GAMMA RAY — Power Plant (review)

GAMMA RAY — Power Plant album cover Album · 1999 · Power Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
SilentScream213
Gamma Ray were in the midst of a string of strong albums in the 90’s giving Helloween some strong competition as the best, most consistent band for the genre. Power Plant adds absolutely nothing new to the formula, but it does deliver tried and true hits we’d come to expect from the band.

As usual, the material ranges from heavy, thundering double-bass-attack Power Metal to more rhythmic arena Heavy Metal. The songs are united by a constant focus on melody, as well as anthemic vocals carrying this sense of uplifting triumph. Truly, Gamma Ray exemplify this “all positivity, all the time” mood that is almost exclusive to Power Metal within the Metal world.

For me of course, I prefer the heavier, more energetic material, and the band is at their best when going all-out. The album opens and closes with its best material, and the cover of “It’s a Sin” is mind-blowingly great, probably one of the best covers I’ve heard. The more mid-paced Heavy Metal tracks can unfortunately get boring; “Heavy Metal Universe” in particular adds cringe to an already repetitive and simple beat.

That being said, the general quality of this record is very high. Another Power Metal banger from the guys in Gamma Ray.
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