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| name = Kai Hansen
| caption = Hansen performing in 2008
| image = Gamma Ray-10 (53871173995) (cropped).jpg
| birth_name = Kai Michael Hansen
| caption = Hansen performing in July 2024
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|1|17|df=y}}
| birth_name = Kai Michael Hansen
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|1|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hamburg]], [[West Germany]]
| genre = {{flatlist|
| birth_place = [[Hamburg]], [[West Germany]]
* [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Power metal]]|[[speed metal]]|[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]}}
| instrument = Guitar and vocals
* [[power metal]]
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| occupation = Musician
* [[speed metal]]}}
| instrument = Guitar, vocals
| years_active = 1978–present
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| occupation = Musician
| years_active = 1978–present
| current_member_of = {{hlist|[[Helloween]]|[[Gamma Ray (band)|Gamma Ray]]}}
| current_member_of = {{hlist|[[Helloween]]|[[Gamma Ray (band)|Gamma Ray]]}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Iron Savior]]|[[Unisonic (band)|Unisonic]]}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Iron Savior]]|[[Unisonic (band)|Unisonic]]}}
| website = {{URL|facebook.com/kaihansenofficial}}
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'''Kai Michael Hansen''' (born 17 January 1963) is a German musician who is the founder, lead guitarist and vocalist of [[power metal]] band [[Gamma Ray (band)|Gamma Ray]]. He is also one of the co-founders of another power metal band [[Helloween]], which he rejoined in 2016. He is a prominent figure in power metal and has sold millions of albums worldwide. He is regarded as "the godfather of power metal", having founded two seminal bands in the genre. In 2011, he joined the band [[Unisonic (band)|Unisonic]] featuring former Helloween vocalist [[Michael Kiske]]. Hansen and Kiske reunited with Helloween in 2017 for a world tour with all current members, celebrating the 30-year anniversary of release of the albums ''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys]]'' Parts I and II.
'''Kai Michael Hansen''' (born 17 January 1963) is a German musician who is the founder, lead guitarist and vocalist of [[power metal]] band [[Gamma Ray (band)|Gamma Ray]]. He is also one of the co-founders of another power metal band [[Helloween]], which he was a part of from 1983 to 1989 and rejoined in 2016. He is a prominent figure in power metal and has sold millions of albums worldwide. He is regarded as "the godfather of power metal", having founded two seminal bands in the genre. In 2011, he joined the band [[Unisonic (band)|Unisonic]] featuring former Helloween vocalist [[Michael Kiske]]. Hansen and Kiske reunited with Helloween in 2017 for a world tour with all current members, celebrating the 30-year anniversary of release of the albums ''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys]]'' Parts I and II.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Kai Hansen was born in [[Hamburg]] in 1963. At the age of ten, Kai got interested in music and started playing wash-drums. His parents however, didn't like the noise and bought him an [[acoustic guitar]] instead. He took a six-months course in [[classical guitar]] and following it, formed his first band with his classmates after he bought an [[electric guitar]], a white [[Ibanez]] Les Paul.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hardwiredmagazine.com/the-story-of-kai-hansen-part-1-heavy-metal-is-the-law/?lang=en|author=Jovan Ristić|title=The Story of Kai Hansen, Part 1 – Heavy Metal is the Law|magazine=Hard Wired|date=September 15, 2017}}</ref>
Kai Hansen was born in [[Hamburg]] in 1963. At the age of ten, Kai developed an interest in music and began to play wash-drums. His parents however, didn't like the noise and bought him an [[acoustic guitar]] instead. He took a six-months course in [[classical guitar]] and following it, formed his first band with his classmates after he bought an [[electric guitar]], a white [[Ibanez]] Les Paul.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hardwiredmagazine.com/the-story-of-kai-hansen-part-1-heavy-metal-is-the-law/?lang=en|author=Jovan Ristić|title=The Story of Kai Hansen, Part 1 – Heavy Metal is the Law|magazine=Hard Wired|date=September 15, 2017}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Hansen's musical career started in 1978 in a band called Gentry, alongside [[Iron Savior]]'s co-founder and producer [[Piet Sielck]]. In 1983, he and [[Michael Weikath]] founded [[Helloween]], where he was guitarist and singer until [[Michael Kiske]] took over the microphone for the albums ''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I]]'' and ''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II]]''. Hansen left the band due to the extensive touring in 1988–89 and went on to form his own power metal band [[Gamma Ray (band)|Gamma Ray]]. Hansen also joined [[Iron Savior]] as guitarist in 1997, but quit after a few years to focus his efforts on Gamma Ray. He has now forged a very successful career with Gamma Ray, releasing several albums and playing sold-out tours across the globe.<ref name=gr>{{cite web|url=https://gazettereview.com/2016/11/happened-kai-hansen-news-updates/|author=Brooke Carter|title=What Happened to Kai Hansen – News & Updates|work=Gazette Review|date=January 2, 2017|access-date=July 18, 2019}}</ref>
Hansen's musical career started in 1978 in a band called Gentry, alongside [[Iron Savior]]'s co-founder and producer [[Piet Sielck]]. In 1983, he and [[Michael Weikath]] founded [[Helloween]], where he was guitarist and singer until [[Michael Kiske]] took over the microphone for the albums ''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I]]'' and ''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II]]''. Hansen left the band on 1 January 1989, citing exhaustion from touring,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Garza |first=Janiss |title=The Heavy Metals |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |volume=52 |issue=39 |date=8 April 1989 |location=New York City, New York |publisher=Cash Box Publications |page=13 |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/80s/1989/CB-1989-04-08-OCR-Page-0013.pdf |access-date=10 December 2023 }}</ref> and then went on to form his own power metal band [[Gamma Ray (band)|Gamma Ray]]. Hansen also joined [[Iron Savior]] as guitarist in 1997, but quit after a few years to focus his efforts on Gamma Ray. He then forged a successful career with Gamma Ray, releasing several albums and playing many tours worldwide.<ref name=gr>{{cite web|url=https://gazettereview.com/2016/11/happened-kai-hansen-news-updates/|author=Brooke Carter|title=What Happened to Kai Hansen – News & Updates|work=Gazette Review|date=January 2, 2017|access-date=July 18, 2019}}</ref>


