Gamma Ray - To The Metal

7thSaviour wrote:

HFT still kicks ass! 13/13

Heaven Can Wait
Lust For Life
HFT
Free Time

Heaven Can Wait is one of my top metal songs right there.

DallasBlack wrote:

7thSaviour wrote:

HFT still kicks ass! 13/13

Heaven Can Wait
Lust For Life
HFT
Free Time

Heaven Can Wait is one of my top metal songs right there.

x2! I think that album rocks!

I'll pick it up. Didn't really care much for "LOTF II". The last great one I think was "New World Order".

Got this yesturday. Limited edition autographed! I listened to it and its pretty cool. Still though theres something about them that just made them sound a little boring, but I have to give this one a few more listens.

I only have the last Live disc from ??? 2008? or 09?

I don't remember ....

After about three listens i'm liking this one a lot and it's miles better then LOTF II.

TheNazgul wrote:

After about three listens i'm liking this one a lot and it's miles better then LOTF II.

cool! I have been on the fence about this one but Ill take a chance...

Ultimate.Nightmare wrote:

I'll pick it up. Didn't really care much for "LOTF II". The last great one I think was "Powerplant".

Fixed


Though 'NWO!' is still GOOD..but great...not quite IMO.

I got the To The Metal promo...need to listen to it...

The new one is way better then LOTF II. It's not a new classic, but it holds some really great songs that I hope will grow even bigger with more spins.

I have a little problem though, the sound on the CD I got is really weird. It sounds like it was played through busted speakers! There's this metallic hiss or white noise in the treble. VERY annoying. Anyone else notice this?

Not mine.....

Mine either.

not me either...

I'll have to try it in different players then..

I hear it too especially with the vocals. I have the deluxe edition with the vinyl and that sounds the same. I guess it was just the way it was mixed or mastered or something.

I've been listening to this for over a month now. I was hoping it would open up more after time, but it still doesn't really blow me away. Enjoyable for a fan like me, but I think it ranks somewhere towards the bottom of the Kai Hansen sung albums.

I think Land of the Free, Powerplant and Majestic are all near-perfect, 10/10. No World Order and Land of the Free II are both consistent and awesome to me. This one is probably tied with Somewhere Out In Space, a couple of tracks I don't like quite as much, but still pretty damn good. 'Space' has better highlights though. I don't know. This could be the worst of the lot, but I'm still happy to have it and I play it quite a lot.

DallasBlack wrote:

7thSaviour wrote:

HFT still kicks ass! 13/13

Heaven Can Wait
Lust For Life
HFT
Free Time

Heaven Can Wait is one of my top metal songs right there.

Damn straight! I went apeshit when they played it live!

exact33 wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

7thSaviour wrote:

HFT still kicks ass! 13/13

Heaven Can Wait
Lust For Life
HFT
Free Time

Heaven Can Wait is one of my top metal songs right there.

x2! I think that album rocks!

HFT 10/10

Lari, interesting you like Majestic so much, many panned that but I love it.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

I hear it too especially with the vocals. I have the deluxe edition with the vinyl and that sounds the same. I guess it was just the way it was mixed or mastered or something.

Exactly! VERY annoying!

TheNazgul wrote:

Lari, interesting you like Majestic so much, many panned that but I love it.

count me in the group who doesnt care for Majestic. Its just not melodic enough like the other GR cds and the vocals sound really forced.

To the Metal is back to the classic GR sound although not as a strong as LOTF.

sounds like a robot or something hahaaha

krokus wrote:

scottmitchell74 wrote:

Krokus,
Are you talking about the Iron Maiden stuff on LOTF II? I figured that was some kind of homage to the Masters.

Yes, because the maiden stuff. I am not sure it was a homage to the band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnvmGvY-Qsw

This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Kai Hansen.

TheNazgul wrote:

Lari, interesting you like Majestic so much, many panned that but I love it.

There's nothing not to like about it. I mean, it's not unique or innovative in any way (there's a lot of Maiden and Sabbath worship), but the songs are awesome and it's pretty heavy.

I oredered on ebay for $30 the special signed edition. is it a good deal? I missed when It was offered