Land of the Free II

Land of the Free II
Studio album by Gamma Ray
Released	16 November 2007
Recorded	2006-2007, at High Gain Studio, Hamburg, Germany
Genre	Power metal
Length	1:05:18
Label	Steamhammer/SPV
Producer	Dirk Schlächter and Kai Hansen
Gamma Ray chronology
Majestic (2005) Land of the Free II (2007) To The Metal! (2010)

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Land of the Free II is the ninth full-length studio album by Gamma Ray. It was released on 16 November 2007 in Germany, 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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Rising Again"	Kai Hansen	Hansen	0:27
2.	"To Mother Earth"	Hansen	Hansen	5:11
3.	"Empress"	Dan Zimmermann	Zimmermann	6:22
4.	"Rain"	Henjo Richter	Richter	5:16
5.	"Into The Storm"	Hansen	Hansen	3:47
6.	"When The World"	Hansen	Hansen	5:44
7.	"From The Ashes"	Hansen	Hansen	5:26
8.	"Leaving Hell"	Hansen	Hansen	4:20
9.	"Real World"	Hansen	Hansen	5:42
10.	"Hear Me Calling"	Richter	Richter	4:14
11.	"Opportunity"	Dirk Schlächter	Schlächter	7:14
12.	"Insurrection"	Hansen	Hansen	11:33

Japanese Import Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Into The Storm"	Hansen	Hansen	3:47
2.	"From The Ashes"	Hansen	Hansen	5:26
3.	"Rising Again"	Hansen	Hansen	0:27
4.	"To Mother Earth"	Hansen	Hansen	5:11
5.	"Rain"	Richter	Richter	5:16
6.	"Leaving Hell"	Hansen	Hansen	4:20
7.	"Empress"	Zimmermann	Zimmermann	6:22
8.	"When The World"	Hansen	Hansen	5:44
9.	"Opportunity"	Schlächter	Schlächter	7:14
10.	"Real World"	Hansen	Hansen	5:42
11.	"Hear Me Calling"	Richter	Richter	4:14
12.	"Insurrection"	Hansen	Hansen	11:33

Japanese Bonus Track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
13.	"Blood Religion" (Live in Montréal)	Hansen	Hansen	8:11

Personnel

• Kai Hansen - Vocals, guitar
• Henjo Richter - Guitars, keyboards
• Dirk Schlächter - Bass
• Dan Zimmermann - Drums

Credits

• 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

Chart positions

• Germany: #54
• Sweden: #57
• Norway: #98