kill us, kill us all Before you kill us all (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Fairytale (Hansen) 0:49 Now my friend it's time for you to break the spell You heart was torn in two and somebody revealed the wall... Now we stand together Our fight is to be free We never will surrender We ride across the fields Now it's time to break the silence And truth shall be revealed Take the questionmark from your head Let the fairytale be real (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) All Of The Damned (Hansen) 5:01 One time in life is all I need to satisfy my senses Delusions of reality, are tearing down defenses I never tried to catch the rainbow But in the end I have a dream All of the damned will be wearing the crown It's hard to believe as your world's going down You won't understand why, they served you so well You won't understand why the hopeless are marching through hell So all you see around you now is falling down defenseless A free life is our only need, for life is only rented I see face in the mirror on the wall And I don't know what is can be I see a face inside the rainbow At the end of a dream the face in the rainbow is me All of the damned will be wearing the crown It's hard to believe as your world turns around No, you won't understand why, they served you so well You won't understand why the hopeless are marching through hell Solo: Kai / both / Kai I never thought I'd catch the rainbow But in the end it's still a dream I see a face in my mirror At the end of a dream the face in the mirror is me 'Cause all of the damned will be wearing the crown It's hard to foresee as the world turns around No, you won't understand why, they served you so well You won't understand why the hopeless are marching through hell ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Rising Of The Damned (Hansen) 0:43 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Gods Of Deliverance (Rubach / Hansen) 5:01 The sun goes down in the western sky The shadows are gonna return I wander alone through the back of my mind The twilight of moon starts to burn How can I see beyond existence I'm leaving into the unknown I wander around as I hear someone scream A voice that is never my own Oh, how can you dare to dwell all alone in the back of your head As we struggle for life in this emotional hell We wait for the gods to be there Chorus 1: Gods of deliverance, how can I set free Souls in the underworld calling out for me They're in my head! Whenever you'll roam in your dreams You'll have to remember your name So many are trapped down in the abyss They're waiting for you and they say: How can you dare to stand all alone on this side of the wall As we struggle for life in this emotional hell We wait for salvation to call Chorus 1 Solo: Dirk / both / Dirk Morning comes round again Shadows are leaving the night Now there's a sense for existence I've seen it with my own two eyes The vision is now getting clearer Now that I've seen the unknown The voices are yearning to live again The gods will be guiding us home And you still dare to dwell all alone in the back of your head Still we struggle for life in this emotional hell Salvation will one day be there Chorus 2: Don't you be missed by the illusions in your head Then the gods of deliverance will say: No more illusions, we're leavin' today Chorus 2 We're in your head - They're in my head We're in your head - In my head ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Farewell (Schlachter) 5:10 Kai: Do you remember How we used to play like kids in the sun Nowadays, there is no light to see And we're feelin' cold So the time has come ... to say farewell my friends My fate is calling loud Now I know it can get tough And I don't where I'll be tomorrow Do you, do you wanna know it I don't care about it Somebody said that we could never, ever die Oh what a lie You will see the light again We'll all be free someday I know, 'cause united we stand Goodbye my Friends, I'm leavin' you today My quest is hard, but I must be on my way Now don't ask why Goodbye dear Friends Solo: Dirk Don't you try to stop me All I know is I have to go There'll be no sense in my life at all, if I stay You will never see it, you will never find it Oh yes I will! Someone will take my place if I die Hansi: An old man said some years ago: they've tried it all before Some men of honour left and searched for that Land They did not return Now it's up to you to play a better game Remember when you're out there Don't look, don't look back at all! Kai: Goodbye my Friends, I'm leavin' you today The Quest is hard I know I find a way home one day... Goodbye dear Friends, I'm leavin' you today The quest is hard, I know I find a way home one day You will see the light of day We'll all be free again And all that's left to say is farewell ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Salvation's Calling (Rubach) 4:35 Hello my name is Mr. Know-it-all My sweet home is deep down in your soul Now let me introduce you to the final call Salvation is calling for you Life is just a kind of fairytale Narrated by a lunatic for men The hope in life is clouded by eternal haze Tell me what you mean? Do you think about ambition? Why don't you scream? Oh yeah Don't you realize - what you criticize Now remove yourself - away from here Chorus: Salvation's calling (2) The walls are falling - Salvation's calling ... now! Hey you, you think that you have blown it all Your life, you can't enjoy it to the full When all