Heading for Tomorrow

Artist: Gamma Ray
Label: Noise
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 644591015120
EAN: 0644591015120
ASIN: B00000A5JY

Release Date: 1998-08-18

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Tracks:

Welcome
Lust For Life
Heaven Can Wait
Space Eater
Money
The Silence
Hold Your Ground
Free Time
Heading For Tomorrow
Look At Yourself

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Customer Reviews:

Classic Debut.......2006-08-04

Whatever caused founding guitarist Kai Hansen to leave Helloween in 1988, just after the release of the band's classic Keeper of the Seven Keys albums, it turned out to be a benefit for power metal fans. Helloween managed without him and kept releasing (mostly) good albums, and now we had Hansen's new band Gamma Ray making power metal that, to no one's surprise, sounded a lot like Helloween.

Released in 1990, Heading for Tomorrow was Gamma Ray's debut album. "Sounds like Helloween" is the easiest way to describe it, especially since at that time, Helloween was the only other band making music in this anthemic, hyper-melodic power metal style. These days there are tons of bands in the genre, but 20 years ago Kai Hansen's bands essentially invented it. There are a couple of duds on Heading for Tomorrow, such as Spaceeater, Money, and Freetime, but there are also some extremely good tracks, like Lust for Life, Heaven Can Wait, and the Silence. The 14-minute title track is excellent, and brings to mind the more epic tracks from the Keeper albums, and the band's cover of Uriah Heep's Look at Yourself is a nice touch as well.

I suppose it goes without saying that this album would appeal to Helloween fans. Fans of the more recent power metal bands like Edguy and Hammerfall also owe it to themselves to check out Gamma Ray.

NOTE: If you don't already own this album, you may want to try the 2003 reissue of Heading for Tomorrow, which features digitally remastered sound, three bonus tracks (Mr. Outlaw, Lonesome Stranger, and Sail On), and comes in a nice digipack. It's the best way to experience this classic album.

Not too impressed..........2005-07-22

I'm sorry, but I don't know what all the hype on this one is about. In my opinion it's all been done before and overdone with too many similiarities. I felt like I was listening to Iron Maiden meets Helloween meets Mercy Fate meets Lizzy Borden hangin' out with Judas Priest. If this sounds appealing to you I would suggest you order this one right away. It's just not my thing. I did like the instrumental though. I hope this is helpful.

(Almost) Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. III.......2004-06-17

I think it is clear that Kai Hansen was going for a Keepers III with Heading for Tomorrow. The setup is basically the same; open with a short classically inspired instrumental, leading into a searing double bass piece, and conclude with an epic 13 minute track with plenty of guitar wizardry. While Hansen penned some really great songs here, there is some filler. 'Hold your ground' and 'Space Eater' are low points. Here is a rundown...

1. Welcome 4/5 Just an instrumental - but a good one
2. Lust For Life 5/5 Great song
3. Heaven Can Wait 5/5 Inspirational! My favorite
4. Space Eater 3/5 Good solo
5. Money 3/5 Sort of annoying lyrics - sorta catchy though
6. The Silence 3/5 Typical ballad... pretty dull
7. Hold Your Ground 2/5 Only song not written by Hansen
8. Free Time 4/5 Grew on me... sounds like 80s hair metal
9. Heading For Tomorrow 4/5 Good, but drags on in places
10.Look At Yourself 5/5 great closer!! Second favorite song

Overall a very good CD, and well worth the price. If you love heavy metal, there is no excuse not to own 'Heading for Tomorrow.'

Good.......2003-04-03

Full of energetic creativity soon after leaving Helloween, master Kai Hansen assembled this band and released their debut album HEADING FOR TOMORROW. The rhythm section of Wessel and the bass player lasted only for this album. But itýs a good album, much better than Helloween albums pos-Kai Hansen.

EXCELLENT !!!!!!.......2001-03-17

with no doubts, the best gamma ray album with ralf scheepers on vocals. it's VERY good. it has PERFECT songs, very well composed, where ralf scheepers sings like no-one!! lust for live, the silence, heading for tomorrow. it also has some funny songs like money and hold your ground

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