Kai Hansen : "XXX - Three Decades in Metal"

[Pierre]

Ce sera un album solo de Kai avec le guitariste de Heaven Shall Burn à la basse, le chanteur-guitariste de Dark Age et le batteur de Carcass. Ils feront une apparition à Wacken. Why not

KAI HANSEN, earMUSIC and WACKEN Foundation are happy to announce the release of "XXX", the first "solo project" 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.

"XXX" is a magical journey. It is the story of how powerful dreams can be.
Dreams and passions big enough to bring a teenager from Hamburg who is in love with rock music, glam rock and the first heavy metal sounds from the practicing space in his bedroom and rehearsal rooms to the biggest stages in the world practicing, and ending up influencing and sharing the stage with the very same bands he admired in the first place.

Not strictly autobiographical, "XXX" is without doubt the story of Kai Hansen but it could very well represent the story of anybody who is not afraid to believe in dreams, with passion and dedication. It is the story of the ups and downs that everybody faces at some point during the journey of life: the lost and found-again friends, the glory, the tragedies and the joys.

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.

Kai & friends will do an exclusive one-time performance at this year’s Wacken Open Air Festival, introducing the songs from the album to the audience for the first and only time.

[Yathin Lizzy]

ça va lui faire du bien de bosser avec d autres mecs que son groupe qui vieillit tres mal... et sur un "vrai" nouveau projet.

[Psyko Killer]

Et Unisonic alors?

[Yathin Lizzy]

Et Unisonic alors?

J'ai mis "vrai" nouveau projet.
J'aime bien Unisonic, mais pour moi c'est un projet dans lequel il est venu se greffer.
C'est principalement Dennis Ward qui compose. Sur le dernier album en date, Hansen n'est crédité sur aucun titre.

[weik]

Oui bon ça risque de ne pas être trop différent par rapport à ce qu'il fait avec Gamma Ray.

[Dark Schneider]

Surtout quand on voit son logo :

[Gandalf]

En effet

[Everflow]

Il a déjà utilisé ce logo helloweenisé pour une compilation :

[Monty Burnes]

KAI HANSEN TO PREMIERE OFFICIAL VIDEO OF FIRST SINGLE “BORN FREE” TODAY. “XXX – THREE DECADES IN METAL” TO BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 16th, 2016.


XXX - Three Decades In Metal



Coinciding with the exclusive one-time performance at this year’s Wacken Open Air Festival, Kai Hansen premieres the official music video for his first single “Born Free” today.
It is the first time fans are able to listen to a song from Hansen’s solo debut “XXX – Three Decades In Metal”.

The album will be released as 1CD, 2CD Special Edition incl. all 11 songs with Hansen on vocals, 2LP and digital on September 16th on earMUSIC.

Shot at Chameleon Studio in Hamburg where the album also was recorded, the video for “Born Free” perfectly captures the essence of the song. Starting with the line “Born in the city of Hamburg, in 1963…,” Kai sets the direction for his solo debut – a reference, a bow to his home town which is also represented in the images. Hansen roars into the mic like his life depends on it – like a wild, unleashed beast – and breaks free with liberating screams. Add explosive guitar solos, heavy riffs and the stellar line up that is Alex Dietz (guitar player of Heaven Shall Burn) on bass, Eike Freese on guitar and phenomenal drummer Daniel Wilding (Carcass) to the mix, and you get everything you ever searched for in metal/hard rock. Or as Hansen puts it in “Born Free”: “It made me feel so groovy – it gave me instant heat.” And thus a new metal hymn is born. A hymn that will get fans all over the globe to stand up proud and shout “I am BORN FREE – NO LIMITS IN THE SKY”.

Watch the official music video for “Born Free” here

[Yathin Lizzy]

0/20

[Monster]

Qu'est-ce qu'il chante bien...

[Yathin Lizzy]

Il a déjà utilisé ce logo helloweenisé pour une compilation :

Beau foutage de gueule cette compile d'ailleurs....

