Land of the Free II
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Land of the Free II | ||||
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File:Gamma Ray - Land of the Free II - Cover Art.jpg | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 16 November 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006-2007, at High Gain Studio, Hamburg, Germany | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 65:18 | |||
Label | Steamhammer/SPV | |||
Producer | Dirk Schlächter and Kai Hansen | |||
Gamma Ray chronology | ||||
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Lords of Metal | (8.8/10) link |
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Land of the Free II is the ninth full-length studio album by Gamma Ray. It was released on 16 November 2007 in Germany, 19 November in Europe, 21 November in Japan and January 15, 2008 for North America. To promote Land of the Free II, Gamma Ray joined Helloween on the 2007/08 Hellish Rock Tour. The song "Into the Storm" is available on the band's MySpace page and its music video on YouTube.
The first-edition CD, released as a Digipak, was limited to 30,000 copies.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Rising Again" | Kai Hansen | Hansen | 0:27 |
2. | "To Mother Earth" | Hansen | Hansen | 5:11 |
3. | "Empress" | Dan Zimmermann | Zimmermann | 6:22 |
4. | "Rain" | Henjo Richter | Richter | 5:16 |
5. | "Into the Storm" | Hansen | Hansen | 3:47 |
6. | "When the World" | Hansen | Hansen | 5:44 |
7. | "From the Ashes" | Hansen | Hansen | 5:26 |
8. | "Leaving Hell" | Hansen | Hansen | 4:20 |
9. | "Real World" | Hansen | Hansen | 5:42 |
10. | "Hear Me Calling" | Richter | Richter | 4:14 |
11. | "Opportunity" | Dirk Schlächter | Schlächter | 7:14 |
12. | "Insurrection" | Hansen | Hansen | 11:33 |
Japanese Import Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Into the Storm" | Hansen | Hansen | 3:47 |
2. | "From the Ashes" | Hansen | Hansen | 5:26 |
3. | "Rising Again" | Hansen | Hansen | 0:27 |
4. | "To Mother Earth" | Hansen | Hansen | 5:11 |
5. | "Rain" | Richter | Richter | 5:16 |
6. | "Leaving Hell" | Hansen | Hansen | 4:20 |
7. | "Empress" | Zimmermann | Zimmermann | 6:22 |
8. | "When the World" | Hansen | Hansen | 5:44 |
9. | "Opportunity" | Schlächter | Schlächter | 7:14 |
10. | "Real World" | Hansen | Hansen | 5:42 |
11. | "Hear Me Calling" | Richter | Richter | 4:14 |
12. | "Insurrection" | Hansen | Hansen | 11:33 |
Japanese Bonus Track
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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13. | "Blood Religion" (Live in Montréal) | Hansen | Hansen | 8:11 |
Personnel
- Kai Hansen - Vocals, guitars
- Henjo Richter - Guitars, keyboards
- Dirk Schlächter - Bass
- Dan Zimmermann - Drums
Technical personnel
- Produced and engineered by: Dirk Schlächter, Kai Hansen
- Mixed by: Tommy Newton at Area 51 Studio, Celle, Germany
- Cover Painting by: Hervé Monjeaud
- Booklet Graphics and Layout by: Dirk Illing
Charts
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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French Albums (SNEP)[1] | 194 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] | 54 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 30 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 57 |
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Gamma Ray – Land of the Free II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gamma Ray – Land of the Free II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "ランド・オブ・ザ・フリーII". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gamma Ray – Land of the Free II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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