Founded in 1989 by
Kai Hansen in Hamburg, Germany after leaving
Helloween,
Gamma Ray borrowed straight from the
Helloween classics, and continued to pioneer Hansen's style of power metal. After four years with
Helloween,
Kai Hansen decided to leave the band at the height of their career. He then went on to do some studio work with
Blind Guardian. Kai and his friend Ralf Scheepers from
Tyran' Pace decided to start a project. They recruited bassist Uwe Wessel and drummer Mathias Burchard. The resulting sound was very close to Helloween's power metal style.
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