Insanity and Genius
Insanity and Genius finds GAMMA RAY in a phase that frames Gamma Ray’s fast German-metal drive and singable melody with a firmer riff attack.
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Track List
- Tribute to the Past (Remastered in 2016) [Live]
- No Return (Remastered in 2016) [Live]
- Last Before the Storm (Remastered in 2016) [Live]
- The Cave Principle (Remastered in 2016) [Live]
- Future Madhouse (Remastered in 2016) [Live]
- Gamma Ray (Remastered in 2016) [Live]
- Insanity and Genius (Remastered in 2016) [Live]
- 18 Years (Remastered in 2016) [Live]
- Your Tørn Is Over (Remastered in 2016) [Live]
- Heal Me (Remastered in 2016) [Live]
- Brothers (Remastered in 2016) [Live]
- Valley of the Kings (Live at Chameleon Studios 2016) [Bonus Track]
- Heaven Can Wait (Live at Chameleon Studios 2016) [Bonus Track]
- Gamma Ray (Extended Version) [Live] [Bonus Track]
- Money (Demo with Ralf Scheepers) [Live] [Bonus Track]
- The Silence (Demo with Ralf Scheepers) [Live] [Bonus Track]
- Sail On (Demo with Ralf Scheepers) [Live] [Bonus Track]
- Space Eater (Rough Mix Horus Studio) [Live] [Bonus Track]
- Exciter (Live) [Bonus Track]
Liner Notes
Insanity and Genius is the third album on which GAMMA RAY brought together the momentum of racing German metal and big singable melody with a harder riff feel. The guitar runs in straight lines, and the rhythm section keeps its outline even within speed. High-register vocals and thick choruses create cosmic breadth and combative drive at once. It is also known as the last studio album on which Ralf Scheepers took part.
On “Tribute to the Past,” “No Return,” “Future Madhouse” and “Gamma Ray,” momentum and vocal strength are carefully distributed. Songs like the title track “Insanity and Genius,” “The Cave Principle” and “Brothers” carve the band’s early image with a firm outline. Tracing the template of power metal, the highlight of this record lies not in the quantity of fast riffs but in how harmony and rhythm build a rising feel toward the chorus. It is a full record that caps the band’s first period.