Reign of Fear | ||||
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Released | 12 May 1986 | |||
Recorded | February–March 1986 | |||
Studio | Horus Sound Studio, Hanover, Germany | |||
Genre | Speed metal, thrash metal | |||
Length | 37:11 | |||
Label | Noise | |||
Producer | Ralph Hubert | |||
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Reign of Fear is the second full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage, and the first since their renaming from Avenger to Rage. It was released in 1986. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with slightly altered cover art, and five bonus tracks. [2]
All tracks are written by Jochen Schroeder and Peter Wagner, except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Scared to Death" | 4:41 | |
2. | "Deceiver" | Thomas Grüning, Wagner | 3:36 |
3. | "Reign of Fear" | 3:54 | |
4. | "Hand of Glory" | 3:26 | |
5. | "Raw Energy" | Grüning, Wagner | 3:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Echoes of Evil" | 4:48 |
7. | "Chaste Flesh" | 4:52 |
8. | "Suicide" | 4:04 |
9. | "Machinery" | 4:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "The Scaffold" | Grüning, Schroeder, Wagner | 9:16 |
11. | "Suicide" (live) | 4:00 | |
12. | "Refuge" (live) | 4:03 | |
13. | "Baby, I'm Your Nightmare" (live) | 5:09 | |
14. | "Light into the Darkness" (acoustic version) | 5:38 | |
15. | "Invisible Horizons" (acoustic version) | 5:39 |
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