Land of the Free II

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Land of the Free II
Gamma Ray - Land of the Free II - Cover Art.jpg
Studio album by
Gamma Ray
Released16 November 2007
Recorded2006-2007, at High Gain Studio, Hamburg, Germany
GenrePower metal
Length1:05:18
LabelSteamhammer/SPV
ProducerDirk Schlächter and Kai Hansen
Gamma Ray chronology
Majestic
(2005) 		Land of the Free II
(2007) 		To The Metal!
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com4.0/5 stars link
Allmusic3.5/5 stars link
3/5 stars link
Lords of Metal(8.8/10) link
Metal Glory8.5/10 stars link

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.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Rising Again"Kai HansenHansen0:27
2."To Mother Earth"HansenHansen5:11
3."Empress"Dan ZimmermannZimmermann6:22
4."Rain"Henjo RichterRichter5:16
5."Into The Storm"HansenHansen3:47
6."When The World"HansenHansen5:44
7."From The Ashes"HansenHansen5:26
8."Leaving Hell"HansenHansen4:20
9."Real World"HansenHansen5:42
10."Hear Me Calling"RichterRichter4:14
11."Opportunity"Dirk SchlächterSchlächter7:14
12."Insurrection"HansenHansen11:33

Japanese Import Track listing[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Into The Storm"HansenHansen3:47
2."From The Ashes"HansenHansen5:26
3."Rising Again"HansenHansen0:27
4."To Mother Earth"HansenHansen5:11
5."Rain"RichterRichter5:16
6."Leaving Hell"HansenHansen4:20
7."Empress"ZimmermannZimmermann6:22
8."When The World"HansenHansen5:44
9."Opportunity"SchlächterSchlächter7:14
10."Real World"HansenHansen5:42
11."Hear Me Calling"RichterRichter4:14
12."Insurrection"HansenHansen11:33

Japanese Bonus Track[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Blood Religion" (Live in Montréal)HansenHansen8:11

Personnel[]

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

Chart positions[]

  • Germany: #54
  • Sweden: #57
  • Norway: #98
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