Hansen & Friends

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Hansen & Friends, the solo project of former Helloween and current Gamma Ray guitarist Kai Hansen, issue debut full-length studio album XXX – Three Decades In Metal – on September 16th, 2016 through earMUSIC. The outing was recorded at Chameleon Studio in Hamburg with Alex Dietz (Heaven Shall Burn guitarist) on bass, Eike Freese (engineer and co-producer with Hansen on March 2014 Gamma Ray record Empire Of The Undead ) on guitar, and Daniel Wilding (Carcass) on drums. In addition, XXX features various guests, including Ralf Scheepers (ex-Gamma Ray / Primal Fear), Piet Sielck (Iron Savior / ex-Savage Circus), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Steve McT, Tobias Sammet (Edguy / Avantasia), Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween / Unisonic), Frank Beck (Gamma Ray), Clémentine Delauney (ex-Serenity / Visions Of Atlantis), Marcus Bischoff (Heaven Shall Burn), Richard Sjunnesson (ex-Sonic Syndicate / The Unguided), Hansi Kirsch (Blind Guardian), Roland Grapow (ex-Helloween / Masterplan), Michael Weikath (Helloween) and Tim Hansen (son of Kai Hansen). The track listing is as follows; 01. ‘Born Free’ 02. ‘Enemies Of Fun’ 03. ‘Contract Sun’ 04. ‘Making Headlines’ 05. ‘Stranger In Time’ 06. ‘Fire And Ice’ 07. ‘Left Behind’ 08. ‘All Or Nothing’ 09. ‘Burning Bridges’ 10. ‘Follow The Sun’ Hansen & Friends’ recording line-up was as follows: Kai Hansen (vocals and guitar, ex-Helloween / Gamma Ray) Eike Freese (guitar, vocals on track 9, Dark Age) Alexander Dietz (bass, Heaven Shall Burn) Daniel Wild

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Three Decades In Metal (Japan)

XXX - Three Decades in Metal

Three Decades In Metal (Only Kai On Vocals)

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Thank You Wacken (Japan)

Thank You Wacken

Three Decades In Metal

XXX-Three Decades in Metal

XXX (Three Decades In Metal)

XXX: Three Decades in Metal

Thank You Wacken Live

XXX – Three Decades In Metal

Thank You Wacken: Live

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