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	INTERVIEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		RALF :Because the German Handball team Frisch Auf Gppingen uses "Under- your spell" as their intro to come into the hall....so we thought- to do something special for their fanclub..........
		RALF: It was for the "Jaws of death" session........
		RALF : We are still in the preproduction phase but we are almost finished.
	nuclearfire.tripod.com /steeleagle/id19.html (416 words)

	Primal Fear CD Reviews
		Ralf Scheepers, who gained notoriety during his stint in Gamma Ray, continues the power metal cause by fronting Primal Fear with his comrade in arms Mat Sinner (of Sinner fame).
		Scheepers was once considered for the vocalist spot in Judas Priest after Rob Halford's departure, but he almost quit the music biz after learning he wasn't chosen to replace Halford.
		Primal Fear is Ralf Scheepers on vocals, Tom Naumann and Stefan Leibing on guitars, Mat Sinner on bass and background vocals, and Klaus Sperling on drums and background vocals.
	www.roughedge.com /cdreviews/p/primalfear.htm (528 words)

	Gamma Ray
		At first, it featured Ralf Scheepers on vocals, but in 1995, after releasing three albums, "Heading For Tomorrow" (1990), "Sigh No More" (1991), and ground-breaking "Insanity And Genius" (1993), Gamma Ray figured it was too far of a drive for Scheepers to be a permanent frontman (he lived about 5 hours away).
		Scheepers left, to start his own Primal Fear (which can be considered a spin-off of a spin-off of Helloween).
		GR re-recorded all songs from Ralf Scheeper's period with Kai on vocals.
	www.geocities.com /alien_and_sentinel_reviews/gammaray.html (1246 words)

	Encyclopedia: Gamma Ray (band)
		Eventually, Hansen decided to form his own project, with long-time friend Ralf Scheepers (vocals), Uwe Wessel (bass) and Mathias Burchard (drums).
		And then a big change: as plans for the band's fourth album came along, Hansen and SchlÃ¤chter were annoyed by the fact that Scheepers lived such a far way away from Hamburg.
		Since Scheepers had auditioned for the job as vocalist for Judas Priest, and his chances at getting the spot were considered pretty good, Hansen asked him if he really felt that staying with Gamma Ray was the right thing to do.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gamma-Ray-%28band%29 (1513 words)

	The Kai Hansen website - Ralf Scheepers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		When Gamma Ray started work on their fourth studio album, "Land Of The Free" Ralf was currently living a long way away from Hamburg, where the Hansen Studio is located.
		This was somewhat annoying for the rest of the band, since Ralf could only come to Hamburg on weekends, since he still had a daytime job.
		Therefore Ralf, Kai and Dirk Schlächter decided that it was for the bands own good if Ralf would leave Gamma Ray.
	home.no /kaihansen/who/ralf.html (365 words)

	Sleaszy Rider Records (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Ralf Schulz and Oli Kaufmann where founding Tyran’ Pace, thus laying the foundation for a band that strongly influenced the scene over the years.
		Just before Tyran’ Pace released their debut in 1984 with Ralf Scheepers, Ralf Schulz left the band and joined Sinner where he recorded the album Danger Zone.
		Over the Ralf Schulz was playing with Bates Motel, Buster and again with Ralf Scheepers in the Priest Cover Band Just Priest, before Scheepers left for Primal Fear.
	www.sleaszyrider.com /html/bands/bands_vinder.htm (436 words)

	METALEATER.COM - Interviews - Primal Fear - Ralf Scheepers - Mat Sinner
		Ralf: Actually, I worked together with Charlie with GAMMA RAY, but in the end, the decision was Matt's.
		Ralf: We will definitely go out in Europe in January 2006 and at the moment we're still in negotiations with what's going on with North and South America, and also Japan this time again.
		Ralf: We'd love to come back to Vancouver because now we saw the city and saw the clubs, and next time we'll come to kick some asses live (laughs).
	www.metaleater.com /interviews-primalfear05192005.php (1503 words)

	MSJ - Primal Fear-Nuclear Fire
		From the Hellion-style robotic birds on their album covers to the leather garb of the members and the shrieking vocals of Ralf Scheepers, everything about these Germans screams of their desire to follow in the footsteps of the immortal British metal band.
		In fact, Scheepers was a runner-up only to Ripper Owens in the quest to replace Rob Halford in Priest.
		Scheepers' lends his strong lungpower to another catchy chorus, a trademark of this band.
	www.musicstreetjournal.com /primalfear.htm (602 words)