Hansen participated in a large number of other projects. He appeared as a guest vocalist on [[Blind Guardian]]'s albums ''[[Follow the Blind]]'' and ''[[Tales from the Twilight World]]''. Around the same time, he and fellow Gamma Ray bandmate [[Dirk Schlächter]] collaborated on [[Angra (band)|Angra]]'s first full-length album ''[[Angels Cry (album)|Angels Cry]]'', both playing guitar solos in the song "Never Understand". He also collaborated on Angra's album ''[[Temple of Shadows]]'' released in 2004 doing vocals for the song "The Temple of Hate".<ref>{{cite news|work=Bave Words|url=http://bravewords.com/news/kai-hansen-enters-temple-of-hate-with-angra|title=Kai Hansen Enters 'Temple Of Hate'|date=October 5, 2004|access-date=July 18, 2019}}</ref> With ANGRA He participated as a guest guitarist on Michael Kiske's debut solo album ''[[Instant Clarity]]''. Together with [[HammerFall]] he recorded a cover version of Helloween's "[[I Want Out (Helloween song)|I Want Out]]".
Hansen participated in a large number of other projects. He appeared as a guest vocalist on [[Blind Guardian]]'s albums ''[[Follow the Blind]]'' and ''[[Tales from the Twilight World]]''. Around the same time, he and fellow Gamma Ray bandmate [[Dirk Schlächter]] collaborated on [[Angra (band)|Angra]]'s first full-length album ''[[Angels Cry (album)|Angels Cry]]'', both playing guitar solos in the song "Never Understand". He also collaborated on Angra's album ''[[Temple of Shadows]]'' released in 2004 doing vocals for the song "The Temple of Hate".<ref>{{cite news|work=Bave Words|url=http://bravewords.com/news/kai-hansen-enters-temple-of-hate-with-angra|title=Kai Hansen Enters 'Temple Of Hate'|date=October 5, 2004|access-date=July 18, 2019}}</ref> He participated as a guest guitarist on Michael Kiske's debut solo album ''[[Instant Clarity]]''. Together with [[HammerFall]] he recorded a cover version of Helloween's "[[I Want Out (Helloween song)|I Want Out]]".


