Strings to a Web
Appearance
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Allmusic | [1] |
Jukebox:Metal | [2] |
Lords of Metal | (81/100)[3] |
Sputnikmusic | [4] |
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]
Track listing
All tracks by Victor Smolski and Peter Wagner, excepte where indicated
- "The Edge of Darkness" - 4:30
- "Hunter and Prey" - 4:31
- "Into the Light" - 4:22
- "The Beggar's Last Dime" - 5:40
Empty Hollow
- "Empty Hollow" - 6:20
- "Strings to a Web" (Smolski) - 3:54
- "Fatal Grace" (Smolski) - 1:21
- "Connected" - 2:54
- "Empty Hollow (Reprise)" - 1:48
- "Saviour of the Dead" - 5:44
- "Hellgirl" - 4:11
- "Purified" (Wagner) - 3:46
- "Through Ages" - 2:06
- "Tomorrow Never Comes" - 3:41
Bonus DVD track listing
Live at Wacken Open Air 2009
- "Carved in Stone"
- "Higher Than the Sky"
- "Set This World on Fire" (featuring Hansi Kürsch)
- "All I Want" (featuring Hansi Kürsch)
- "Invisible Horizons" (featuring Hansi Kürsch)
- "Lord of the Flies" (featuring Jen Majura)
- "From the Cradle to the Grave" (featuring Jen Majura)
- "Prayers of Steel" (featuring Schmier)
- "Suicide" (featuring Schmier)
- "Down" (featuring Schmier)
- "Soundchaser"
Live at the Masters of Rock 2009
- "Set This World on Fire"
- "All I Want"
Live in Sofia 2009
- "Carved in Stone"
Rage Race 2009
- "Never Give Up"
Personnel
Band members
- Peter "Peavy" Wagner - vocals, bass
- Victor Smolski - guitars, keyboards, cello, producer, mixing, mastering, orchestral arrangements
- André Hilgers - drums
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
References
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Rage Strings to a Web review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "Rage - Strings to a Web". Jukebox:Metal.
- ^ Roks, Sjak. "Rage - Strings to a Web". Lords of Metal webzine. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ "Rage Strings to a Web". Sputnikmusic. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ "RAGE Guitarist Victor Smolski Checks In". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-01.