Land of the Free II

Studio album by Gamma Ray

Released

16 November 2007

Recorded

2006-2007, at High Gain Studio, Hamburg, Germany

Genre

Power metal

Length

1:05:18

Label

Steamhammer/SPV

Producer

Dirk Schlächter and Kai Hansen

Gamma Ray chronology

Majestic
(2005)

Land of the Free II
(2007)

To The Metal!
(2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Jukebox:Metal	link
Lords of Metal	(8.8/10) link
Metal Glory	link

Land of the Free II is the ninth full-length studio album by Gamma Ray. It was released on 16 November 2007 in Germany, 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.

The first-edition CD, released as a Digipak, was limited to 30,000 copies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Rising Again"	Kai Hansen	Hansen	0:27
2.	"To Mother Earth"	Hansen	Hansen	5:11
3.	"Empress"	Dan Zimmermann	Zimmermann	6:22
4.	"Rain"	Henjo Richter	Richter	5:16
5.	"Into The Storm"	Hansen	Hansen	3:47
6.	"When The World"	Hansen	Hansen	5:44
7.	"From The Ashes"	Hansen	Hansen	5:26
8.	"Leaving Hell"	Hansen	Hansen	4:20
9.	"Real World"	Hansen	Hansen	5:42
10.	"Hear Me Calling"	Richter	Richter	4:14
11.	"Opportunity"	Dirk Schlächter	Schlächter	7:14
12.	"Insurrection"	Hansen	Hansen	11:33

Japanese Import Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Into The Storm"	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"	Richter	Richter	5:16
6.	"Leaving Hell"	Hansen	Hansen	4:20
7.	"Empress"	Zimmermann	Zimmermann	6:22
8.	"When The World"	Hansen	Hansen	5:44
9.	"Opportunity"	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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
13.	"Blood Religion" (Live in Montréal)	Hansen	Hansen	8:11

Personnel

Kai Hansen - Vocals, guitar
Henjo Richter - Guitars, keyboards
Dirk Schlächter - Bass
Dan Zimmermann - Drums

Credits

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

Chart positions

Germany: #54
Sweden: #57
Norway: #98

Gamma Ray

Kai Hansen Henjo Richter Dirk Schlächter Michael Ehré Frank Beck Dan Zimmermann Ralf Scheepers Jan Rubach Thomas Nack Uwe Wessel Uli Kusch Mathias Burchard

Studio albums	Heading for Tomorrow Sigh No More Insanity and Genius Land of the Free Somewhere Out in Space Power Plant No World Order Majestic Land of the Free II To the Metal! Empire of the Undead

EPs	Heaven Can Wait Who Do You Think You Are? Future Madhouse Rebellion In Dreamland Silent Miracles Valley of the Kings Heaven or Hell Skeletons & Majesties Master of Confusion

Live albums	Alive '95 Skeletons in the Closet Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome Skeletons & Majesties Live

Videos	Heading for the East Lust for Live Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome

Compilations	Blast from the Past The Best (Of)

Related articles	Helloween Primal Fear Iron Savior Blind Guardian Avantasia Masterplan Angra Freedom Call Unisonic Neopera

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