Speak of the Dead
Speak of the Dead is the 18th studio album by German heavy metal band Rage, released in 2006 by Nuclear Blast.[2] The album contains a mix of different music genres, adding symphonic and progressive influences to their usual fast power metal/melodic thrash metal. The band go back to the album Lingua Mortis' themes and atmospheres in the suite that opens the album, called "Suite Lingua Mortis" that consists in eight parts, using a full symphonic orchestra recorded in Minsk, Belarus. The album marked the last featuring drummer Mike Terrana.
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| Released | 24 March 2006 | |||
| Recorded | VPS Studios, Hamm, Germany, October–November 2005 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 62:49 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Rage & Charly Czajkowski | |||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Morituri Te Salutant" (Instrumental) | Victor Smolski | 0:57 | |
| 2. | "Prelude of Souls" (Instrumental) | Smolski | 2:46 | |
| 3. | "Innocent" | Peter "Peavy" Wagner | Smolski | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Depression" (Instrumental) | Smolski | 1:12 | |
| 5. | "No Regrets" | Wagner | Smolski | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Confusion" (Instrumental) | Smolski | 1:45 | |
| 7. | "Black" (Instrumental) | Smolski | 0:51 | |
| 8. | "Beauty" | Wagner | Smolski | 3:53 |
| 9. | "No Fear" | Wagner | Smolski | 5:31 |
| 10. | "Soul Survivor" | Wagner | Wagner | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Full Moon" | Wagner | Wagner | 4:53 |
| 12. | "Kill Your Gods" | Wagner | Smolski | 5:13 |
| 13. | "Turn My World Around" | Wagner | Wagner | 3:58 |
| 14. | "Be with Me or Be Gone" | Wagner | Wagner | 3:47 |
| 15. | "Speak of the Dead" | Wagner | Wagner | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 62:49 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 16. | "La Luna Reine" (Spanish version of "Full Moon") | Wagner | Wagner | 4:52 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 16. | "Vollmond" (German version of "Full Moon") | Wagner | Wagner | 4:54 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 16. | "Полнолуние" (Russian version of "Full Moon") | Wagner | Wagner | 4:52 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 16. | "Michi-Shi Tsuki" (Japanese version of "Full Moon") | Wagner | Wagner | 4:52 |
Personnel
Band members
- Peter "Peavy" Wagner – vocals, bass
- Victor Smolski – guitars, piano, keyboards, cello, orchestral arrangements
- Mike Terrana – drums and percussion
Additional musicians
- Inspector Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Andrey Zubrich
- Thomas Hackmann – backing vocals
Production
- Ingo 'Charly' Czajkowski – producer, engineer
- Charlie Bauerfeind – mixing, mastering
- Jan Rubach – additional digital editing
References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Rage Speak of the Dead review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- "Rage – Speak of the Dead". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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