After their 20th anniversary in 2005 and the sensational live album "From The Cradle To The Stage", the German metal institution RAGE started working on their new album without a break, Full throttle that's definitely the philosophy for this band! The bands new album "Speak Of The Dead" will be their seventeenth. That's a number that commands respect in every way. No line up-changes or problems within the band were able to stop the fulfilment of mastermind Peter "Peavy" Wagners vision.
The new album "Speak Of The Dead" is the next step in the long running track record of the international three-piece. The technical abilities of the "new" line up with Peavy Wagner (Vocals, Bass), Victor Smolski (Guitar) and Mike Terrana (Drums) are nearly incredible. Previous albums like "Unity" or "Soundchaser" showed, that the guys still have new ideas and fresh influences. This time, RAGE revitalized an old idea in order to build something huge. "Suite Lingua Mortis", with which "Speak Of The Dead" begins, is the continuation of the classic influenced period of RAGE. Albums like "Lingua Mortis", "XIII" or "Ghosts" had a big impact on the metal scene. The suite on the new album was recorded with the Inspector Symphonic Orchestra (Belarus) and it just sounds amazing!
The second part of the album contains powerful and progressive metal songs in the vein of the last two albums except for the more varied song writing. Tracks like "Soul Survivor" or "Full Moon" are both impressive statements of really massive riffing and catchy hooks. "Full Moon" was also recorded in different languages (spanish, russian, german, japanese), which can be heard on the special editions of the record. Top of Page / nach oben RAGE have finished shooting a video for the new track "No Fear", which will be included on the soundtrack for a German independent psycho-thriller called "Ludgers Fall". The band recently shot the video for the track on the island of Föhr, located in the North Sea. It will feature scenes from the movie as well as the band performance.
Similarly, "Speak Of The Dead" will managed to please and surprise the fans. RAGE again managed not to mark time but direct the quality up to a level, other bands will reach never ever. In 2006 Rage means: no boundaries, great ideas and unforgettable songs, performed by unbelievably good musicians.
DISCOGRAPHY
SPEAK OF THE DEAD (2006)
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE STAGE (2004)
SOUNDCHASER (2003)
UNITY (2002)
WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE (2001)
GHOSTS (1999)
IN VAIN I - III (1998)
IN VAIN "RAGE IN ACOUSTIC" (1998)
XIII (1998)
LIVE FROM THE VAULT - EP JAPAN (1997)
HIGHER THAN THE SKY - EP JAPAN (1996)
END OF ALL DAYS (1996)
LINGUA MORTIS (1996)
BLACK IN MIND (1995)
10 YEARS IN RAGE (1994)
POWER OF METAL - LIVE CD (1994)
REFUGE - EP JAPAN (1993)
THE MISSING LINK (1993)
BEYOND THE WALL - EP (1992)
TRAPPED (1992)
EXTENDED POWER - EP (1991)
REFLECTIONS OF A SHADOW (1990)
SECRETS IN A WEIRD WORLD (1989)
PERFECT MAN (1988)
EXECUTION GUARANTEED (1987)
REIGN OF FEAR (1986)
AVENGER - DEPRAVED TO BLACK - EP (1985)
AVENGER - PRAYERS OF STEEL (1985)