Empire of the Undead

Empire of the Undead
Studio album by Gamma Ray
Released March 28, 2014
Recorded at Hammer Studios, Hamburg, Germany (partially)
Genre Power metal, thrash metal
Length 56:46
Label earMUSIC
Producer Eike Freese and Dirk Schlächter
Gamma Ray chronology

Master of Confusion
(2013)		 Empire of the Undead
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
About.com [2]
Blabbermouth.net [3]
Metal Hammer [4]
Metal Storm [5]

Empire of the Undead is the eleventh studio album by German power metal band Gamma Ray, released in March 28, 2014. It was their first album to feature new drummer Michael Ehré following Dan Zimmerman's departure in 2012.

Background

Kai Hansen revealed in an interview with Metal Blast in April 2013 that their upcoming album, Empire of the Undead, to be released in 2014, would have a "more thrashy" sound. In the same interview, Dirk Schlächter announced that the band would do a headlining tour following its release, in March or April 2014.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Avalon"  Kai Hansen 9:21
2. "Hellbent"  Hansen 5:22
3. "Pale Rider"  Michael Ehré/Hansen 4:23
4. "Born to Fly"  Henjo Richter 4:31
5. "Master of Confusion"  Hansen 4:54
6. "Empire of the Undead"  Hansen/Piet Sielck 4:25
7. "Time for Deliverance"  Dirk Schlächter 5:10
8. "Demonseed"  Schlächter/Hansen 6:38
9. "Seven"  Hansen 5:07
10. "I Will Return"  Richter 6:55
Total length:
 56:46

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 12
German Album Charts13[8]
Czech Album Charts5[9]
Swedish Album Charts26[10]

References

  1. ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "Empire of the Undead - Gamma Ray - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  2. ↑ Drago, Dan. "Gamma Ray - Empire Of The Undead Review". About.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. ↑ Van Horn, Jr, Ray. "CD Reviews - Empire Of The Undead Gamma Ray - Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  4. ↑ Kessler, Sebastian (2014-03-12). "Review of the Album of the Month April EMPIRE OF THE UNDEAD by Gamma Ray 2014 - METAL HAMMER". metal-hammer.de. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  5. ↑ Lewis, R (2014-05-10). "Gamma Ray - Empire Of The Undead review - Metal Storm". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  6. ↑ "Gamma Ray Interview @ PPM 2013". Metalblast.net. 25 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Gamma Ray: Empire Of The Undead" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Bravewords.com > News > GAMMA RAY Hits Highest Chart Position Ever In Germany With Empire Of The Undead". Bravewords.com. 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  9. ↑ "Bravewords.com > News > GAMMA RAY Hits Highest Chart Position Ever In Germany With Empire Of The Undead". Bravewords.com. 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  10. ↑ "Bravewords.com > News > GAMMA RAY Hits Highest Chart Position Ever In Germany With Empire Of The Undead". Bravewords.com. 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-06-27.

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