In recent years, Gamma Ray have made use of touring keyboard players to fully augment their sound in a live environment. Axel Mackenrott of Masterplan fulfilled these duties in the past and was followed by Eero Kaukomies, a Finn who also plays in a Gamma Ray tribute band named Guardians of Mankind. His bandmate, Kasperi Heikkinen , also played on part of the Majestic tour in 2006 following an injury to Henjo Richter . On their most recent To the Metal! tour, Kasperi Heikkinen replaced Henjo Richter once again for shows scheduled in Germany and Czech Republic in March 2010. Richter was hospitalized on 16 March 2010 due to retinal detachment . Heikkinen also shared stage with fellow axemen Hansen and Richter making “a three-guitar special” for the encore numbers at the Nosturi club in Helsinki, Finland, on 29 March 2010.
In recent years, Gamma Ray have made use of touring keyboard players
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