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Heading for Tomorrow is the first studio album released by German

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power metal

Power metal

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band, Gamma Ray

Gamma Ray (band)

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 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...

on 19 February 1990 by Noise Records. In 2002 it was re-released with a different cover as part of the Ultimate Collection box-set. This re-released version of the album has also been released separately from the box-set.

Track listing

"Welcome" (Hansen) – 0:57
"Lust for Life" (Hansen) – 5:19
"Heaven Can Wait" (Hansen) – 4:28
"Space Eater" (Hansen) – 4:34
"Money" (Hansen) – 3:38
"The Silence" (Hansen) – 6:24
"Hold Your Ground" (Hansen) – 4:49
"Free Time" (Scheepers) – 4:56
"Heading for Tomorrow" (Hansen) – 14:31
"Look at Yourself" (Hensley
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) – 4:45 (Uriah Heep
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cover)

Japanese version bonus track

"Mr. Outlaw" (Scheepers) – 4:09

2002 bonus tracks

"Mr. Outlaw" (Scheepers) – 4:09
"Lonesome Stranger" (Hansen) – 4:58
"Sail On" (Hansen) – 4:24

"Look At Yourself" only appears on the CD version of the album.
The three bonus tracks from the 2002-release are also available on the Heaven Can Wait EP
Heaven Can Wait EP
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.

Line-up

Lead vocals: Ralf Scheepers
Ralf Scheepers
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Guitars: Kai Hansen
Kai Hansen
Kai Michael Hansen is a power metal guitarist and vocalist.Hansen is the founder, lead guitarist, and vocalist of power metal band Gamma Ray, and the co-founder and former member of German metal band Helloween. He is a prominent figure in power metal, and has sold millions of albums worldwide...
Bass: Uwe Wessel
Drums: Mathias Burchardt

Guest musicians

Bass: Dirk Schlächter
Dirk Schlächter
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("Space Eater" & "Money")
Guitars: Tommy Newton ("Freetime")
Drums: Tammo Vollmers ("Heaven Can Wait")
Keyboards: Mischa Gerlach

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