Power Plant (Gamma Ray album)

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.

Power Plant
Cover art by Derek Riggs
Studio album by Gamma Ray
Released	23 March 1999
Recorded	November 1998 - January 1999
Studio	Hansen Studio, Hamburg, Germany
Genre	Speed metal power metal
Length	63:32
Label	Noise
Producer	Kai Hansen, Dirk Schlächter and Gamma Ray
Gamma Ray chronology
Somewhere Out in Space (1997) Power Plant (1999) No World Order (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[2]
Metal Storm	8.5/10^[3]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5^[4]

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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Anywhere in the Galaxy"	Kai Hansen	Hansen	6:37
2.	"Razorblade Sigh"	Hansen	Hansen	5:01
3.	"Send Me a Sign"	Henjo Richter	Richter	4:07
4.	"Strangers in the Night"	Hansen, Dan Zimmermann	Zimmermann	6:04
5.	"Gardens of the Sinner"	Zimmermann, Hansen	Zimmermann, Hansen	5:57
6.	"Short as Hell"	Hansen	Hansen	3:57
7.	"It's a Sin" (Pet Shop Boys cover)	Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant	Lowe, Tennant	4:58
8.	"Heavy Metal Universe"	Hansen	Hansen	5:25
9.	"Wings of Destiny"	Richter	Richter	6:26
10.	"Hand of Fate"	Hansen, Dirk Schlächter	Schlächter	6:12
11.	"Armageddon"	Hansen	Hansen	8:48

Japanese Edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
12.	"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" (Rainbow cover)	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Blackmore, Dio	3:46

2002 release bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
12.	"A While in Dreamland"	Hansen, Schlächter	Hansen, Schlächter	4:16
13.	"Rich and Famous"	Hansen	Hansen	4:53
14.	"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" (Rainbow cover)	Blackmore, Dio	Blackmore, Dio	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

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	45
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[6]	32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	25
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	51

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Gamma Ray - Power Plant review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
3. "Gamma Ray - Power Plant review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
4. Stagno, Mike (27 October 2006). "Gamma Ray - Power Plant". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
5. "Austriancharts.at – Gamma Ray – Power Plant" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
6. "Gamma Ray: Power Plant" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Gamma Ray – Power Plant" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
8. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Gamma Ray – Power Plant". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.