KAI HANSEN announces new solo album “BORN WITH A HAMMER”

First single and video “Feeding The Beast” out now

17-06-2026

KAI HANSEN is one of the defining figures in heavy metal. As co-founder of HELLOWEEN and founder of GAMMA RAY, he shaped power metal into a global force and created a sound that continues to drive the genre today. Now, Hansen returns with “Born With A Hammer”, his first solo album since Kai Hansen & Friends’ “XXX – Three Decades In Metal”, set for release on September 18, 2026 on earMUSIC. Released today alongside the album announcement, “Feeding The Beast” is the first single and opening track from “Born With A Hammer”, accompanied by an official music video.

Watch Feeding The Beast” below.

The album was produced by Eike Freese and recorded with a band that brings both firepower and history to the project. Alongside Freese on guitar, the lineup features Alexander Dietz (Heaven Shall Burn) on guitar and Dan Wilding (Carcass) on drums, who already stood alongside Hansen on “XXX – Three Decades In Metal”, plus Tim Hansen (Induction) on guitar.

TRACKLIST CD:

Feeding The Beast
Welcome To Life
Don’t Care
Wait And See
Born With A Hammer
I.D.G.A.F.
End Of The Road
Triple Trouble
Invaders
Wonderland

Side A:

Feeding the Beast
Welcome to Life
Don’t Care
Wait and See
Born with a Hammer

Side B:

I.D.G.A.F
End of the Road
Triple Trouble
Invaders
Wonderland

FORMATS
CD Digipak
Black LP Gatefold (180g)
Limited Picture Disc LP (180g)

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