Hansen played the role of Regrin the dwarf in [[Avantasia]]'s [[The Metal Opera|Metal Opera albums]] by [[Tobias Sammet]]. Later he was featured in the album ''[[The Scarecrow (album)|The Scarecrow]]'' playing guitar in the song "Shelter from the Rain". He was also one of the guest musicians in Avantasia's 2010 world tour, which have put him to play live together with fellow ex-bandmate Michael Kiske, after more than twenty years since he left Helloween. After this tour it was announced, via Michael Kiske's official website, that Hansen would join his new band [[Unisonic (band)|Unisonic]], as they "instantly felt the magic of Helloween years again and had a lot of fun together on and off stage".
Hansen played the role of Regrin the dwarf in [[Avantasia]]'s [[The Metal Opera|Metal Opera albums]] by [[Tobias Sammet]]. Later he was featured in the album ''[[The Scarecrow (album)|The Scarecrow]]'' playing guitar in the song "Shelter from the Rain". He was also one of the guest musicians in Avantasia's 2010 world tour, which have put him to play live together with fellow ex-bandmate Michael Kiske, after more than twenty years since he left Helloween. After this tour it was announced, via Michael Kiske's official website, that Hansen would join his new band [[Unisonic (band)|Unisonic]], as they "instantly felt the magic of Helloween years again and had a lot of fun together on and off stage".
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During the early 1990s, Hansen had used [[Stratocaster]] models. On his autobiography on the Gamma Ray website, he claims his first electric guitar was a white Ibanez Les Paul copy On the recent tour with Gamma Ray he has been seen using a Korina Epiphone flying V with [[EMG, Inc.|EMG]] [[Pickup (music technology)|pickups]].<ref>{{youTube|Zui9vYdbwnE|Gamma Ray – I Want Out (LIVE at Karmøygeddon 2009)}}</ref>
During the early 1990s, Hansen had used [[Stratocaster]] models. On his autobiography on the Gamma Ray website, he claims his first electric guitar was a white Ibanez Les Paul copy On the recent tour with Gamma Ray he has been seen using a Korina Epiphone flying V with [[EMG, Inc.|EMG]] [[Pickup (music technology)|pickups]].<ref>{{youTube|Zui9vYdbwnE|Gamma Ray – I Want Out (LIVE at Karmøygeddon 2009)}}</ref>


