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Power Plant (Gamma Ray album)

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Power Plant
Cover art by Derek Riggs
Studio album by
Gamma Ray
Released23 March 1999
RecordedNovember 1998 – January 1999
StudioHansen Studio, Hamburg, Germany
Genre
Length63:32
LabelNoise
ProducerKai Hansen, Dirk Schlächter and Gamma Ray
Gamma Ray chronology
Somewhere Out in Space
(1997) 		Power Plant
(1999) 		No World Order
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[2]
Metal Storm8.5/10[3]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[4]

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.

The cover painting and illustrations are by Derek Riggs, creator of Iron Maiden's Eddie mascot.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Anywhere in the Galaxy"Kai HansenHansen6:37
2."Razorblade Sigh"HansenHansen5:01
3."Send Me a Sign"Henjo RichterRichter4:07
4."Strangers in the Night"Hansen, Dan ZimmermannZimmermann6:04
5."Gardens of the Sinner"Zimmermann, HansenZimmermann, Hansen5:57
6."Short as Hell"HansenHansen3:57
7."It's a Sin" (Pet Shop Boys cover)Chris Lowe, Neil TennantLowe, Tennant4:58
8."Heavy Metal Universe"HansenHansen5:25
9."Wings of Destiny"RichterRichter6:26
10."Hand of Fate"Hansen, Dirk SchlächterSchlächter6:12
11."Armageddon"HansenHansen8:48
Japanese Edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" (Rainbow cover)Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James DioBlackmore, Dio3:46
2002 release bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."A While in Dreamland"Hansen, SchlächterHansen, Schlächter4:16
13."Rich and Famous"HansenHansen4:53
14."Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" (Rainbow cover)Blackmore, DioBlackmore, Dio3:46
  • "A While in Dreamland" also appears on the Silent Miracles EP.
  • "Rich and Famous" also appears on the Japanese version of Blast from the Past.

Personnel

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Gamma Ray
Additional musicians
Production
  • Ralf Lindner – mastering at .Ham. Audio, Hamburg

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 45
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 25
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 51

References

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  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Gamma Ray - Power Plant review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ "Gamma Ray - Power Plant review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ Stagno, Mike (27 October 2006). "Gamma Ray - Power Plant". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gamma Ray – Power Plant" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Gamma Ray: Power Plant" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gamma Ray – Power Plant" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  8. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gamma Ray – Power Plant". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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