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Recorded
  
1996-1997

Somewhere Out in Space (1997)
  
Power Plant (1999)

Release date
  
25 August 1997

Genres
  
Power metal, Speed metal

Length
  
57:16 (1997)

Artist
  
Gamma Ray

Label
  
Noise Records

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Released
  
August 25, 1997 March 18, 2003 (Re-release)

Producer
  
Kai Hansen & Dirk Schlächter

Similar
  
Gamma Ray albums, Power metal albums

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Somewhere Out in Space is an album by German power metal band, Gamma Ray. It was released on August 25, 1997 and is the band's fifth studio album. Continuing in the tradition of the previous four albums, it contained yet another different lineup, but would also be the first album to feature the band's longest standing lineup. The album featured Dirk Schlächter on bass for the first time since his guest appearance on Heading for Tomorrow, Henjo Richter on guitar and Dan Zimmerman on drums.

Contents

The track "Watcher in the Sky" was recorded by Iron Savior and appears on their self-titled 1997 album. It features Piet Sielck on guitar and additional vocals, and Thomen Stauch on drums.

The track "No Stranger (Another Day In Life)" was originally written as a contribution to Michael Kiskes solo album, but since Kiske rejected it as "too heavy" Hansen instead decided to record it with Gamma Ray.

"Miracle" is effectively a stylized version of "Man On a Mission" from "Land of the Free", Gamma Ray's previous album. It has very similar lyrics, an identical chorus, and similar chord progressions, but at a slower tempo.

The song "Men, Martians and Machines" begins with the "five tones" from the 1977 film Close Encounters Of The Third Kind played on strings.

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  • "Miracle" also appears on the Silent Miracles EP.
  • "Victim of Changes" also appears on the Valley Of The Kings EP.

    • Lyrical Concepts

  • "Beyond the Black Hole" is about travelling the unknown space to discover black holes.
  • "Somewhere Out in Space" is about the fictional series Star Trek.
  • "The Landing" and "Valley of the Kings" is about the arrival of aliens on Earth millions of years ago.
  • "Pray" is about the end of hope for the human race to be saved from extinction.
  • "Shine On" is about the theory that extraterrestrial life visited Earth long before and planted the seeds of mankind.

    • Credits

  • Kai Hansen - Vocals, guitars
  • Dirk Schlächter - 4 and 5-string electric bass
  • Dan Zimmermann - Drums
  • Henjo Richter - Guitars, keyboards

    • Guest Musicians

  • Piet Sielck - Vocals, guitars (12)
  • Thomen Stauch - Drums (12)

    • Songs

    1Beyond the Black Hole6:00
    2Men - Martians and Machines3:53
    3No Stranger (Another Day in Life)3:36

    References

    Somewhere Out in Space Wikipedia
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