Çàñëóæåííûé àðòèñò Ãåðìàíèè, ïî÷åòíûé äîêòîð ìåòàëëè÷åñêèõ äåë, ãèòàðèñò, êîìïîçèòîð è âîêàëèñò, èçâåñòíûé ïî ðàáîòå â Helloween, Gamma Ray, Iron Savior è Unisonic, âûñêàçàëñÿ íà òåìó òåõ íåìåöêèõ ìåòàë-êîìàíä, êîòîðûå ñ÷èòàåò ñâîèìè ëþáèìûìè. Ïðè ýòîì îí ñäåëàë ïîïðàâêó, ÷òî ýòî íå ñïèñîê, ïðåòåíäóþùèé íà îáúåêòèâíîå çâàíèå “ñàìûõ êðóòûõ”, à åãî ëè÷íûå ïðåäïî÷òåíèÿ. Ïîýòîìó âåðîÿòíî ìû íå íàéäåì â íåì òàêèå ïîïóëÿðíûå â Ðîññèè ýñòðàäíûå êîëëåêòèâû êàê Scorpions, Rammstein, Running Wild è Rage. Íî çàòî Êàé áûë íàñòîëüêî ëþáåçåí, ÷òî äàæå ïîðåêîìåíäîâàë àëüáîìû, ñ êîòîðûõ ïî åãî ìíåíèþ ëó÷øå âñåãî íà÷èíàòü çíàêîìñòâî ñ ëþáèìûìè êîëëåêòèâàìè, åñëè âû êîíå÷íî òàêîé îòñòàëûé, ÷òî íå ñëóøàëè ýòîé çàìå÷àòåëüíîé ìóçûêè.

• Accept (1981 “Breaker”)
  
• Helloween (1987 “Keeper Of The Seven Keys: Pt I”)
  
• Gamma Ray (2001 “No World Order”)
  
• Warrant (1985 “The Enforcer”)
  
• Kreator (2012 “Phantom Antichrist”)
  
• Grave Digger (1984 “Heavy Metal Breakdown”)
  
• Blind Guardian (1989 “Follow The Blind”)
  
• Edguy (2001 “Mandrake”)
  
• Sodom (1989 “Agent Orange”)
  
• Destruction (1986 “Eternal Devastation”)
  

Ïðèìå÷àòåëüíûé ôàêò â òîì, ÷òî áîëüøàÿ ÷àñòü ðåêîìåíäóåìûõ àëüáîìîâ (òî åñòü ëþáèìûõ Õàíñåíîì) - ýòî âîñüìèäåñÿòûå. À âîò äåâÿíîñòûõ ãîäîâ âîîáùå íå íàáëþäàåòñÿ.

Êñòàòè, â ýòîì ãîäó ó Õàíñåíà âûøåë ïåðâûé ñîëüíûé äèñê, “XXX - Three Decades in Metal” è ýòî îòëè÷íûé ïîâîä âíîâü âñïîìíèòü î âåòåðàíå òÿæåëûõ ìåëîäèé.