Hansen has used, and still uses, Engl amplifiers since the recording sessions of ''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engl-amps.com/professionals.html|title=Profesionals|access-date=June 22, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909182811/http://www.engl-amps.com/professionals.html|archive-date=September 9, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Hansen has used, and still uses, Engl amplifiers since the recording sessions of ''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engl-amps.com/professionals.html|title=Professionals|access-date=June 22, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909182811/http://www.engl-amps.com/professionals.html|archive-date=September 9, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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*''[[Walls of Jericho (album)|Walls of Jericho]]'' (1985)
*''[[Walls of Jericho (album)|Walls of Jericho]]'' (1985)
*''Judas'' (1986) - Single
*''Judas'' (1986) - Single
*''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1]]'' (1987)
*''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I]]'' (1987)
*''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2]]'' (1988)
*''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II]]'' (1988)
*''[[Live in the UK]]'' (1989) – Live album
*''[[Live in the U.K.]]'' (1989) – Live album
*''Pumpkins United'' (2017) – Single
*''Pumpkins United'' (2017) – Single
*''[[United Alive in Madrid]]'' (2019) - Live album
*''[[United Alive in Madrid]]'' (2019) - Live album
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*''[[Somewhere Out in Space]]'' (1997)
*''[[Somewhere Out in Space]]'' (1997)
*''The Karaoke Album'' (1997) – [[Karaoke]] Compilation album
*''The Karaoke Album'' (1997) – [[Karaoke]] Compilation album
*''[[Power Plant (Gamma Ray album)|Power Plant]] (1999)
*''[[Power Plant (Gamma Ray album)|Power Plant]]'' (1999)
*''[[Blast from the Past (Gamma Ray album)|Blast from the Past]]'' (2000) – "Best of" Compilation album with re-recorded songs
*''[[Blast from the Past (Gamma Ray album)|Blast from the Past]]'' (2000) – "Best of" Compilation album with re-recorded songs
*''[[No World Order (Gamma Ray album)|No World Order]]'' (2001)
*''[[No World Order (Gamma Ray album)|No World Order]]'' (2001)
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**Victims of Rock - vocals on "I Don't Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star"
**Victims of Rock - vocals on "I Don't Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star"
*With [[Blind Guardian]]:
*With [[Blind Guardian]]:
**''[[Follow the Blind]]''&nbsp;– vocals on "Valhalla", and guitar solo on "Hall of the King"
**''[[Follow the Blind]]''&nbsp;– vocals and guitar solo on "Valhalla", and guitar solo on "Hall of the King"
**''[[Tales from the Twilight World]]''&nbsp;– vocals on "Lost in the Twilight Hall," guitar solo on "The Last Candle"
**''[[Tales from the Twilight World]]''&nbsp;– vocals on "Lost in the Twilight Hall," guitar solo on "The Last Candle"
**''[[Somewhere Far Beyond]]''&nbsp;– lead guitar on "The Quest for Tanelorn"
**''[[Somewhere Far Beyond]]''&nbsp;– lead guitar on "The Quest for Tanelorn"
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**''[[Instant Clarity]]''&nbsp;– guitars on "Be True To Yourself", "The Calling", "New Horizons", "Thanx A Lot"
**''[[Instant Clarity]]''&nbsp;– guitars on "Be True To Yourself", "The Calling", "New Horizons", "Thanx A Lot"
*With [[Primal Fear (band)|Primal Fear]]:
*With [[Primal Fear (band)|Primal Fear]]:
**''[[Primal Fear (album)|Primal Fear]]&nbsp;– guitar solo on "Formula One", "Dollars", "Speedking"
**''[[Primal Fear (album)|Primal Fear]]''&nbsp;– guitar solo on "Formula One", "Dollars", "Speedking"
*With [[HammerFall]]:
*With [[HammerFall]]:
**''[[I Want Out (Helloween song)|I Want Out EP]]'' – vocals on "I Want Out" and backing vocals on "Man on the Silver Mountain"
**''[[I Want Out (Helloween song)|I Want Out EP]]'' – vocals on "I Want Out" and backing vocals on "Man on the Silver Mountain"
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{s-start}}
{{s-new|first|reason=Original member}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Helloween]] guitarist | years=1984–1989 <br> 2016–present}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Roland Grapow]]}}
{{s-end}}


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 08:02, 18 October 2024

Kai Hansen
Hansen performing in July 2024
Hansen performing in July 2024
Background information
Birth nameKai Michael Hansen
Born (1963-01-17) 17 January 1963 (age 61)
Hamburg, West Germany
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar and vocals
Years active1978–present
Member of
Formerly of
Websitefacebook.com/kaihansenofficial

Kai Michael Hansen (born 17 January 1963) is a German musician who is the founder, lead guitarist and vocalist of power metal band Gamma Ray. He is also one of the co-founders of another power metal band Helloween, which he was a part of from 1983 to 1989 and rejoined in 2016. He is a prominent figure in power metal and has sold millions of albums worldwide. He is regarded as "the godfather of power metal", having founded two seminal bands in the genre. In 2011, he joined the band Unisonic featuring former Helloween vocalist Michael Kiske. Hansen and Kiske reunited with Helloween in 2017 for a world tour with all current members, celebrating the 30-year anniversary of release of the albums Keeper of the Seven Keys Parts I and II.

