I think it is clear that Kai Hansen was going for a Keepers III with Heading for Tomorrow. The setup is basically the same; open with a short classically inspired instrumental, leading into a searing double bass piece, and conclude with an epic 13 minute track with plenty of guitar wizardry. While Hansen penned some really great songs here, there is some filler. 'Hold your ground' and 'Space Eater' are low points. Here is a rundown...

1. Welcome 4/5 Just an instrumental - but a good one

Overall a very good CD, and well worth the price. If you love heavy metal, there is no excuse not to own 'Heading for Tomorrow.'

Kai Hansen, ex-guitarist and singer for Helloween basically went solo and brought along a few friends for the ride. Kai handles all the guitarwork on this CD, leaving the vocals to a guy name Ralph Scheepers (now fronting Primal Fear). All I can say is what an album! And by checking out the two concert films they made, what a live band as well. Ralph stayed for 2 more albums then left leaving Kai to the lead vocals and therefore putting Gamma Ray back in the middle of the pack. Kai just doesn't have the vocal power or range of Ralph. This is a very good, consistent metal record. Now it has 3 bonus tracks as well. When it was first released it had one, Uriah Heep's "Look at Yourself", which is perfect for this band. Or they make the song perfect for them. Anyway, songs like "Money", "Freetime", and "Heaven Can Wait" are just good time fun rockers. The 14 minute + epic "Heading For Tomorrow" is probably the weakest song, falling short of Kai's previous effort, "Halloween". Still, a good song with a lot of different changes and riffs. Look here for one great metal record. A album from a time when Gamma Ray was head and shoulders above the rest!

that celebrate Kai Hansen's first post-Pumpkin foray- Heading For Tomorrow. This is the second best Gamma Ray release, a notch slightly below Kai's latest opus- Somewhere Out in Space. Ralf Scheepers gets the nod for vocalist on Heading For Tomorrow, and he definitely delivers a high-octane performance. His pipes are powerful, which is an understatement. Scheeper's style and range evokes that of Judas Priest's Rob Halford, albeit with noticably greater vocal strength. Gamma Ray's first set benefits greatly from Scheeper's presence, but the tunes stand their own ground. "Lust For Life" and "Free Time" crush. -David Newman 1998

I generally dont like power metal, but this album is really good. It reminds me of Helloween Keepers of the Seven keys. A must album for power metal fans. All the tracks are good and the vocals are amazing.

I stumbled on this CD in a used CD store about a year ago. I immediately pinpointed Ralf Scheepers as a top notch singer whose every recording I must track down. This guy is amazing and he can sing any style of metal as displayed on the eclectic CD. Songs like "Heading For Tomorrow" showcase his operatic abilities, "Space Eater" shows off his Halford-like growling abilities, and "Free Time" shows off his melodic AOR abilities. This guy could sing for Dream Theater, Def Leppard, or Judas Priest...and be better than those bands singers. This is an odd CD and if not for the thin-sounding low budget production, this would be a 5-star CD.