Dirk Schlächter

"Skeletons & Majesties Live" features the live recording of the band's performance at the legendary Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland from April 29th, 2011 . The DVD and Blu-ray also feature additional bonus tracks, lots of behind the scenes bonus material, rare archive material and interviews with the band.

After coming off a successful US run with fellow Power Metal masters Helloween, Gamma Ray is releasing their first live DVD with their current lineup. The DVD features a multi-camera recording of the band s May 6, 2006 show at Le Medley in Montreal, Quebec as well as lots of bonus features including: a road movie, a documentary covering Gamma Ray s history, behind-the-scenes footage and much more.

This release was recorded during the 1993 Melodic Metal Tour at Hamburg’s Dock’s venue on September 25, sharing the bill with fellow German headbangers Rage, whose performance has also been released on DVD and the review can be seen here. The lineup for this show consisted of Ralf Scheepers on lead vocals, Kai Hansen on guitar, Dirk Schlachter on guitar and keyboards, Jan Rubach on bass and Thomas Nack on drums. The show was to see one of the last performances of Scheepers as he left the band soon after this tour. Based on a three album recording career including the albums Heading For Tomorrow, Sigh No More and Insanity and Genius the band had an established fan base coming into this tour. The show is a mix of live performances and interviews, giving a great insight into the show but also to some behind the scenes goings on. It also includes footage in the recording studio for the production of the Insanity and Genius album.

Recorded live on the Faster Stage at Hauptstrasse, Wacken, Germany, August 2nd 2024. 1. Spectres 2. Reach Out For The Light (feat Adrienne Cowan) 3. The Scarecrow (feat Ronnie Atkins) 4. Dying For An Angel (feat Kenny Leckremo) 5. Alchemy (feat Geoff Tate) 6. Invincible (feat Geoff Tate) 7. Promised Land 8. The Story Ain't Over (feat Bob Catley) 9. Let The Storm Descend Upon You (feat Herbie Langhans and Ronnie Atkins) 10. Farewell (feat Chiara Tricarico) 11. Shelter From The Rain (feat Kenny Leckremo & Bob Catley) 12. Lost In Space 13. Lucifer 14. Sign Of The Cross / The Seven Angels Tobias Sammet – lead vocals Sascha Paeth – guitar Arne Wiegand - guitar Dirk Schlächter - bass Felix Bohnke – drums Miro – keyboards, backing vocals Herbie Langhans - vocals, backing vocals Chiara Tricarico - vocals, backing vocals Adrienne Cowan - vocalss, backing vocals Ronnie Atkins - vocals Kenny Leckremo - vocals Geoff Tate - vocals Bob Catley - vocals