Blast from the Past (album)

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Blast from the Past
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Released20 June 2000
Recordedat Hansen Studio, Hamburg, Germany
Genre Power metal
Speed metal
Heavy metal
Length61:03(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)
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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.

Contents

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

Track listing

CD 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Welcome"- Hansen 0:57
2."Lust for Life"HansenHansen5:26
3."Heaven Can Wait"HansenHansen4:30
4."Heading for Tomorrow"HansenHansen14:59
5."Changes"Hansen, Wessel Hansen, Scheepers, Schlächter, Wessel5:29
6."Rich & Famous" (Japanese Bonus Track)HansenHansen4:52
7."One With the World"HansenHansen, Wessel4:50
8."Dream Healer"Hansen, ScheepersHansen7:35
9."Tribute to the Past"HansenHansen, Rubach4:46
10."Last Before the Storm"HansenHansen4:57
11."Heal Me"Hansen, SchlächterSchlächter7:34
CD 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Rebellion in Dreamland"HansenHansen8:46
2."Man On a Mission"HansenHansen5:44
3."Land of the Free"HansenHansen4:38
4."The Silence"HansenHansen6:29
5."Beyond the Black Hole"HansenHansen, Zimmermann, Schlächter6:00
6."Somewhere Out in Space"HansenHansen5:27
7."Valley of the Kings"HansenHansen3:50
8."Anywhere in the Galaxy"HansenHansen6:36
9."Send Me a Sign" Richter Richter4:06
10."Armageddon"HansenHansen8:50


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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