Land of the Free II is the ninth full-length studio album by Gamma Ray. It was released 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.
| Land of the Free II | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 19 November 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007, at High Gain Studio, Hamburg, Germany | |||
| Genre | Power metal | |||
| Length | 65:18 | |||
| Label | Steamhammer/SPV | |||
| Producer | Dirk Schlächter and Kai Hansen | |||
| Gamma Ray chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   link |
| Allmusic |  link |
| Jukebox:Metal | link |
| Lords of Metal | (8.8/10) link |
| Metal Glory |    link |
The first-edition CD, released as a Digipak, was limited to 30,000 copies.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Into the Storm" | Kai 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" | Henjo Richter | Richter | 5:16 |
| 6. | "Leaving Hell" | Hansen | Hansen | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Empress" | Dan Zimmermann | Zimmermann | 6:22 |
| 8. | "When the World" | Hansen | Hansen | 5:44 |
| 9. | "Opportunity" | Dirk 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
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Blood Religion" (Live in Montréal) | Hansen | Hansen | 8:11 |
Personnel
edit- Kai Hansen - Vocals, guitars
- Henjo Richter - Guitars, keyboards
- Dirk Schlächter - Bass
- Dan Zimmermann - Drums
Technical personnel
edit- 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
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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.