your dreams are fading to eternal black You're lost in the twilight Now, what'd you mean What do you think about ambition? Go out and scream Oh yeah Now realize not criticize Remove yourself away from here Chorus Follow your instinct, never follow your illusions Just remember from all the troubles there is a way out Turn around and see yourself beyond your own horizons There's an outcry in the void, there's a way out from here Solo: both / Kai / Dirk Goodbye my friend It's time to leave you on your own Get going to find out your own way Believe in what you're doing, cos I'm in your head You can't hesitate anymore Don't think about existence Just move your ass - be yourself Now realize not criticize Now move yourself - take your chance Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Land Of The Free (Hansen) 4:37 Somewhere in the desert of the void beyond the wall We're the last survivors, we're the ones who'll never fall Men inside the circle, leave the night! Darkness all around us, not a single beam of light All we have is our fate, the will to win this fight The time has come to break the outer wall Grab your heart, I'll show you the way To hold your head up high Chorus: High above, at the edge of the world we're searching for glory and peace When the time has come, you will see our return to the land of the free Men inside the circle, tell me what to feel and see Delusions of reality, the mirror of your dreams Hold your ground and I'll show you the way Now hold your head up high Chorus Solo: Kai / Dirk / Kai / Dirk And when the cracks appear, upon the wall We know the moment's here to see it fall And as the sunlight appears again in our sky No wall, no wall, no more, no more will darken our life Melody: both / Dirk Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) The Saviour (Hansen) 0:40 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Abyss Of The Void (Hansen) 6:03 Now I must go, I'll wait for you to follow No turning back But there's a light, I've seen it all Riding through, never fall When all is done, we must be one I will return... Yeah The saviour is calling He's riding through the light The only, the holy Returning from the light We fall to the ground and we pray 'cause he's the one No demons left in this world since he has won Oh, hear what I say... Chorus: All men come To see the king of the world The time has come for everyone The saviour stands for all of us Now praise the one who'll destroy the evil abyss of the void His armour, still shining Though it's torn from fights The brave man, redeemer He brought us back to life Oh, yes he did Now fall to the ground and pray cause he's the one No demons left in this world since he has won Now listen to what I say... Chorus His armour, still shining Though it's torn from fights The brave man, he battled On through the night His eyes, they were gleaming like fire and he's prepared He's the one The young man, he raises his hand up to the land in the sun Wherever my spirit may fly up to this heavenly fight I know that I will return from the mission beyond our skies Now Solo: Dirk / Kai We fall to the ground and we pray 'cause he's the one No demons left in this world since he has won Oh, hear what I say... Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Time To Break Free (Hansen) 4:39 Where will you be tomorrow? Really I don't care I have seen the future, rising everywhere Look into the mirror, tell me what you see Piece by piece you'll vanish, until you disappear! Now I'm doing, what I say No more fooling, anyway Beyond this hell there is a better life to lead You're all undone, emotionless It's not the way for me Chorus: Now I know there's a better way Let my heart ride out for a brighter day Now it's time to breathe in the open air With a mind so free, anyway It's time for a change It's time to break free Had enough of fooling, had enough of lies Hypocrisy, intrigued, right before my eyes Had enough of hound dogs, barking all the time I agree with Elvis, you ain't no friend of mine Apart from this there is a better life, I know You're all undone, emotionless It's time for me to go Chorus Solo: Kai / both / Kai Now I know there's a better way Let my heart fly free towards a better day Now it's time to breathe, it's the only way Let my mind ride out, anyway Chorus It's time to be me, free ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13) Afterlife (Hansen) 4:46 This song is dedicated to Ingo Schwichtenberg. Do you believe in the afterworld or the afterlife? Do you agree there's a place for us beyond our life? Where the timeless call for life is lost and you will see The forgotten dreams that you once had become reality They will be set free (2) Another day (2) You cannot leave if you do not want to stand In the afterlife (2) Life's a dream that you'll forget in the endless space And the scars you got on planet Earth will be erased You were blind until your eyes have stopped to see And your powers unfold by the moment you hit eternity You will be set free (2) But you'll never return that's the price you have to pay In the afterlife (2) Solo: Kai Now you're gone, without a word, you didn't say goodbye I miss you here, where are you now, an angel in the sky? Your visit here has been too short, you left to be set free But I believe we'll meet again and together we will stay In the afterlife (4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Instruments played: ESP Guitars, Hughes & Kettner Basses Amps, Paiste Cymbals, Premier Drums.