Soundchaser
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| Soundchaser | ||||
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| File:Rage - Soundchaser album cover.jpg
Cover art by Joachim Luetke
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| Studio album by Rage | ||||
| Released | September 16, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | VPS Studios, Hamm, Germany, April 2003 - May 2003 | |||
| Genre | Power metal, progressive metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 53:20 | |||
| Label | SPV/Steamhammer | |||
| Producer | Rage & Charlie Bauerfeind | |||
| Rage chronology | ||||
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Soundchaser is the 16th studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage, released in 2003 by SPV/Steamhammer.[1]
This is a concept album featuring a science fiction/horror story about the Soundchaser, Rage's mascot. A biomechanoid creature, crafted by the elders to serve as a sentinel, it has turned into a monster, attacking anything that issues a sound.
Contents
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Orgy of Destruction" | Mike Terrana, Victor Smolski | 1:26 | |
| 2. | "War of Worlds" | Peter "Peavy" Wagner | Smolski | 6:07 |
| 3. | "Great Old Ones" | Wagner | Wagner | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Soundchaser" | Wagner | Smolski | 5:37 |
| 5. | "Defenders of the Ancient Life" | Wagner | Wagner | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Secrets in a Weird World" | Wagner | Smolski | 5:28 |
| 7. | "Flesh and Blood" | Wagner | Smolski | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Human Metal" | Wagner | Smolski | 5:27 |
| 9. | "See You in Heaven or Hell" | Wagner | Wagner | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Falling from Grace, Pt. 1: Wake the Nightmares" | Wagner | Wagner | 4:59 |
| 11. | "Falling from Grace, Pt. 2: Death Is on It's Way" | Wagner | Wagner | 6:55 |
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Total length:
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53:20 | |||
| Limited edition digi-pack bonus track | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 12. | "French Bourrée" | Wagner | Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Smolski | 4:11 |
| Japanese edition bonus track | |||
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| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 12. | "Fugue No. 5 in D major (from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II)" (Instrumental) | Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Smolski | 3:18 |
Personnel
Band members
- Peter "Peavy" Wagner - vocals, bass
- Victor Smolski - guitars, piano, keyboards, sitar, orchestral arrangements
- Mike Terrana - drums
Additional musicians
- Andi Deris - vocals on "Wake the Nightmares"
- Thomas Hackmann - backing vocals
Production
- Charlie Bauerfeind - producer, mixing, mastering
- Ingo 'Charly' Czajkowski - engineer
- Jan Rubach - additional digital editing
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