Early life

[edit]

Kai Hansen was born in Hamburg in 1963. At the age of ten, Kai developed an interest in music and began to play wash-drums. His parents however, didn't like the noise and bought him an acoustic guitar instead. He took a six-months course in classical guitar and following it, formed his first band with his classmates after he bought an electric guitar, a white Ibanez Les Paul.[1]

Career

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Hansen's musical career started in 1978 in a band called Gentry, alongside Iron Savior's co-founder and producer Piet Sielck. In 1983, he and Michael Weikath founded Helloween, where he was guitarist and singer until Michael Kiske took over the microphone for the albums Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I and Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II. Hansen left the band on 1 January 1989, citing exhaustion from touring,[2] and then went on to form his own power metal band Gamma Ray. Hansen also joined Iron Savior as guitarist in 1997, but quit after a few years to focus his efforts on Gamma Ray. He then forged a successful career with Gamma Ray, releasing several albums and playing many tours worldwide.[3]

Hansen participated in a large number of other projects. He appeared as a guest vocalist on Blind Guardian's albums Follow the Blind and Tales from the Twilight World. Around the same time, he and fellow Gamma Ray bandmate Dirk Schlächter collaborated on Angra's first full-length album Angels Cry, both playing guitar solos in the song "Never Understand". He also collaborated on Angra's album Temple of Shadows released in 2004 doing vocals for the song "The Temple of Hate".[4] He participated as a guest guitarist on Michael Kiske's debut solo album Instant Clarity. Together with HammerFall he recorded a cover version of Helloween's "I Want Out".

Hansen played the role of Regrin the dwarf in Avantasia's Metal Opera albums by Tobias Sammet. Later he was featured in the album The Scarecrow playing guitar in the song "Shelter from the Rain". He was also one of the guest musicians in Avantasia's 2010 world tour, which have put him to play live together with fellow ex-bandmate Michael Kiske, after more than twenty years since he left Helloween. After this tour it was announced, via Michael Kiske's official website, that Hansen would join his new band Unisonic, as they "instantly felt the magic of Helloween years again and had a lot of fun together on and off stage".

In 2005, he toured with the young German power/Viking metal band Stormwarrior from his home town of Hamburg as lead singer, playing material from his classic Helloween debut album Walls of Jericho – the favorite album and greatest influence of Stormwarrior.[5] "Stormwarrior featuring Kai Hansen" returned in 2007 to play at the Magic Circle Festival in Bad Arolsen and at the Wacken Open Air Festival.[6]

In 2008, Hansen played with Stormwarrior at Sweden Rock Festival 2008.[7]

In 2011, Hansen joined the hard-rock band Unisonic, as second guitarist and reunited with old friend and ex-Helloween vocalist Michael Kiske, who formed the band in 2009. The band released its debut album, Unisonic in 2012 and embarked on its first world tour. Hansen stated in an interview that despite being a member of Unisonic, he will not have less focus on Gamma Ray, and that the next Gamma Ray album should arrive in 2013.[8] Unisonic's second album, Light Of Dawn, was released in 2014 and a European and Japanese tour followed.[9]

In 2015, following the Best of the Best Party Tour, Hansen hired Frank Beck as their second vocalist for the Gamma Ray.[10]

In 2016, Hansen released his first solo album titled XXX – Three Decades in Metal. The album was released via earMUSIC on September 16 of the same year.[3]

In 2017 Kai Hansen played minitour - four shows in Slovakia and Czech republic with the band Ravenclaw, with special set for Ravenclaw 15-Years Anniversary - Ravenclaw feat. Kai Hansen.[11]

On November 14, 2016, was announced the Pumpkins United World Tour - a concert tour of the German power metal band Helloween. Former members Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen joined the current members for this tour for 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Singing style

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Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 2005

During his earlier years Hansen's singing style was reminiscent of many thrash metal vocalists. Rather than using a smooth and clear style (like his successor Kiske) Hansen sang with a raspy sound, interluded by high-pitched screams for dramatic effect. Kiske was brought in as a singer, originally because Hansen had trouble singing and playing the guitar simultaneously, though later in his career he seems to have overcome these problems.

