Power Plant (Gamma Ray album)
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{{Infobox album
|name = Power Plant
|type = Studio
|artist = Gamma Ray
|cover = GammarayPowerplant.jpg
|caption = Cover art by Derek Riggs
|released = 23 March 1999
|recorded = November 1998 – January 1999
|studio = Hansen Studio, Hamburg, Germany
|genre = {{hlist|Speed metal|power metal}}
|length = 63:32
|label = Noise
|producer = Kai Hansen, Dirk Schlächter and Gamma Ray
|prev_title = Somewhere Out in Space
|prev_year = 1997
|next_title = No World Order
|next_year = 2001
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000239939 |title=Gamma Ray - Power Plant review |last=Huey |first=Steve |work=AllMusic |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=19 May 2021 }}
| rev2 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev2Score = 8/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = 1 August 2007 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | page=167 |isbn = 978-1-894959-62-9}}
| rev3 = Metal Storm
| rev3Score = 8.5/10{{cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/review.php?review_id=222|title=Gamma Ray - Power Plant review|website=Metal Storm|accessdate=27 March 2021}}
| rev4 = Sputnikmusic
| noprose = yes
}}
Power Plant is the sixth full-length album from the German power metal band, Gamma Ray. The album was initially released in 1999, but was re-released along with most of the band's past catalogue in 2002 with bonus tracks and new covers. This album has a tight focus on the power metal genre.
Most notably for the band, it was the first album in which the lineup from one album to the next remain unchanged, with Kai Hansen on vocals and guitar, Henjo Richter on guitar, Dirk Schlächter on bass and Dan Zimmermann on drums.
The cover painting and illustrations are by Derek Riggs, creator of Iron Maiden's Eddie mascot.
Track listing
{{Track listing
|title1 = Anywhere in the Galaxy
|lyrics1 = Kai Hansen
|music1 = Hansen
|length1 = 6:37
|title2 = Razorblade Sigh
|lyrics2 = Hansen
|music2 = Hansen
|length2 = 5:01
|title3 = Send Me a Sign
|lyrics3 = Henjo Richter
|music3 = Richter
|length3 = 4:07
|title4 = Strangers in the Night
|lyrics4 = Hansen, Dan Zimmermann
|music4 = Zimmermann
|length4 = 6:04
|title5 = Gardens of the Sinner
|lyrics5 = Zimmermann, Hansen
|music5 = Zimmermann, Hansen
|length5 = 5:57
|title6 = Short as Hell
|lyrics6 = Hansen
|music6 = Hansen
|length6 = 3:57
|title7 = It's a Sin
|note7 = Pet Shop Boys cover
|lyrics7 = Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant
|music7 = Lowe, Tennant
|length7 = 4:58
|title8 = Heavy Metal Universe
|lyrics8 = Hansen
|music8 = Hansen
|length8 = 5:25
|title9 = Wings of Destiny
|lyrics9 = Richter
|music9 = Richter
|length9 = 6:26
|title10 = Hand of Fate
|lyrics10 = Hansen, Dirk Schlächter
|music10 = Schlächter
|length10 = 6:12
|title11 = Armageddon
|lyrics11 = Hansen
|music11 = Hansen
|length11 = 8:48
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese Edition bonus track
|title12 = Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
|note12 = Rainbow cover
|lyrics12 = Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio
|music12 = Blackmore, Dio
|length12 = 3:46
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = 2002 release bonus tracks
|title12 = A While in Dreamland
|lyrics12 = Hansen, Schlächter
|music12 = Hansen, Schlächter
|length12 = 4:16
|title13 = Rich and Famous
|lyrics13 = Hansen
|music13 = Hansen
|length13 = 4:53
|title14 = Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
|note14 = Rainbow cover
|lyrics14 = Blackmore, Dio
|music14 = Blackmore, Dio
|length14 = 3:46
}}
- "A While in Dreamland" also appears on the Silent Miracles EP.
- "Rich and Famous" also appears on the Japanese version of Blast from the Past.
Personnel
;Gamma Ray
- Kai Hansen – vocals, guitars, producer, engineer, mixing
- Henjo Richter – guitars, keyboards, artwork and booklet design
- Dirk Schlächter – bass, producer, engineer, mixing
- Dan Zimmermann – drums
;Additional musicians
- Piet Sielck – additional chorus on "Hand of Fate"
;Production
- Ralf Lindner – mastering at .Ham. Audio, Hamburg
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Chart (1999) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Austria|45|artist= Gamma Ray|album=Power Plant|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|32|artist= Gamma Ray|album=Power Plant|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|25|id=8371|artist= Gamma Ray|album=Power Plant|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2020}} |
| scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}
| align="center"| 31 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Sweden|51|artist= Gamma Ray|album=Power Plant|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2020}} |
References
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Category:Gamma Ray (band) albums