Power Plant (Gamma Ray album)

Power Plant

Studio album by Gamma Ray

Released

March 29, 1999
March 18, 2002 (Re-release)

Recorded

August-Late 1998, Hansen Studio, Hamburg, Germany

Genre

Speed metal, power metal

Length

1:03:32

Label

Sanctuary Records

Producer

Dirk Schlächter and Kai Hansen

Gamma Ray chronology

Somewhere Out in Space
(1997)

Power Plant
(1999)

No World Order
(2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Metal Storm	(8.5/10) ^[2]
Sputnikmusic	^[3]

Power Plant is the sixth full-length album from the German power metal band, Gamma Ray. The album was initially released in 1999, but was re-released along with most of the band's past catalogue in 2002 with bonus tracks and new covers. This album has a tight focus on the power metal genre.

Most notably for the band, it was the first album in which the lineup from one album to the next remain unchanged, with Kai Hansen on vocals and guitar, Henjo Richter on guitar, Dirk Schlächter on bass and Dan Zimmermann on drums.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Anywhere in the Galaxy"	Kai Hansen	Hansen	6:37
2.	"Razorblade Sigh"	Hansen	Hansen	5:01
3.	"Send Me a Sign"	Henjo Richter	Richter	4:07
4.	"Strangers in the Night"	Hansen/Dan Zimmermann	Zimmermann	6:04
5.	"Gardens of the Sinner"	Zimmermann/Hansen	Zimmermann/Hansen	5:57
6.	"Short as Hell"	Hansen	Hansen	3:57
7.	"It's a Sin" (Pet Shop Boys cover)	Chris Lowe/Neil Tennant	Lowe/Tennant	4:58
8.	"Heavy Metal Universe"	Hansen	Hansen	5:25
9.	"Wings of Destiny"	Richter	Richter	6:26
10.	"Hand of Fate"	Hansen/Dirk Schlächter	Schlächter	6:12
11.	"Armageddon"	Hansen	Hansen	8:48

Japanese Version Bonus Track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
12.	"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" (Rainbow cover)	Ritchie Blackmore/Ronnie James Dio	Blackmore/Dio	3:46

2002 Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
12.	"A While in Dreamland"	Hansen/Schlächter	Hansen/Schlächter	4:16
13.	"Rich and Famous"	Hansen	Hansen	4:53
14.	"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" (Rainbow cover)	Blackmore/Dio	Blackmore/Dio	3:46

"A While in Dreamland" also appears on the Silent Miracles EP.
"Rich and Famous" also appears on the Blast from the Past(Japanese Version).

Personnel

Kai Hansen - Vocals, guitars
Henjo Richter - Guitars, keyboards
Dirk Schlächter - Bass
Dan Zimmermann - Drums

Credits

Mixed at: Hansen Studio, Hamburg, Germany
Artwork and Booklet-design by: Henjo Richter
Cover Painting and Illustrations by: Derek Riggs, creator of Iron Maiden's Eddie mascot

References

Gamma Ray

Kai Hansen Henjo Richter Dirk Schlächter Michael Ehré Frank Beck Dan Zimmermann Ralf Scheepers Jan Rubach Thomas Nack Uwe Wessel Uli Kusch Mathias Burchard

Studio albums	Heading for Tomorrow Sigh No More Insanity and Genius Land of the Free Somewhere Out in Space Power Plant No World Order Majestic Land of the Free II To the Metal! Empire of the Undead

EPs	Heaven Can Wait Who Do You Think You Are? Future Madhouse Rebellion In Dreamland Silent Miracles Valley of the Kings Heaven or Hell Skeletons & Majesties Master of Confusion

Live albums	Alive '95 Skeletons in the Closet Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome Skeletons & Majesties Live

Videos	Heading for the East Lust for Live Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome

Compilations	Blast from the Past The Best (Of)

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