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Gamma Ray

Country of origin:
Germany
Location:
Hamburg
Status:
Active
Year of creation:
1989
Genre:
Power/Speed Metal
Lyrical themes:
Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Politics, Religion
Current label:
earMUSIC
Gamma Ray was founded by Kai Hansen after suddenly leaving Helloween in the late 1980s. Kai formed Gamma Ray along side Ralf Scheepers, a big Judas Priest fan from the band Tyran' Pace. The beginning of Gamma Ray was pretty much the continuation of classic Helloween material (Hansen was the founder of that band too). In 1994 Ralf left Gamma Ray as a result of living too far away from the base ...
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Current
Kai Hansen Guitars (1989-present), Vocals (1995-present)
See also: Unisonic, Avantasia (live), ex-Helloween, ex-Iron Savior
Dirk Schlächter Guitars, Keyboards (1990-1997), Bass (1997-present)
See also: ex-Freedom Call (live)
Dan Zimmermann Drums (1997-present)
See also: Justice, ex-Freedom Call, ex-Iron Savior, ex-Lanzer
Henjo Richter Guitars, Keyboards (1997-present)
See also: ex-Rampage, ex-Avantasia, ex-Charon
Past
Uwe Wessel Bass (1989-1992)
See also: ex-Axe La Chapelle, ex-Rad Kick, ex-Paragon (live), ex-Gothic Fate
Matthias Burchardt Drums (1989-1990)
Ralf Scheepers Vocals (1989-1994)
See also: Primal Fear, Scheepers, ex-F.B.I., ex-Tyran' Pace
Uli Kusch Drums (1990-1992)
See also: Shock Machine, ex-Axe La Chapelle, ex-Ride the Sky, ex-Beautiful Sin, ex-Helloween, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Masterplan, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Roland Grapow, ex-Symfonia, ex-Issa
Jan Rubach Bass (1992-1997)
See also: ex-Anesthesia
Thomas Nack Drums (1992-1996)
See also: Iron Savior, ex-Anesthesia, ex-Savage Circus (live)
Current (Live)
Michael Ehré Drums
See also: Love.Might.Kill, Nitewalk, ex-Metalium, ex-Murder One, ex-Pryer, ex-Firewind
Corvin Bahn Keyboards
Alessio Gori Keyboards (2007-present)
See also: Creation, Flashback of Anger
Past (Live)
Nils Neumann Keyboards
See also: PowerWorld, ex-Freedom Call
Jörn Ellerbrock Keyboards (1990)
See also: ex-Helloween (live)
Mike Terrana Drums (1998)
See also: Axel Rudi Pell, Downhell, Emir Hot, Empire, Masterplan, Mike Terrana, Razorback, Tarja, Victor Smolski, Zillion, Roland Grapow, ex-Hanover Fist, ex-Zillion, ex-Artension, ex-John West, ex-Kiko Loureiro, ex-Not Fragile, ex-Rage, ex-Savage Circus, ex-Squealer, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Iron Mask (live), ex-Metalium
Chris Bay Vocals (1999)
See also: Freedom Call, Lanzer, ex-Moon Doc
Jörg Schrör Bass (2000)
See also: ex-Megace, ex-Xandril, ex-Torment
Axel Mackenrott Keyboards (2002-?)
See also: Masterplan, ex-Beautiful Sin
Kasperi Heikkinen Guitars (2006)
See also: Amberian Dawn, Conquest, Merging Flare, ex-Iconofear, Guardians of Mankind, ex-Elenium, ex-Disease
Eero Kaukomies Keyboards (2006-2007)
See also: ex-Freedom Call (live), ex-Ad Lunam, ex-Guardians of Mankind
Henning Basse Vocals (2008)
See also: Sons of Seasons, Mayan (live), ex-Errantry, ex-Metalium, ex-Brainstorm, ex-Firewind (live)
Kai Hansen Guitars (1989-present), Vocals (1995-present)
See also: Unisonic, Avantasia (live), ex-Helloween, ex-Iron Savior
Dirk Schlächter Guitars, Keyboards (1990-1997), Bass (1997-present)
See also: ex-Freedom Call (live)
Dan Zimmermann Drums (1997-present)
See also: Justice, ex-Freedom Call, ex-Iron Savior, ex-Lanzer
Henjo Richter Guitars, Keyboards (1997-present)
See also: ex-Rampage, ex-Avantasia, ex-Charon
Uwe Wessel Bass (1989-1992)
See also: ex-Axe La Chapelle, ex-Rad Kick, ex-Paragon (live), ex-Gothic Fate
Matthias Burchardt Drums (1989-1990)
Ralf Scheepers Vocals (1989-1994)
See also: Primal Fear, Scheepers, ex-F.B.I., ex-Tyran' Pace
Uli Kusch Drums (1990-1992)
See also: Shock Machine, ex-Axe La Chapelle, ex-Ride the Sky, ex-Beautiful Sin, ex-Helloween, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Masterplan, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Roland Grapow, ex-Symfonia, ex-Issa
Jan Rubach Bass (1992-1997)
See also: ex-Anesthesia
Thomas Nack Drums (1992-1996)
See also: Iron Savior, ex-Anesthesia, ex-Savage Circus (live)
Current
Michael Ehré Drums
See also: Love.Might.Kill, Nitewalk, ex-Metalium, ex-Murder One, ex-Pryer, ex-Firewind
Corvin Bahn Keyboards
Alessio Gori Keyboards (2007-present)
See also: Creation, Flashback of Anger
Past
Nils Neumann Keyboards
See also: PowerWorld, ex-Freedom Call
Jörn Ellerbrock Keyboards (1990)
See also: ex-Helloween (live)
Mike Terrana Drums (1998)
See also: Axel Rudi Pell, Downhell, Emir Hot, Empire, Masterplan, Mike Terrana, Razorback, Tarja, Victor Smolski, Zillion, Roland Grapow, ex-Hanover Fist, ex-Zillion, ex-Artension, ex-John West, ex-Kiko Loureiro, ex-Not Fragile, ex-Rage, ex-Savage Circus, ex-Squealer, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Iron Mask (live), ex-Metalium
Chris Bay Vocals (1999)
See also: Freedom Call, Lanzer, ex-Moon Doc
Jörg Schrör Bass (2000)
See also: ex-Megace, ex-Xandril, ex-Torment
Axel Mackenrott Keyboards (2002-?)
See also: Masterplan, ex-Beautiful Sin
Kasperi Heikkinen Guitars (2006)
See also: Amberian Dawn, Conquest, Merging Flare, ex-Iconofear, Guardians of Mankind, ex-Elenium, ex-Disease
Eero Kaukomies Keyboards (2006-2007)
See also: ex-Freedom Call (live), ex-Ad Lunam, ex-Guardians of Mankind
Henning Basse Vocals (2008)
See also: Sons of Seasons, Mayan (live), ex-Errantry, ex-Metalium, ex-Brainstorm, ex-Firewind (live)
Added by: theicedevil Modified by: Radagast
Added on: 2002-07-18 18:30:19 Last modified on: 2012-04-14 14:34:19
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