Blast from the Past (album)

Blast from the Past
Remix album by Gamma Ray
Released June 26, 2000
Recorded at Hansen Studio, Hamburg, Germany
Genre Power metal
Speed metal
Heavy metal
Length 61:03 (CD 1)
60:26 (CD 2)
Label Sanctuary Records
Producer Kai Hansen and Dirk Schlächter
Gamma Ray chronology

Power Plant
(1999)		 Blast from the Past
(2000)		 No World Order
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Lords of Metal 90/100
Sputnikmusic [1]

Blast from the Past is a two CD compilation album that contains re-recordings of older Gamma Ray material from the Ralf Scheepers era, with Kai Hansen singing the vocals, and remasters of more recent tracks. All instruments for old songs were also re-recorded, with new arrangements, by the then current members of the band.

The songs from each era to be included in the compilation were chosen by the band's fans.[2]

Track listing

CD 1
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Welcome"  -Hansen 0:57
2. "Lust for Life"  HansenHansen 5:26
3. "Heaven Can Wait"  HansenHansen 4:30
4. "Heading for Tomorrow"  HansenHansen 14:59
5. "Changes"  Hansen, WesselHansen, Scheepers, Schlächter, Wessel 5:29
6. "Rich & Famous" (Japanese Bonus Track)HansenHansen 4:52
7. "One With the World"  HansenHansen, Wessel 4:50
8. "Dream Healer"  Hansen, ScheepersHansen 7:35
9. "Tribute to the Past"  HansenHansen, Rubach 4:46
10. "Last Before the Storm"  HansenHansen 4:57
11. "Heal Me"  Hansen, SchlächterSchlächter 7:34
CD 2
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Rebellion in Dreamland"  HansenHansen 8:46
2. "Man On a Mission"  HansenHansen 5:44
3. "Land of the Free"  HansenHansen 4:38
4. "The Silence"  HansenHansen 6:29
5. "Beyond the Black Hole"  HansenHansen, Zimmermann, Schlächter 6:00
6. "Somewhere Out in Space"  HansenHansen 5:27
7. "Valley of the Kings"  HansenHansen 3:50
8. "Anywhere in the Galaxy"  HansenHansen 6:36
9. "Send Me a Sign"  RichterRichter 4:06
10. "Armageddon"  HansenHansen 8:50


Note: All tracks on CD 1 and tracks 1-3 on CD 2 are completely new recordings from the year 2000. Tracks 4-10 on CD2 are remastered versions of the original recordings.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/9980/Gamma-Ray-Blast-From-the-Past/
  2. ↑ EvilG. "Metal-Rules.com interview with Dan Zimmermann: Drummer for Gamma Ray & Freedom Call", Metal-Rules, 26 November 2001. Retrieved on 18 October 2010.