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1993 studio album by Gamma Ray From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Insanity and Genius is the third studio album by Gamma Ray and final album with Ralf Scheepers on vocals.
| Insanity and Genius | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 28 June 1993 | |||
| Recorded | March – May 1993 | |||
| Studio | Hansen Studios, Hamburg, Germany | |||
| Genre | Power metal, Heavy metal, Speed metal | |||
| Length | 56:27 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Kai Hansen, Dirk Schlächter, Karl-Ulrich Walterbach | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Classic Rock |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[3] |
Kai Hansen sings on the song "Heal Me", Dirk Schlächter sings on the song "Your Tørn Is Over"[d]. Continuing a trend that would conclude with its fifth studio release, the lineup for the album was changed from the previous one, with Jan Rubach replacing Uwe Wessel on bass and Thomas Nack replacing Uli Kusch on drums.
The album was re-released in 2002 with additional tracks. The 2002 version was released again in 2010 by Cooking Vinyl Records as part of a 2-CD set with the 2002 version of Land of the Free.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tribute to the Past" | Kai Hansen | Hansen, Jan Rubach | 5:04 |
| 2. | "No Return" | Hansen | Hansen | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Last Before the Storm" | Hansen | Hansen | 4:29 |
| 4. | "The Cave Principle" | Hansen | Hansen | 6:51 |
| 5. | "Future Madhouse" | Hansen, Ralf Scheepers | Hansen | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Gamma Ray" (Birth Control cover) | Bruno Frenzel | Frenzel | 5:20 |
| 7. | "Insanity and Genius" | Thomas Nack | Rubach | 4:30 |
| 8. | "18 Years" | Scheepers | Dirk Schlächter, Scheepers | 5:23 |
| 9. | "Your Tørn Is Over[d]" | Schlächter | Schlächter | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Heal Me" | Hansen, Schlächter | Schlächter | 7:32 |
| 11. | "Brothers" | Hansen, Scheepers | Hansen, Scheepers, Schlächter | 5:15 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Heroes[a]" | Hansen, Scheepers | Hansen, Scheepers, Schlächter | 4:59 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Gamma Ray[b]" (extended version Birth Control cover) | Frenzel | Frenzel | 7:26 |
| 13. | "Exciter[c]" (Judas Priest cover) | Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Halford, Tipton | 5:01 |
| 14. | "Save Us" (live) | Hansen | Hansen | 5:41 |
^a "Heroes" also appears on the 2002 re-release of Gamma Ray's 1991 album Sigh No More and is an alternative version of the song "Changes" from that album.
^b "Gamma Ray (extended version)" also appears on the Future Madhouse EP.
^c "Exciter" also appears on A Tribute to Judas Priest, Vol. 2: Delivering the Goods.
^d "Your Tørn Is Over" is referred to as "Your Turn Is Over" on the cover and in the booklet of the 2010 Cooking Vinyl Records 2CD joint-release of Insanity and Genius and Land of the Free (2002 re-release versions)[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Valley of the Kings" (live at Chameleon Studios 2016) | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Heaven Can Wait" (live at Chameleon Studios 2016) | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Gamma Ray[b]" (extended version) | 7:25 |
| 4. | "Money" (demo) | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Silence" (live) | 6:30 |
| 6. | "Sail On" (live) | 4:29 |
| 7. | "Space Eater" (rough mix Horus Studio) | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Exciter[c]" | 5:01 |
| Total length: | 40:18 | |
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 93 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] | 9 |
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