Sad news for Germany's GAMMA RAY as earlier today their recording studio was destroyed by a huge fire.

Vocalist and guitarist Kai Hansen checks in:

"Hi everybody, thanks for your concern, we are ok, already on tour in South America. The studio is probably gone, we'll know more whenever the Firemen have everything under control.

Here's the ironic part: we're at the waterfront of a lake and the upcoming DEEP PURPLE Live recordings have just been mixed at our place. Remember 'Smoke On The Water'..."

Catch Gamma Ray and HELLOWEEN on the Latin American leg of their Hellish Rock Part II Tour, dates are as follows:

November

19 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - Parque de la Industria
21 - Monterrey, Mexico - Escena
23 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador
24 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador
26 - San Jose, Costa Rica - Pepper's Good Times Club
28 - Bogota, Colombia - Downtown Majestic
30 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Fundição Progresso

December

1 - São Paulo, Brazil - Espaço das Americas
3 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro La Cupula
5 - Montevideo, Uruguay - Venue TBA
7 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Groove