Beginning from 1995 onward, Hansen has provided the vocals for his current band Gamma Ray. Around that time, Hansen's vocal style became more melodic and slightly clearer, more in the traditional power metal sense, while still retaining the slight nasal tone and rasp of his early years.

Equipment

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For almost 20 years, Hansen has played ESP Guitars. He first started using them during his days with Helloween after hearing testimonials of ESP from artists such as George Lynch and Kirk Hammett of Metallica. Before Helloween, he had owned a white Ibanez guitar, and a Gibson Les Paul, then saved up for a Marshall amplifier by delivering newspapers.[12] His main ESPs are red and pink ESP Custom guitars based on Jackson's Randy Rhoads model and two custom V models based on the classic Gibson Flying V shape.

During the early 1990s, Hansen had used Stratocaster models. On his autobiography on the Gamma Ray website, he claims his first electric guitar was a white Ibanez Les Paul copy On the recent tour with Gamma Ray he has been seen using a Korina Epiphone flying V with EMG pickups.[13]

Hansen has used, and still uses, Engl amplifiers since the recording sessions of Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II.[14]

Discography

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Helloween
Gamma Ray
Iron Savior
Unisonic
Hansen & Friends
  • XXX – Three Decades in Metal (2016)
  • Thank You Wacken Live (2017) - Live album

Guest appearances

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  • With Rampage:
    • Love Lights Up the Night – vocals on "Life"
    • Victims of Rock - vocals on "I Don't Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star"
  • With Blind Guardian:
  • With Angra:
  • With Michael Kiske:
    • Instant Clarity – guitars on "Be True To Yourself", "The Calling", "New Horizons", "Thanx A Lot"
  • With Primal Fear:
    • Primal Fear – guitar solo on "Formula One", "Dollars", "Speedking"
  • With HammerFall:
    • I Want Out EP – vocals on "I Want Out" and backing vocals on "Man on the Silver Mountain"
  • With Tobias Sammet's Avantasia:
  • With Heavenly:
  • With Stormwarrior:
    • Stormwarrior – vocals & guitar on "Chains of Slavery" and "Heavy Metal is the Law" and narration on "Iron Prayers"
    • Northern Rage – additional vocals on "Heroic Deathe" and guitar solo on "Welcome Thy Rite"
  • With Headhunter:
    • Parody of Life – guest appearance on "Cursed"
  • With Heavenwood:
    • Swallow – vocals & guitar on "Luna", and vocal on "Downcast"
  • With Place Vendome:
  • With Tragedian:
    • Unholy Divine – guest appearance on "Over The Edge", project / production consultant[15]

References

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  1. ^ Jovan Ristić (15 September 2017). "The Story of Kai Hansen, Part 1 – Heavy Metal is the Law". Hard Wired.
  2. ^ Garza, Janiss (8 April 1989). "The Heavy Metals" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 52, no. 39. New York City, New York: Cash Box Publications. p. 13. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Brooke Carter (2 January 2017). "What Happened to Kai Hansen – News & Updates". Gazette Review. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Kai Hansen Enters 'Temple Of Hate'". Bave Words. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Stormwarrior To Perform Helloween Set With Kai Hansen". Blabbermouth.net. 2 November 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Stormwarrior and Kai Hansen to Perform 'Walls Of Jericho' Set at Wacken Open Air". 4 October 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Helloween Feat. Michael Kiske, Kai Hansen: Video of Sweden Rock Festival Performance". Blabbermouth.net. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. ^ Matt Phelps (27 March 2012). "Kai Hansen - Unisonic - Interview Exclusive". Uber Rock. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Unisonic announces new album and EP "For the Kingdom"". Grande Rock. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Gamma Ray's Kai Hansen: Why Adding Second Singer Frank Beck Was Necessary". Blabbermouth.net. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Kŕdeľ košických havranov Ravenclaw oslavuje 15. výročie" [Ravenclaw celebrates its 15th anniversary] (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Kai Hansen". Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  13. ^ Gamma Ray – I Want Out (LIVE at Karmøygeddon 2009) on YouTube
  14. ^ "Professionals". Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  15. ^ "TRAGEDIAN - Unholy Divine".
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