Ride The Sky (Helloween)
I Want Out (Helloween)
Heaven Can Wait (Gamma Ray)
Who Do You Think You Are (Gamma Ray)
Rich & Famous (Gamma Ray)
Tribute To The Past (Gamma Ray
Time To Break Free (Gamma Ray)
Somewhere Out In Space (Gamma Ray
Valhalla (Blind Guardian)
The Quest For Tanelord (Blind Guardian)
Rising Sun (Heavens Gate)
Never Understand (Angra)
New Horizons (Michael Kiske)
Watcher In The Sky (Iron Savior)

Soit autant de titres de Helloween que de Blind Guardian (pour lequel il n'a rien composé).

[over'phil]

comprend plus la le mec engage un chanteur dans Gamma Ray et la nous fait un opus ou il chante sur les 11 morceaux.
Vocalement a la ramasse le pere Kai

[chevelu]

[Bertrand]

j'ai pas écouté mais c'est nul

[Auric]

[Achille]

j'ai pas écouté mais c'est nul

Je te rassure j'ai écouté et c'est pas génial
C'est "classique"... Ce n'est qu'un titre mais ça débute mal...

[olivier64]

les paroles Dignes de l'autobiographique "je suis né dans la rue" de Johnny (pour rappel : Je m'appelle Jean-Philippe Smet Je suis né à Paris Vous me connaissez mieux Sous le nom de Johnny Un soir de juin en 1943 Je suis né dans la rue Par une nuit d'orage ... etc.).
Et c'est effectivement assez médiocre.

[Dark Schneider]

C'est du basique, mais étrangement... j'aime bien. C'est sûr ça pisse pas bien haut, c'est foncièrement inutile et sans aucune prétention, mais le côté fun totalement assumé, l'énergie et l'efficacité qui s'en dégage, la voix à l'arrache total... tout ça me plait !

Là, Hansen use de sa voix toute cassée mais c'est plutôt bien adapté contrairement à Gamma Ray dont les compos sont quand même plus élaborées et exigeantes. Et s'il fait des concerts, ahah, ça sera magnifique vocalement mais on ne pourra pas parler de massacre vu le matos de base, malin

[Yathin Lizzy]

Sortir un truc comme ça plus léger apres un ou deux tres bons albums à la limite pourquoi pas... mais là pour moi avec ça il enfonce encore plus le clou.

[Auric]

De toutes façons, Hansen depuis Walls of jericho....

[SophiePetoncule]

J"aime bien moi

[Everflow]

Beau foutage de gueule cette compile d'ailleurs....
Soit autant de titres de Helloween que de Blind Guardian (pour lequel il n'a rien composé).

Le concept de cette compilation était réunir des titres sur lesquels il ne fait qu'apparaitre en invité. Mais ils ont mélangé tout et n'importe quoi...

Bon je viens regarder le clip, et je n'aurais pas dû. Il y a 10 ans ça aurait pu le faire, mais sa voix est trop déglinguée aujourd'hui pour que j'aie envie d'écouter le reste.

[frantz]

je m'attendais au pire pour cet album ( vu le groupe qui l'entoure ) mais finalement le disque est pas mal du tout , je prefere néanmoins le cd bonus ou seul Hansen chante , même cassé j'adore sa voix

[Everflow]

Des extraits de tous les titres, et la liste des invités, pour la plupart bien connus sur son parcours :

Kai Hansen, earMUSIC and Wacken Foundation are gearing up for the release of "XXX - Three Decades In Metal", the first solo album by Hansen, one of the most influential guitarists and singers to emerge from Germany during the first part of the '80s.

Hansen first made his name with the ground-breaking band HELLOWEEN (of which he 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 tomorrow, September 16, via earMUSIC as 1CD, 2CD Special Edition including all 11 songs with Hansen on vocals, 2LP and digital.

"XXX - Three Decades In Metal" 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 (featuring Michael Kiske, Frank Beck, Tobias Sammet & Roland Grapow - guitar solo)
06. Fire And Ice (featuring Clémentine Delauney, Marcus Bischoff, Richard 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)

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