12/05/2011 12:21

Rage

Rage: '21'

It's hard, fast, extreme - but at the same time virtuosic and melodic: the new Rage album '21' (Out in 24th of February 2012) (playing time almost 1 hour).

At the past weekend, the CD was presented to an international group of journalists which were gobsmacked and delighted at the same time. "'21' sounds harsher and more virtuosic. The waiting time will be darn hard", states Tobias Blum of Rock Hard Germany. Andrea Vignati of Italian Metal Hammer is even more enthusiastic: "This is a milestone for Rage's future."

"The songs of '21', so the title of the almost 1 hour lasting album, are even better as they already sounded at the rehearsal room", guitarist Victor Smolski told and continued "Everything is real powerful and aggressive and has got much more energy and the necessary aggression. I have taken much time for the sound check and took lots of effort for the arrangements. I think '21' is the best arranged album concerning interaction of guitar, bass and drum playing what Rage did in the last years. As a producer I have a big responsibility, but after 10 years of working together with Charlie Bauerfeind it's always getting easier, we understand each other blind, so to say. I'm very happy with the performances of Peavy and André (so evil you haven't heard Peavy before), with my guitar work I'm also really satisfied, I've tried to implement the best I can momentarily. The concept of the album has become really round, all songs are completely rounded, hard, aggressive, no "happy metal melodies", but nevertheless varying. My favorite song: 'Forever Dead', something between 'Kill Your Gods' and 'Down'. Release date will be the 24th of February 2012, beginning of March we will go for European tour. Concert dates you'll find at the "dates" section, more photos out of the studio and from the photo shooting for the album you'll find at the "photo" section".

(source: Rage)

(older news about the topic:)

In October, German metallers Rage will turn up again at the approved Twilight Hall studio in Grefrath to record a new album. At the moment the band intensively working at the new songs.

A welcome change, as the 3 musicians have played about 70 concerts in more then 20 countries during the last 18 months after the release of 'Strings to a Web'. Highlights for sure the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise as well as the awesome tour through South America. Apart from neverending long-distance flights and everlasting long wait at the airports of the world, the temperamental South American, who are controling a perfect balance between listening and freaking out, so Victor Smolski, as well as all the other Rage fans worldwide compensating for the exertions of such a longlasting concert tour bringing along.

Lately, the band decided to produce a new Rage album first before starting the Lingua Mortis Orchestra work.

"After my visit at the rehearsal room I'm sure that we can brace up for the hardest Rage album which will be ever recorded," Victor Smolski commented. A studio report will follow as usual.

(source: Rage / Victor Smolski)