Valley of the Kings (EP) explained

Valley of the Kings
Type:	EP
Artist:	Gamma Ray
Cover:	Valley of the Kings (EP) cover.jpg
Released:	1997
Length:	21:57
Label:	Noise Records
Producer:	Kai Hansen, Dirk Schlächter
Chronology:	Gamma Ray EP
Prev Title:	Silent Miracles
Prev Year:	1996

Valley of the Kings is an EP released in 1997 by the German power metal band Gamma Ray^[1] prior to the release of their album Somewhere Out in Space. This was the first release from Gamma Ray featuring Henjo Richter on guitar and Dan Zimmermann on drums.

Track listing

1. "Valley of the Kings" – 3:50 (Hansen)
2. "Somewhere out in Space" – 5:28 (Hansen)
3. "Watcher in the Sky" – 5:18 (Sielck/Hansen)
4. "Victim of Changes" (Judas Priest cover) - 7:21 (Atkins, Downing, Halford, Tipton)

• "Valley of the Kings" and "Somewhere Out in Space" also appears on the album Somewhere Out in Space.
• "Watcher in the Sky" appears on both Somewhere Out in Space and Iron Savior's self-titled album.
• "Victim of Changes" also appears on Legends of Metal - A Tribute to Judas Priest Volume I, and in the 2003 reissue of Somewhere Out in Space.

Personnel

• Kai Hansen - vocals, guitar
• Henjo Richter - guitar
• Dirk Schlächter - bass
• Dan Zimmerman - drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gamma Ray. Valley of The Kings . laut.de . 1 February 2024.