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Rating: I had already heard about Rage, but I had never listened to them until a few months ago. Then, in the middle of a summer day, a friend of mine showed up with an album in hand and said to me "they are Rage, they are German, and they have a bassist-singer who is badass!!!" I did not hesitate to snatch it from his hands and listen to it.
VEKKI RAGE ROCK!!!!!!
XIII is one of the most beautiful albums I have ever listened to, the violin notes are assimilated with those of the other orchestral instruments to create a whirlwind of emotions and to provide excellent accompaniment for the fast solo guitar of Victor Smolski. He, with inimitable riffs and melodic solos of unequivocal beauty, accompanies the listeners of this rock piece. But certainly, the most significant figure in the musical influence of this record is the frontman Peter Wagner; it's his hoarse and at times sweet voice that drags listeners into a rhapsody that will likely ignite the fuse of that buried bomb inside of you, which upon exploding will spread a strange sensation that will start to spread into your neurons only to slowly fade away; it is precisely the ability to create that alien feeling that makes Rage unique and mythical in their style according to me.
WORSE THAN LSD VEKKI!!!!!!
But speaking of songs...
The album opens with a dark and tormented instrumental intro only to immediately connect to "From The Cradle To The Grave"; the guitar riff that serves as an interlude to the verse is magnificent. This song struck me a lot, besides the fact that the melody marks a very catchy symphony, but it struck me especially for the lyrics; this song delves into the world that surrounds us and how the years we live flash before us like a cold gust of wind grazes our features, to dissolve into who knows which valley, in fact, "From The Cradle To The Grave" literally means "from the cradle to the grave." "Days Of December" is the easiest and most predictable song on the CD: it doesn't even involve me much from a significant point of view. "Sign Of Heaven" is fantastic! It has beautiful sounds and ends with a splendid piano outro that will then introduce "Turn The Page"; this track along with "In Vain" and "Immortal Sin" constitutes the trio of strength of this CD, powerful, determined and incisive, they form the most exciting part of the work; twisted stories, stories of falls, stories of errors, stories of confessions but also of sins from which one cannot brush off, are narrated in this tight Triumvirate. "Incomplete", "Heartblood", and "Over And Over" are beautiful power metal songs. "Paint it Black" is a strange song: it gives me a torpor that few songs have transmitted to me, objectively it is a difficult song to appreciate, you need to have a very refined musical ear to handle the heavy and melodic melody at the same time. "Just Alone" is very beautiful and intense.
MIKI OLD MAN THIS CD IS COOL
My friend told me in the summer of 2005 and now I am confirming his words. Rich, engaging, and above all worthy of carrying the Nuclear Blast label. Packaged and produced to perfection, XIII should shine as a must-have masterpiece in the showcases and CD holders of every true Metalhead.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 From the Cradle to the Grave (04:51)
[Music by P.Wagner, S. Efthimiadis, Lyrics by P.Wagner]
There is a window out of pain
but the grief will come again
swallow all the light and steal the sleep
tonight
I'll never see the day to take it all away
There was a time to play my cards
drown my anchor in the hearts
find the tracks to love and get the tricks to shove
I never found a way to make it here to stay
My world is a dark and out of touch
I'm left alone a bit too much
What you see is what you get
but when you can't there's nothing left
I'll miss it from the cradle to the grave
My world is full of mortal scenes
that blind my eyes and steal my dreams
What you see is what you get
but when you can't there's nothing left
I'll miss it from the cradle to the grave
My world is a dark and out of touch
I'm left alone a bit too much
What You see is what you get
but when you can't there's nothing left
My world is full of mortal scenes
that blind my eyes and steal my dreams
I can't see or feel it yet
and as I can't there's nothing left
I'll miss it from the cradle to the grave
I'll miss it from the cradle to the grave
I'll miss you from the cradle to the grave....
03 Days of December (04:35)
The clouds have prepared for rain and storm
The chill of the wind has frozen all the pain
I know in my room it's dry and warm
but i cann't stand to scan the walls in vain
White and Wonderful the show covers my hair
I reached out but you're not there
In the days of December
I'm lonly ever since you're gone
In the night I remember
Your frozen hands that kept me warm
In the days of December
I've never seen sense in future plans
I know that the time will make it up somehow
But god how i miss you, there's no words
to tell you how it looks inside myself now
Cold and Beautiful
your vision in the ice
I reache out but you're not there
In the days of December
I'm lonly ever since you're gone
In the night I remember
Your frozen hands that kept me warm
In the days of December
07 Heartblood (06:21)
[Music & Lyrics by P.Wagner]
On a dusty windinf roadm luck is not for free
If you did like you were told, you will never see
Just give me your heartblood...
Can it be a sin to speak in the tonque of freedom?
You will only win if you try the best to be you
Just give me your heartblood...
Warfare in a sick society
Out there dive it all or leave it be
No fear! What do you mean - security?
Who cares about you? You'll only hear
Give me your heartblood...
12 Just Alone (06:24)
They lowered my body in a dark hole
the dry ground now covers my remains
I stood at their side and watched them crying
They can't know their tears they are in vain
All four winds together driving me forever
I'm not lost, I'm just alone
I can see, I can hear, I can be, be forevermore...
All four winds together driving me forever
I'm not lost, I'm just alone
Where shall I be in this demension?
Where are the others I await?
is this existence mean forever?
is there a door that leds away?
All four winds together driving me forever
I'm not lost, I'm just alone
Nailed to a cross of isolation
My punishment is I'm all alone
Just alone, alone...
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