	About Page
		Ralf Scheepers (Vocals/Ex-Gamma Ray), Mat Sinner (Bass & Vocals/Sinner), Stefan Leibing & Tom Naumann (Guitars) and drummer Klaus Sperling established Primal Fear as one of the hottest live bands.
		If there should still be anyone believing that Ralf Scheepers is not an extraordinary shouter, is going to be convinced by "Nuclear Fire".
		Ralf has never sung in such an extreme way like the one you will hear on the new output and the PF choirs from Ralf Scheepers / Mat Sinner have never been such tight and powerful.
	metalcommandomalta.20megsfree.com /about.html (957 words)

	Truemetal.it - True Heavy Metal Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Ralf Scheepers: la maggior parte di voi collegherà subito questo nome alla famosa band di cui Ralf è il leader, cioè i Primal Fear.
		P.S. (altre curiosità: Ralf Scheepers venne notato dagli Helloween e Kai Hansen gli offrì il suo posto di cantante; Ralf rifiutò e noi sappiamo come andarono i fatti.
		P.P.S: A Ralf fu anche proposto di entrare nei tedeschi Scanner per il loro album "Ball of the Damned" (1997) ma egli rifiutò.
	www.truemetal.it /reviews.php?op=albumreview&id=2607#commenti (306 words)

	primalfear
		Ralf Scheepers left Gamma Ray in 1996 and started his own band (a spin-off of a spin-off of Helloween?), that has finally recorded an album.
		Ralf attempts to imitate Rob Halford to the best of his ability, probably trying to demonstrate to KK Downing and Glenn Tipton that they made a mistake of not selecting him for the position of Priest frontman.
		There is a mandatory useless instrumental intro, Ralf now boasts a goatie (next step is tattooing Rob's face on his shaven head), and the booklet has a very nice layout, with groovy semi-stylish pictures.
	www.geocities.com /vadim_the_sentinel/primalfear.html (1336 words)

	Primal Fear
		Formed by Ralf Scheepers, Mat Sinner (Mathias Lascher), Tom Naumann and Klaus Sperling this band released their first album in the first months of 1998 that rocked the metal scene.
		Ralf Scheepers (former Gamma Ray vocalist) was about to present a concert with "Just Priest", his Judas Priest tribute band, but their guitarist was unavailable for the evening because he was getting married !
		Ralf didn't want to cancel the event so he called Mat Sinner and Tom Naumann (active Sinner members) to replace the absent members of his band.
	members.fortunecity.com /mitsman/primal.htm (307 words)

	phorum - Off-Topics - PRIMAL FEAR!!!!!!!!!! ROCKS!!!!!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Moreover, Scheepers was saved the shame of having to front Jugulator, truly one of the most hideous albums my ears were ever forced to sit through.
		From the riffing to the double bass drumming to the high pitched wailing of Scheepers, the sum total of Primal Fear is considerably less than the GPA of your typical major college football team.
		What I guess about them, having heard Ralf Scheepers only on GR records, is quite good enough...
	supared.homelinux.com /phorum/read.php?f=2&t=707&a=2 (1062 words)

	POWERMETAL.de - Historie:Gamma Ray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mit dem Ex TYRAN PACE Sänger Ralf Scheepers, Uwe Wessel und Mathias Burchard plant er nun ein Projekt, welches anfangs den Namen "Kai Hansen's Gamma Ray" tragen sollte.
		Hansen's Vocals haben sich enorm gebessert und niemand bedauerte nunmehr den Abgang von Ralf Scheepers.
		Ralf Scheepers bewirbt sich um den Sängerposten bei JUDAS PRIEST, muss sich im Endeffekt jedoch mit seiner neuen Band PRIMAL FEAR zufriedengeben, bei der auch noch Mat Sinner mitwirkt.
	www.powermetal.de /histories/anzeigen.php?id=13 (1255 words)

	PRIMAL FEAR INTERVIEW - METALKINGS.COM
		Ralf: Of course it's a problem if you have to travel each and every week, you have about 700km to drive and rehearse, writing songs, meet when we go on tour or something.
		Ralf: And having both feet on the ground that we are.
		Ralf: Because the adrenaline kicks you so much on stage and when you're finished you come to senses and you got a big hole, it's like you took some drugs or whatever.
	www.metalkings.ru /reviews/primalfear/primalfear.htm (5011 words)

