Land of the Free II

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Land of the Free II
Studio album by
Gamma Ray
Released19 November 2007
Recorded2006-2007, at High Gain Studio, Hamburg, Germany
GenrePower metal
Length65:18
LabelSteamhammer/SPV
ProducerDirk Schlächter and Kai Hansen
Gamma Ray chronology
Majestic
(2005) 		Land of the Free II
(2007) 		To the Metal!
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com link
Allmusic link
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 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[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Into the Storm"Kai HansenHansen3:47
2."From the Ashes"HansenHansen5:26
3."Rising Again"HansenHansen0:27
4."To Mother Earth"HansenHansen5:11
5."Rain"Henjo RichterRichter5:16
6."Leaving Hell"HansenHansen4:20
7."Empress"Dan ZimmermannZimmermann6:22
8."When the World"HansenHansen5:44
9."Opportunity"Dirk SchlächterSchlächter7:14
10."Real World"HansenHansen5:42
11."Hear Me Calling"RichterRichter4:14
12."Insurrection"HansenHansen11:33

Japanese Bonus Track[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Blood Religion" (Live in Montréal)HansenHansen8:11

Personnel[edit]

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
  1. ^ "Lescharts.com – Gamma Ray – Land of the Free II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gamma Ray – Land of the Free II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ランド・オブ・ザ・フリーII". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gamma Ray – Land of the Free II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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