Strings to a Web

Strings to a Web is the 19th studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage, released in Europe on February 5, 2009 through Nuclear Blast Records. The American and Japanese editions of the album were released in a special two-disc set, which included a DVD with live performances and videos.[5]

Strings to a Web
Studio album by
Rage
Released5 February 2010
RecordedTwilight Hall Studios, Grefrath, Germany, August–September 2009
GenrePower metal, progressive metal, thrash metal, symphonic metal
Length54:47
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerVictor Smolski, Charlie Bauerfeind
Rage chronology
Carved in Stone
(2008)		 Strings to a Web
(2010)		 21
(2012)
Singles from Strings to a Web
  1. "Into the Light" / "Purified"
    Released: January 15th, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Jukebox:Metal[2]
Lords of Metal81/100[3]
Sputnikmusic[4]

Track listing

All tracks by Victor Smolski and Peter Wagner, except where indicated

  1. "The Edge of Darkness" - 4:30
  2. "Hunter and Prey" - 4:31
  3. "Into the Light" - 4:22
  4. "The Beggar's Last Dime" - 5:40

Empty Hollow - 16:16

  1. "Empty Hollow" - 6:20
  2. "Strings to a Web" (Smolski) - 3:54
  3. "Fatal Grace" (Smolski) - 1:20
  4. "Connected" - 2:54
  5. "Empty Hollow (Reprise)" - 1:48
  1. "Saviour of the Dead" - 5:44
  2. "Hellgirl" - 4:11
  3. "Purified" (Wagner) - 3:46
  4. "Through Ages" - 2:06
  5. "Tomorrow Never Comes" - 3:41

Bonus DVD track listing

Live at Wacken Open Air 2009

  1. "Carved in Stone"
  2. "Higher than the Sky"
  3. "Set This World on Fire" (featuring Hansi Kürsch)
  4. "All I Want" (featuring Hansi Kürsch)
  5. "Invisible Horizons" (featuring Hansi Kürsch)
  6. "Lord of the Flies" (featuring Jen Majura)
  7. "From the Cradle to the Grave" (featuring Jen Majura)
  8. "Prayers of Steel" (featuring Schmier)
  9. "Suicide" (featuring Schmier)
  10. "Down" (featuring Schmier)
  11. "Soundchaser"

Live at the Masters of Rock 2009

  1. "Set This World on Fire"
  2. "All I Want"

Live in Sofia 2009

  1. "Carved in Stone"

Rage Race 2009

  1. "Never Give Up"

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians
  • Lingua Mortis Orchestra
  • Hansi Kürsch, Jen Majura, Thomas Hackmann - backing vocals
  • Samantha Pearl Hilgers - vocal screams on "Hellgirl"

Production
  • Charlie Bauerfeind - producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Thomas geiger - additional digital editing
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References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Rage Strings to a Web review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  2. "Rage - Strings to a Web". Jukebox:Metal.
  3. Roks, Sjak. "Rage - Strings to a Web". Lords of Metal webzine. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  4. "Rage Strings to a Web". Sputnikmusic. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  5. "RAGE Guitarist Victor Smolski Checks In". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
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