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Rage is a German heavy metal band, formed in 1984. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid-1980s, along with bands such as Helloween, Running Wild, Blind Guardian and Grave Digger.
Background:
Rage formed in 1984 under the name, Avenger. After releasing their debut album Prayers of Steel and their Depraved to Black EP in 1985, the band changed their name to Rage because there was another band in England that also carried the moniker. Originally the new name was to be Furious Rage but it was eventually shortened to Rage. The first album released under the new name was Reign of Fear in 1986.
Rage's albums came out in regular, continuous intervals, and the band began touring with Running Wild, U.D.O., Motörhead and Saxon in the early 1990s.
Their 1992 album Trapped! marked their international breakthrough, a short highlight being Rage's tour in Japan. Their success was repeated again in 1993 with the release of The Missing Link. After change in their lineup, Rage went on to record Lingua Mortis, the first classical album by a German metal act, in 1996. Their material was performed live for the first time in late summer 1996 in Kufstein, Austria. Subsequently, Rage, and the orchestra used, embarked on a celebrated Christmas tour and played several European festivals.
Their thirteenth album XIII was released in March 1998. The next album Ghosts was followed by a major line-up change, featuring Peavy Wagner, Victor Smolski and Mike Terrana.
The trio performed at Wacken Open Air in August 2001, revealing their newest album Welcome to the Other Side. The following releases Unity and Soundchaser were met with enthusiastic response from critics and fans alike. Rage toured with Primal Fear in 2002 and Helloween in 2003.
In 2006, Rage reunited with the Lingua Mortis Orchestra again to released the album Speak of the Dead, the last album with Mike Terrana on drums, because he left Rage voluntarily after a disagreement. On 1 January 2007, it was announced that their new drummer would be André Hilgers, formerly the drummer of Axxis.
In 2007, the band toured in Europe with a show featuring one symphonic orchestra from Minsk, Belarus under the name "Lingua Mortis Orchestra", and the concert in that August at Wacken Open Air at 80,000 fans was recorded for a DVD to be included as bonus to their new album called Carved in Stone, which was released on 22 February 2008.
The band played at Bundesvision Song Contest 2009 (BUVISOCO) on 13 February 2009, the Festival was hosted by Stefan Raab (TV Total). Rage became more famous through their participation in the show, as well as by being placed third.
Rage recently celebrated their 25th anniversary with the release of the EP Gib Dich Nie Auf / Never Give Up.
Rage entered the studio in October 2011 to begin recording their 21st album for an early 2012 release, 21.
Lingua Mortis Orchestra:
The Lingua Mortis Orchestra is the name associated with the orchestras who played with Rage through the years. In 2013, it was formed by the three Rage musicians Victor Smolski (guitar and keyboard), Peavy Wagner (vocals and bass) and André Hilgers (drums) as a continuation of 1996's Lingua Mortis album, back then a true piece of pioneering work. They recorded the debut album alongside with Rage LMO, with two orchestras from Spain and Belarus. The album features Metalium's ex-vocalist Henning Basse, Jeannette Marchewka and Dana Harnge as additional vocalists.
Members:
Current members:
Peter "Peavy" Wagner - vocals, bass (1984-present),
Victor Smolski - guitar (1999-present),
André Hilgers - drums (2007-present),
Lingua Mortis Orchestra
Jeannette Marchewka - Vocals (2013-present),
Dana Harnge - Vocals (2013-present),
Henning Basse - Backing vocals (2013-present),
Former members:
Alf Meyerratken - guitar (1985),
Thomas Grüning - guitar (1985-1986),
Jochen Schröder - guitar (1985-1987),
Jörg Michael - drums (1985-1987),
Rudi Graf - guitar (1987),
Manni Schmidt - guitar (1988-1994),
Chris Efthimiadis - drums (1988-1999),
Ulli Cohler - keyboards (1990),
Spiros Efthimiadis - guitar (1994-1999),
Sven Fischer - guitar (1994-1999),
Christian Wolff - keyboards (1996-1999),
Mike Terrana - drums (1999-2006)
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