HANSEN & FRIENDS: XXX, GAMMA RAY's Kai Hansen solo album

[KingsGene]

HELLOWEEN FOUNDING MEMBER KAI HANSEN TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM IN AUGUST; ANNOUNCES DONATION TO WACKEN FOUNDATION, EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE AT WACKEN OPEN AIR 2016

"...Kai Hansen, earMUSIC and Wacken Foundation announce the release of XXX, the first solo album by Kai Hansen, one of the most influential guitarists and singers to emerge from Germany during the first part of the 80s. First with ground-breaking band Helloween (of which Hansen is one of the founding members) and later with Gamma Ray, one of the bands that contributed to define the genre power metal, bringing it to generation of devoted fans worldwide since its first album.

XXX is, in pure Hansen tongue-in-cheek style, a reference to over 30 years of involvement in the world of heavy rock, as explained with the album's sub-title, Three Decades In Metal. The album will be released in August 2016 on earMUSIC with further news to be shared soon...."

Watch the video of Kai Hansen and Eike Freese discussing XXX below:

 

[modernwizardry]

oh....my.....lumpin'.....glob!

 

[modernwizardry]

oh my glob - how about this for a future ProgPower. They are playing Wacken this weekend.

 

[KingsGene]

Here's some more detail regards the new song...
HANSEN & FRIENDS FEATURING FOUNDING HELLOWEEN MEMBER KAI HANSEN RELEASE “BORN FREE” MUSIC VIDEO

 

[KingsGene]

KAI HANSEN - TRACKLIST AND GUEST APPEARANCES ON HANSEN & FRIENDS ALBUM REVEALED

"...The tracklist is as follows:

"Born Free"
"Enemies Of Fun" (featuring Ralf Scheepers & Piet Sielck)
"Contract Sun" (featuring Dee Snider & Steve McT as The Manger)
"Making Headlines" (featuring Tobias Sammet)
"Stranger In Time" (featuring Michael Kiske, Frank Beck, Tobias Sammet & Roland Grapow - guitar solo)
"Fire And Ice" (featuring Clementine Delauney, Marcus Bischoff, Richard Sjunnesson & Michael Weikath - guitar solo)
"Left Behind" (featuring Alexander Dietz & Clementine Delauney)
"All Or Nothing" (featuring Clémentine Delauney)
"Burning Bridges" (featuring Eike Freese)
"Follow The Sun" (featuring Hansi Kirsch & Tim Hansen - guitar solo)..."

 

[KingsGene]

KAI HANSEN PREVIEWS UPCOMING HANSEN & FRIENDS ALBUM; AUDIO SAMPLES STREAMING

 

[espz]

Where's #theSwordLord when we need him? This seems like a great headliner for Wednesday or Thursday show! (and I understand that's probably already booked...but a guy can dream!)

 

[KingsGene]

KAI HANSEN EXPLAINS IDEA BEHIND HANSEN & FRIENDS ALBUM - “MY LABEL BOSS HAD THE BRILLIANT IDEA THAT I SHOULD DO SOME KIND OF JUBILEE ALBUM”; VIDEO

 

[KingsGene]

BWBK's Mark Gromen 7/10 review

 

[Monsterman]

The album is a little weak in my opinion...

 

[KingsGene]

KAI HANSEN - FOUNDING HELLOWEEN MEMBER TO ISSUE HANSEN & FRIENDS - THANK YOU WAKEN LIVE MULTI-FORMAT RELEASE IN JUNE; “FIRE & ICE” VIDEO STREAMING

"...“Fire & Ice” has been released as the first song and video from Halloween founding member Kai Hansen’s show at last year’s Wacken Open Air festival. The performance of Hansen and his band - including Clémentine Delauney on the vocals - is now available as an instant grat track as part of the iTunes pre order for Hansen & Friends - Thank You Waken Live, due for release on June 23rd..."

 

[KingsGene]

HANSEN & FRIENDS FEATURING FOUNDING HELLOWEEN MEMBER KAI HANSEN STREAMING “BORN FREE” LIVE VIDEO FROM WACKEN OPEN AIR 2016

 

[KingsGene]

HANSEN & FRIENDS FEATURING FOUNDING HELLOWEEN MEMBER KAI HANSEN STREAMING “SAVE US” LIVE VIDEO FROM WACKEN OPEN AIR 2016



HANSEN & FRIENDS - LIVE VIDEO FROM WACKEN OPEN AIR 2016 FEATURING KAI HANSEN AND MICHAEL KISKE PERFORMING HELLOWEEN CLASSICS STREAMING