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German guitarist Kai Hansen shocked the heavy metal establishment when he threw in the proverbial towel -- quitting power metal legends Helloween at the height of their fame for pastures new. Of course, Hansen was merely tired of the giant machinery that had enveloped his one-time baby, and promptly put his efforts into a new group called Gamma Ray, which, to no one's surprise, sounded a lot like Helloween. Indeed, Gamma Ray's fine 1989 debut, Heading for Tomorrow, represented not only a logical continuation of Hansen's work with his former band, but served as a veritable tour de force for the newly independent guitarist, who single-handedly produced it and wrote all but two of its tracks. Whether cranking out melodic thrashers like "Lust for Life" and "Hold Your Ground," flexing his mainstream metal muscles with consumer-ready numbers like "Heaven Can Wait" and "Money," or venting his loftier compositional kinks on the 14-minute magnum opus of a title track, Hansen displays a renewed enthusiasm for his craft that had been sorely missing as of late. For fans of old-school Helloween accustomed to Hansen's high-speed harmonies with former shredding foil Michael Weikath, the guitars of Heading for Tomorrow will definitely sound a little thin at first, but not enough to gripe over. Singer Ralf Scheepers -- in possession of a more-than-capable air-raid-siren-like metal voice -- volunteers a worthy contribution of his own with the imminently accessible "Free Time," and a faithful rendition of the Uriah Heep standard "Look at Yourself" wraps up what turned out to be just the first chapter of Hansen's second whirl through the music world -- one which, ironically, has outlasted his original legacy with Helloween in years of service, if not in terms of widespread influence. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

German guitarist Kai Hansen shocked the heavy metal establishment when he threw in the proverbial towel -- quitting power metal legends Helloween at the height of their fame for greener pastures. Of course, Hansen was merely tired of the giant machinery that had enveloped his one-time baby, and promptly put his efforts into a new group called Gamma Ray, which, to no one's surprise, sounded a lot like Helloween. Indeed, Gamma Ray's fine 1989 debut, Heading for Tomorrow, represented not only a logical continuation of Hansen's work with his former band, but served as a veritable tour de force for the newly independent guitarist, who single-handedly produced it and wrote all but two of its tracks. Whether cranking out melodic thrashers like "Lust for Life" and "Hold Your Ground," flexing his mainstream metal muscles with consumer-ready numbers like "Heaven Can Wait" and "Money," or venting his loftier compositional kinks on the 14-minute magnum opus of the title track, Hansen displays a renewed enthusiasm for his craft that had been sorely missing of late. For fans of old-school Helloween accustomed to Hansen's high-speed harmonies with former shredding foil Michael Weikath, the guitars of Heading for Tomorrow will definitely sound a little thin at first, but not enough to gripe over. Singer Ralf Scheepers -- in possession of a more-than-capable air-raid-siren-like metal voice -- volunteers a worthy contribution of his own with the imminently accessible "Free Time," while a faithful rendition of the Uriah Heep standard "Look at Yourself" wraps up what turned out to be just the first chapter of Hansen's second whirl through the music world -- one which, ironically, has outlasted his original legacy with Helloween in years of service, if not in terms of widespread influence. [This version of the album includes bonus material.] ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Wld # Noi 74015

Recording information: Horus Sound Studio, Hanover, Jamaica (09/1989-01/1990).

Personnel: Kai Hansen (vocals, guitar); Ralf Scheepers (vocals); Tommy Newton (guitar, background vocals); Piet Sielck (keyboards, background vocals); Fernando Garcia (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Tommy Newto
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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Heavy Metal CDs, Rock
Label Noise
Orig Year 1990
All Time Sales Rank   19676  
CD Universe Part number 5686869
Catalog number 74103
Discs 1
Release Date Mar 18, 2003
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Kai Hansen
Engineer Piet Sielck
Additional Info Remastered; Digipak
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Gamma Ray Heading For Tomorrow Album Track Listing



1.Welcome
2.Lust for Life
3.Heaven Can Wait
4.Spaceeater
5.Money
6.Silence, The
7.Hold Your Ground
8.Freetime
9.Heading for Tomorrow
10.Look at Yourself
11.Mr. Outlaw - (bonus track)
12.Lonesome Stranger - (bonus track)
13.Sail On - (bonus track)
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Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars The Newest from Gamma Ray
i think its one of the best albums from this band. A masterpeice from progressive metal. As the years pass it will always be enjoyed as something new.
Submitted by skathy11 (Miami, Fl) Verified Buyer
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5 stars The best Power Metal!!!
One of most incredible albums of rock of all the times
Submitted by arcanogf (Chile)
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5 stars Keepers 3
What I say about Gamma Ray after Kai break up with Helloween is........ Kai Hansen the best songwriter and the most honest guitarrist I ever heard!!! This album proves that he didnīt need the pumpkinīs stuff anymore! ..... For me this is the Keepers III, the quality of the compositions are focused of that golden Helloweenīs era......just listen to the first 3 tracks and heading for tomorrow and you will see!!!!! Definitely an album to recommend for you all!! Ralf Scheepers was the first option of Kai to get the vocal duties on helloween when he couldnīt do it anymore!! So he called him up again and the result its perfet!
Submitted by Regrin (Cuernavaca, Mexico)
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