	Ralf Scheepers
		Ralf Scheepers was born on February 05, 1965 in Berkheim, Germany.
		Ralf made his first contact with Kai in 1986, when he was invited to join Helloween, before Michael Kiske joined the band.
		In the meanwhile, Scheepers had formed a Judas Priest tribute band, in order to prepare himself for a Judas Priest audiance, which never happened.
	www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/ringo/319/ralf1.htm (165 words)

	Metallian.com
		It is as if ex-Gamma Ray singer Ralf Scheepers is avenging his not getting the Judas Priest vocal slot for which he auditioned.
		The German quintet of singer Ralf Scheepers, guitarists Stefan Leibing and Henny Wolter, bassist Mat Sinner and drummer Klaus Sperling play metal that is unmistakable and true.
		Beside Scheepers, Mat Sinner is a good vocalist in his own right who has released albums both with Sinner and as a solo artist.
	www.metallian.com /primalfear.php (3971 words)

	Metal-Rules.com Zine
		Scheepers has really stretched himself as a vocalist here with experiments and new things that have never before been laid down on record.
		Scheepers was constantly fiddling with the house system and re-directing the speakers as the tracks played but from where I sat, these are among the strongest tracks the band has ever recorded.
		Excellent guitars and Scheepers’ vocal range has never been greater and it bookends a symphonic keyboard solo that would not be out of place on a Nightwish album.
	www.metal-rules.com /zine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=155&Itemid=28 (1157 words)

	Transcending the Mundane: Review of 'Devil's Ground' by Primal Fear
		That familiar high pitched squeal of Ralf Halford, I mean Scheepers, at the start of opener "Metal is Forever" is total Judas Priest worship.
		Scheepers is a dead ringer for Halford and was once a frontrunner as his replacement in Priest before they decided on Ripper Owens.
		There are some classic metal guitar riffs here ("Scared Illusion") and Scheepers is a phenomenal singer with awesome range- although he is prone to sounding emotionless at times, and there are some excellent songs ("Visions of Fate"), but it appears that Primal Fear formula is becoming more bland that ever.
	basementbar.com /CurrSelN1.asp?Page=archive&ID=1538 (258 words)

	Primal Fear - Nuclear Fire - review @ Tartareandesire.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Featuring old Gamma Ray member Ralf Scheepers on vocals and Sinner members Mat Sinner and Tom Naumann, Primal Fear is a new German power metal act to count with.
		Many of the songs on this album start out very promising but I think the band is letting Scheepers' voice run the show a little too much since there are some very talented musicians in the band whose space he tends to steal.
		Ralf Scheepers has a voice extremely close to Halford's with a touch of Dave Mustaine in the "Awake" days of Megadeth.
	www.tartareandesire.com /reviews/primalfear.html (380 words)

	METALEATER.COM - Features - Primal Fear - Vancouver, BC
		PRIMAL FEAR members Ralf Scheepers (vocals), Mat Sinner (bass), Tom Naumann (guitar), and Randy Black (drums) - (second guitarist Stefan Leibing was unable to make the trip because he had just purchased a new house back in Germany) - arrived at Scrape Records roughly around 5 PM, where they greeted awaiting fans.
		After a brief intro and thank you speech from Steve Dickson, the microphone was handed over to vocalist Ralf Scheepers, where he announced that he would be introducing each of the seven songs personally.
		Ralf spoke of this one earlier on during our conversation, describing it as "epical", and reaching approximately eight minutes in length.
	www.metaleater.com /features-primalfear05192005.php (1066 words)

	Tyran Pace - Watching you (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		German outfit TYRAN PACE are noted as a starting block for the careers of vocalist Ralph Scheepers and drummer Edgar Patrick.
		Scheepers pre-TYRAN PACE band was called BEAST OF PREY.
		Whilst Scheepers went on to some degree of fame and fortune fronting GAMMA RAY and PRIMAL FEAR, Patrick (real name Edgar Witzemann) enjoyed stints with SINNER and BONFIRE and also played on PAUL SAMSON's 'Joint Forces' album.
	www.trendfabrik.com /tyran-pace-watching-you-p-809.html?language=de (122 words)

