Reflections of a Shadow

Reflections of a Shadow
Studio album by Rage
Released	4 December 1990
Recorded	July–September 1990
Studio	Sky Trak Studios, Berlin
Genre	Power metal heavy metal speed metal
Length	56:20
Label	Noise
Producer	Armin Sabol
Rage chronology
Secrets in a Weird World (1989) Reflections of a Shadow (1990) Extended Power (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10 [2]
Kerrang!	[3]

Reflections of a Shadow is the sixth full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage. It was released in 1990. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with slightly altered cover art, and five bonus tracks, largely taken from the EP Extended Power . ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Introduction (A Bit More of Green)"	Peter Wagner	1:33
2.	"That's Human Bondage"	Wagner	4:26
3.	"True Face in Everyone"	Manni Schmidt, Wagner	5:12
4.	"Flowers That Fade in My Hand"	Schmidt, Wagner	7:40
5.	"Reflections of a Shadow"	Schmidt, Wagner	3:53
6.	"Can't Get Out"	Wagner	5:03
7.	"Waiting for the Moon"	Schmidt, Wagner	4:40
8.	"Saddle the Wind"	Wagner	4:06
9.	"Dust"	Wagner	4:49
10.	"Nobody Knows"	Schmidt, Wagner	3:50

Remastered CD edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Faith"	Schmidt, Wagner	5:42
12.	"Wild Seed"	Schmidt, Wagner	5:26
13.	"Woman"	Wagner	3:47
14.	"Ashes"	Wagner	5:02
15.	"Bottlefield"	Jochen Schroeder, Wagner	2:37
16.	"What's Up?"	Schmidt, Wagner	3:36
17.	"Woman" (Acoustic Version)	Wagner	4:44

Personnel

Band members

• Peavy Wagner – lead and backing vocals, bass, classical guitar
• Manni Schmidt – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
• Chris Ephthimiadis – drums

Additional musicians

• Ulli Köllner – keyboards, organ, backing vocals

Production

• Armin Sabol – producer, mixing at Sky Track Studios, Berlin
• Sven Conquest – engineer, mixing
• Ralf Krause – mixing
• Karl-Ulrich Walterbach – executive producer
• Peter Lohde – artwork
• John Scarpati – illustration

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Rage Reflections of a Shadow review". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 September 2011.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 359. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
3. Arnopp, Jason (19 January 1991). "Rage - 'Reflections of a Shadow'". Kerrang! . No. 324. p. 24. ISSN   0262-6624 . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
4. "Rage - Reflections of a Shadow". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved 13 September 2011.