caption current_members associated_acts years_active label image_size article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin name
gamma . ray after a show in barcelona , spain kai hansen dirk schlächter henjo richter michael ehré helloween , freedom call , unisonic . primal fear , iron savior 1989 -- present rca , fad , noise , sanctuary , spv/steamhammer 250 gamma ray -lrb- band -rrb-
 yes ralf rubach thomas nack dan zimmermann scheepers uwe wessel mathias burchard uli kusch jan group_or_band power metal , speed metal , heavy metal gamma ray -lrb- band -rrb- . jpg hamburg , germany gamma ray
gamma ray -lrb- band -rrb-

gamma ray is a power metal band from hamburg , northern germany , founded and fronted by kai hansen after his departure from the german power metal band helloween .
hansen is the current lead vocalist , guitarist as well as the chief songwriter of gamma ray .
the band is known as one of the most prominent bands of the german heavy metal scene .
