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After remarkable ups and downs, adventures, and a line-up renewal, Rage returns with an album worthy of utmost attention; it couldn't be otherwise, because Rage albums are always "important"!
We are talking, without exaggeration, about one of the best heavy metal bands of the last 10 years, with an artistic and human depth unknown to 99 percent of their peers. Having returned some time ago to the trio formula, with the addition of Russian guitarist Victor Smolski and talented drummer Mike Terrana, Rage embarks on a complex and intriguing work, at times schizophrenic due to the variety of approaches present, angular and nocturnal, with strong gothic hues but with unexpected bursts of brightness that seem slightly forced. Peavey Wagner's great ability to punctuate the emotional tension crescendo of his songs remains unchanged, now channeled into a powerful and dramatic metal rock, enriched by Smolski's seventies background and smoky dark atmospheres.
The initial Trauma/Paint the devil on the wall display the usual fierce grip, but one shouldn't be surprised to encounter the dream-like blues of Deep in the night (which somewhat cites early Whitesnake) or a Straight to hell with a distorted, bouncy riff akin to a heavy version of Aerosmith. There is no trace of "commercialization" because the tracks are lengthy and the structures complex and dark-tinged, and because Rage is a band above normal business logic. Not many can write a long suite like Tribute to dishonour without making the listener want to cast the disc aside, but rather keeping them glued to the music, until they reach the dark shores of the ballad After the end, composedly melancholic.
An album for those who say power doesn't evoke emotions...
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
10 Leave It All Behind (04:51)
I don't want to leave this world behind
Was the only thing I had in mind
Now you've sent the angels back
I need them here on earth
'Cause eternity can be a long, long time
Don't turn your back on me, don't take away my choice
'Cause reality is lying to my mind, so now
I want to leave it all behind
I've got to leave it all behind
I need a window out of time
Come let me leave it all behind
Tell me 'bout the secrets of my life
What is it that makes me feel this way
I can feel my energy, it's turned against myself
Like a downwards spiral heading straight to hell
Maybe I could let it be and leave it all undone
'Cause I'm stumbling and it's time to say goodbye...goodbye
I want to leave it all behind
I've got to leave it all behind
I need a window out of time
Come let me leave it all behind
I can feel my energy, it's turned against myself
Like a downwards spiral heading straight to hell
Don't turn your back on me, don't take away my choice
'Cause I'm stumbling and it's time to say goodbye...goodbye
I want to leave it all behind
I've got to leave it all behind
I need a window out of time
Come let me leave it all behind
12 Welcome to the Other Side (04:23)
I've been searching everywhere
Looking for the final freedom
Where there are no boundaries
When you never need a reason
Well, it has been taking me some time
'Till I've got it what I've tried to find
Now I'm the shadow of the night
The keeper of the light
The guardian of the day
I'm anywhere, nowhere
Just call me, I'll be there
Welcome to the other side
No need for a place to hide
The other side, the other side
You might find it so unreal
Nothing makes a sense in your eyes
Relativity divides
There must be a life without lies
Well, it will be taking you some time
'Till you're gonna get it what you'll find
And now you're shadow of the night
A keeper of the light
A guardian of the day
You're anywhere, nowhere
You've made it, now you're there
Welcome to the other side
No need for a place to hide
Welcome to the other side
And now you're shadow of the night
A keeper of the light
A guardian of the day
You're anywhere, nowhere
You've made it, now you're there
Welcome to the other side
No need for a place to hide
Welcome to the other side
No need for a place to hide
The other side, the other side
Well, it will taking you some time
15 Straight to Hell (04:31)
One more
Hear me, what I've got to say
I know you and get you anyway
See me walking by your side
I'm with you forever day and night
Hey man, I'm your worst choice
You don't know, I want it so
Hey man, I'm your dark voice
You don't know where we will go
Straight to hell, straight to hell
Listen, listen what you say
I've taught you and you have learned your lesson
Feel me, when you feel the pain
I want you and I am going to get you.. anyway
I look like the easy way
The truth to be found
I seem to be innocent
I'm coming around, I'm coming around
I'm your worst choice
You don't know, I want it so
Hey man, I'm your dark voice
You don't know where we will go
You don't know where we will go
Straight to hell, straight to hell
I look like the easy way
The truth to be found
I seem to be innocent
I'm coming around, I'm coming around
I'm your worst choice
You don't know, I want it so
Hey man, I'm your dark voice
You don't know where we will go
You don't know where we will go
Straight to hell, straight to hell
17 Sister Demon (03:50)
I have seen reflections of my inner self tonight
It was like a mirror in a pair of distant eyes
A scary view promised everything I knew
It connects the last four centuries with my life
Paranoia...Sister Demon on my mind
Sister Demon on my mind
She's a vampire...Sister Demon on my mind
Sister Demon on my mind
She has paralysed me, immortality awaits
Now, how will it be when I will feel her shiny teeth
Surrounding time with her presence into mine
Now I think will it be wonderful to die
Paranoia...Sister Demon on my mind
Sister demon on my mind
She's a vampire...Sister Demon on my mind
Sister demon on my mind
Sister Demon on my mind
Sister demon on my mind
Paranoia...Sister Demon on my mind
Sister demon on my mind
She's a vampire...Sister Demon on my mind
Sister demon on my mind
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