Born in the city of Hamburg, in 1963With this simple, yet spot on line, Kai Hansen sets the direction for his solo debut XXX Three Decades Of Metal.Hamburg, its the city is where it all started for Hansen, its the city that made Kai into one ofthe biggest metal musicians on the planet. Not strictly autobiographical and with a twinkle inits eye, XXX takes you onto a journey of Hansens life: from the first steps in the practicingspace in his bedroom, to rehearsal rooms and eventually to the biggest stages in the world,ending up influencing and sharing the stage with the very same bands Hansen admired inthe first place and everything that happened along the way.On XXX, Hansen roars into the mic like his life depends on it like a wild, unleashedbeast and breaks free with liberating screams. Hansens typical rough sound isintermittent by high-pitched screams and alternates between a melodic and clear vocal stylewhile still retaining the slight nasal tone and rasp of his early years. Add explosive guitarsolos, heavy riffs and licks as well as powerful tunes to the mix, and you get everything youever searched for in metal/hard rock.Or as Hansen puts it: It made me feel so groovy it gave me instant heat.The 10 new metal classics on XXX came into existence by the hand of AlexDietz (Heaven Shall Burn) on bass, Eike Freese (who already worked as engineer and coproducerwith Hansen on the last Gamma Ray album) on guitar and phenomenal drummerDaniel Wilding (Carcass) and of course Hansen himself.The four will be joined by various guests, ranging from friends to followers to heroes, suchas Dee Snider, Hansi Krsch (Blind Guardian), Marcus Bischoff (Heaven Shall Burn),Tobias Sammet (Avantasia, Edguy), Michael Kiske (Unisonic), and Michael Weikath(Helloween.XXX has it all. And with the song Born Free, a new metal hymn is born. A hymn that willget fans all over the globe to stand up proud and shout I am BORN FREE NO LIMITS INTHE SKY.