Description

Digipack edition with a bonus cd featuring roughmix versions of the complete allbum with Kai Hansen on vocals on all tracks

On “XXX”, Hansen roars into the mic like his life depends on it – like a wild, unleashed beast – and breaks free with liberating screams. Hansen’s typical rough sound is intermittent by high-pitched screams and alternates between a melodic and clear vocal style while still retaining the slight nasal tone and rasp of his early years. Add explosive guitar solos, heavy riffs and licks as well as powerful tunes to the mix, and you get everything you ever searched for in metal/hard rock. Or as Hansen puts it: “It made me feel so groovy – it gave me instant heat.” The 10 new tracks on “XXX” came into existence by the hand of Alex Dietz (Heaven Shall Burn) on bass, Eike Freese (who already worked as engineer and co-producer with Hansen on the last Gamma Ray album) on guitar and phenomenal drummer Daniel Wilding (Carcass) – and of course Hansen himself. The four were joined by various guests, ranging from friends to followers to heroes, such as Dee Snider, Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian), Marcus Bischoff (Heaven Shall Burn), Tobias Sammet (Avantasia, Edguy), Michael Kiske (Unisonic), and Michael Weikath (Helloween).

Track list:
1. Born Free
2. Enemies Of Fun
3. Contract Song
4. Making Headlines
5. Stranger In Time
6. Fire And Ice
7. Left Behind
8. All Or Nothing
9. Burning Bridges
10. Follow The Sun
11. Born Free-pre production roughmix
12. Enemies Of Fun-pre production roughmix
13. Contract Song-pre production roughmix
14. Making Headlines-pre production roughmix
15. Stranger In Time-pre production roughmix
16. Fire And Ice-pre production roughmix
17. Left Behind-pre production roughmix
18. All Or Nothing-pre production roughmix
19. Burning Bridges-pre production roughmix
20. Follow The Sun-pre production roughmix