Insanity and Genius

Insanity and Genius
Studio album by Gamma Ray
Released September 28, 1993
2002 (Re-release)
Genre Heavy metal
Length 56:27 (1993)
Label Noise Records
Cooking Vinyl Records (2010 2CD joint release with Land of the Free)
Producer Kai Hansen & Dirk Schlächter
Gamma Ray chronology
Sigh No More
(1991)
Insanity and Genius
(1993)
Land of the Free
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Insanity and Genius is the third studio album by Gamma Ray and final album with Ralf Scheepers on vocals.

Kai Hansen sings on the song "Heal Me", Dirk Schlächter sings on the song "Your Tørn Is Over"[d]. Continuing a trend that would conclude with its fifth studio release, the lineup for the album was changed from the previous one, with Jan Rubach replacing Uwe Wessel on bass and Thomas Nack replacing Uli Kusch on drums.

The album was re-released in 2002 with additional tracks. The 2002 version was released again in 2010 by Cooking Vinyl Records as part of a 2-CD set with the 2002 version of Land of the Free.[2]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Tribute to the Past"  Kai HansenHansen/Jan Rubach 5:04
2. "No Return"  HansenHansen 4:06
3. "Last Before the Storm"  HansenHansen 4:29
4. "The Cave Principle"  HansenHansen 6:51
5. "Future Madhouse"  Ralf ScheepersHansen 4:07
6. "Gamma Ray" (Birth Control cover)Bruno FrenzelFrenzel 5:20
7. "Insanity & Genius"  Thomas NackRubach 4:30
8. "18 Years"  ScheepersDirk Schlächter/Scheepers 5:23
9. "Your Tørn Is Over[d]"  Schlächter/HansenSchlächter 3:53
10. "Heal Me"  Schlächter/HansenSchlächter 7:32
11. "Brothers"  Hansen/ScheepersHansen/Scheepers/Schlächter 5:15

Japanese release

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
12. "Heroes[a]"  Hansen/ScheepersHansen/Scheepers/Schlächter 4:59

2002 re-release

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
12. "Gamma Ray (extended version)[b]" (Birth Control cover)FrenzelFrenzel 7:26
13. "Exciter[c]" (Judas Priest cover)Rob Halford/Glenn TiptonHalford/Tipton 5:01
14. "Save Us (live)"  HansenHansen 5:41

^a "Heroes" also appears on the 2002 re-release of Gamma Ray's 1991 album Sigh No More and is an alternative version of the song "Changes" from that album.
^b "Gamma Ray (extended version)" also appears on the Future Madhouse EP.
^c "Exciter" also appears on A Tribute to Judas Priest, Vol. 2: Delivering the Goods.
^d "Your Tørn Is Over" is referred to as "Your Turn Is Over" on the cover and in the booklet of the 2010 Cooking Vinyl Records 2CD joint-release of Insanity and Genius and Land of the Free (2002 re-release versions)[2]

Line Up

References

  1. "Insanity & Genius - Gamma Ray | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Insanity and Genius/Land of the Free - Gamma Ray | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
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