Hansen & Friends - "XXX: Three Decades In Metal" (audios)

Solo album κυκλοφόρησε προ διετίας ο κιθαρίστας / τραγουδιστής (βλ. Gamma Ray, Unisonic, ex-Helloween, ex-Iron Savior κλπ) Kai Hansen. Τιτλοφορείται "XXX - Three Decades In Metal" και "βγήκε" το φθινόπωρο του 2016. Τον Kai συνδράμει μία πλειάδα μουσικών ("a stellar band of musicians" λέει ο Kai) όπως ο Alex Dietz (κιθαρίστας των Heaven Shall Burn), ο Eike Freese στις κιθάρες και ο drummer των Carcass, Daniel Wilding. Το album κυκλοφόρησε μέσω της ear MUSIC, ενώ οι ηχογραφήσεις έγιναν στο Chameleon Studio του Αμβούργου.

Δελτίο τύπου: «After the achievements enjoyed by Hansen lately with Unisonic and especially Gamma Ray's recent work "Empire Of The Undead", Kai Hansen has started working on the album with no precise commercial masterplan. Just playing music with the same spirit as in the very beginning.

This certainly was the reason for Hansen to communicate to his label the intention of donating the first advance payment he will receive for XXX - which in the meantime was shaping into a proper album - to the Wacken Foundation. A foundation which helps and supports young hard rock and heavy metal bands for over seven years now:

Musicians full of hopes and dreams, exactly as Hansen had in the beginning of the 30 years story told on this album... in the hope that one day, somebody could tell another 30 years long magic story, also thanks to this album.

Together with Hansen, a stellar band of musicians gravitating around the Chameleon Studio in Hamburg has formed spontaneously:

Alex Dietz (guitar player of 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). The four will be joined by various guests, ranging from friends to followers to heroes - some having played a significant part in Kai's career, some who have expressed the wish to join the project with the same spirit that is leading Kai, Alex, Eike and Daniel to create loud music with joy, freedom and determination.»

Artist / Band: Kai Hansen
Country of origin: Germany
Location: Hamburg
Genre: Heavy / Power Metal

Album: "XXX - Three Decades in Metal"
Type: Full length
Release date: September 16th, 2016
Label: earMUSIC
Format: CD, 2CD, Vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
01. Born Free
02. Enemies Of Fun (featuring Ralf Scheepers & Piet Sielck)
03. Contract Sun (featuring Dee Snider & Steve McT as The Manger)
04. Making Headlines (featuring Tobias Sammet)
05. Stranger In Time (ft. Michael Kiske, Beck, Tobias Sammet & R. Grapow - guitar solo)
06. Fire And Ice (ft. Delauney, Bischoff, Sjunnesson & Michael Weikath - guitar solo)
07. Left Behind (featuring Alexander Dietz & Clémentine Delauney)
08. All Or Nothing (featuring Clémentine Delauney)
09. Burning Bridges (featuring Eike Freese)
10. Follow The Sun (featuring Hansi Kürsch & Tim Hansen - guitar solo)