	Primal Fear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A banda foi muito receptiva, e contava apenas com as presenças de Ralf Scheepers e Mat Sinner.
		Sobre sua quase entrada no Judas Priest, Ralf Scheepers disse que foi melhor ele não ter entrado no Judas e ter formado o Primal Fear, porque agora ele está com os amigos dele e não gosta do atual som que o Judas está fazendo.
		A banda falou sobre oque andam escutando no momento, Ralf disse que ouve bastante rádio por onde passa, e se ouvir uma música que lhe agrada para pra ouvir, ele gosta de tudo que tenha boas melodias.
	www.srheavymetal.hpg.ig.com.br /entrevistas/scheepers.htm (519 words)

	Gamma Ray biography @ Tartareandesire.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Together with Dirk Schlächter and Ralf Scheepers he formed a new band called Gamma Ray.
		Right before the preparations for the following album vocalist Ralf Scheepers was fired for several reasons, one of them being that he lived 500 miles from Hamburg and could only be with the band on weekends.
		Ralf had a full time job at a electronic company in Stuttgart and since he didn´t know if he could get a job at the company´s branch in Hamburg he did not want to move.
	www.tartareandesire.com /bands/gammaray.html (712 words)

	Encyclopaedia Metallum - Reviews for Gamma Ray - Heading for Tomorrow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In case you haven't heard Ralf Scheepers, (and I hadn't before I got this CD), he sounds like a cross between Michael Kiske and Rob Halford, although he's considerably better than Michael Kiske, and possibly even better than the Metal God himself.
		Sure, Ralf is no Kiske, and there's no Weikath on this album to play the trademark guitarduos with Kai, but other than that, nothing fails to give me the correct Keeper feeling with this album.
		Scheepers was originally meant to be the Helloween's lead singer, but Michael Kiske was chosen instead of him.
	www.metal-archives.com /review.php?id=3196 (3815 words)

	The Kai Hansen website - Land of the Free (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This was the album that formed Gamma Ray into the band they are today, with their unmistakable sound.
		With Kai Hansen replacing Ralf Scheepers as lead vocalist it was the first time in a decade that Kai was in charge of the vocals.
		Except for the loss of Ralf Scheepers there had been done no changes to the line-up since the bands last album "Insanity & Genius", in other words.
	home.no /kaihansen/albums/lotf.html (430 words)

	www.BraveWords.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Unlike most singers, who are appear larger than life solely onstage, Ralf Scheepers is a hulk of a man. Easily dwarfing my 6 ft. frame, the vocalist is a gentle giant, soft spoken with a grin permanently etched on his face.
		Dogged with the comparison to Rob Halford, as much for his vocal style, as choice of wardrobe, Scheepers' audition for the Judas Priest vacancy is well documented.
		After two albums where he got the chance to distance himself from comparisons to the Metal God, Scheepers shaved his head, adding fuel to the ever smoldering ashes of controversy surrounding his own form of idol worship.
	www.bravewords.com /features.html?id=1000076 (669 words)

	METALYOU.COM \| Gamma Ray \| History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the past Ralf had a chance to become the voice of Helloween after singing several shows but finally he didn't joined the band.
		First of all, after a long break (not counting additional vocals like villainous squawks in song Money in a role of a tempter demon and live performance of Ride The Sky), for the first time since Walls Of Jericho and Judas of Helloween it was the voice of Hansen himself on the album.
		The fans of the band dreamt to see on Ralf's place Michael Kiske (Michel was fired from Helloween), who did lead vocals on "Time To Break Free" and back vocals on "Land Of The Free" songs of the Gamma Ray album of 1995.
	www.metalyou.com /band/gamma_ray/history (2092 words)

	primal fear
		This German power-metal outfit started out after vocalist Ralf Scheepers quit Gamma Ray, to pursue his dream to become the new singer for Judas Priest.
		Ralf's ex-band-boss, Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray), guests on this album.
		Ralf is showing that he is a diverse singer, and doesn't always have to scream at the top of his lungs.
	www.metal-metropolis.com /primal_fear.htm (816 words)

	THE METAL OBSERVER - Review - PRIMAL FEAR - Black Sun
		OK, for the fourth time the band around Ralf Scheepers is at the start and "the German answer to JUDAS PRIEST", as they are called here and there, hasn't really changed.
		It's still forceful Power Metal, without frills, borne by Scheepers' original voice, which at times, of course, reminds a bit of early GAMMA RAY.
		Forceful double-bass and an overall very good drum-performance go along with powerful and catchy riffs, which still crack like ka-boom and to lose many words about Ralf Scheepers' vocals would be a waste of time, he is renowned to be one of the best shouters of this sub-genre and anno 2002 nothing has changed.
	www.metal-observer.com /articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=854 (337 words)

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