Speak of the Dead
Speak of the Dead is the 17th studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage, released in 2006 by Nuclear Blast.[2] The album contains a mix of different heavy metal music genres, ranging from symphonic and progressive to fast and brutal 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 8 parts, using a full symphonic orchestra recorded in Minsk, Belarus.
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| Released | 24 March 2006 | |||
| Recorded | VPS Studios, Hamm, Germany, October-November 2005 | |||
| Genre | Power metal, symphonic metal, progressive metal, heavy metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 62:49 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Rage & Charly Czajkowski | |||
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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
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References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Rage Speak of the Dead review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- "Rage - Speak of the Dead". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
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