Rage for Order

Rage for Order
Studio album by Queensrÿche
Released	June 27, 1986
Recorded	1985-1986 at M.D.H. Studios, Bellevue, Washington
Genre	Heavy metal, progressive metal
Length	45:59
Label	EMI
Producer	Neil Kernon
Queensrÿche chronology
The Warning (1984) Rage for Order (1986) Operation: Mindcrime (1988)

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Rage for Order is the second studio album by heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released in 1986 on EMI America Records.

Track listing

Standard
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walk in the Shadows"	Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton	3:34
2.	"I Dream in Infrared"	Tate, Wilton	4:18
3.	"The Whisper"	Chris DeGarmo	3:36
4.	"Gonna Get Close to You"	Lisa Dalbello	4:37
5.	"The Killing Words"	DeGarmo, Tate	3:56
6.	"Surgical Strike"	DeGarmo, Wilton	3:23
7.	"Neue Regel"	DeGarmo, Tate	4:55
8.	"Chemical Youth (We Are Rebellion)"	Tate, Wilton	4:15
9.	"London"	DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton	5:06
10.	"Screaming in Digital"	DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton	3:37
11.	"I Will Remember"	DeGarmo	4:25

2003 CD reissue bonus tracks

12. "Gonna Get Close to You (12" version)" (Lisa Dalbello) - 5:46
13. "The Killing Words (Live)" (DeGarmo, Tate) - 4:10
14. "I Dream in Infrared (1991 acoustic remix)" (Tate, Wilton) - 4:02
15. "Walk in the Shadows (Live)" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) - 3:39

Personnel

• Geoff Tate – vocals, keyboards
• Chris DeGarmo – guitar, background vocals
• Michael Wilton – guitar, background vocals
• Eddie Jackson – bass, background vocals
• Scott Rockenfield – drums, percussion
• Neil Kernon – keyboards

Chart performance

Album

Chart	Peak
U.S. Billboard 200	47
Swedish Album Chart	47
UK Albums Chart	66

Singles

Year	Title	Peak Chart positions
		UK
1986	"Gonna Get Close to You"	91
	"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.

Album notes

• "Prophecy" was recorded during the sessions of this album, but was unable to make the final cut. However, it appeared as a bonus track on the CD reissue of the band's self-titled EP.
• The original version of "Gonna Get Close to You" appears on Dalbello's 1984 album Whomanfoursays.
• EMI, the record label that released Rage for Order, has created multiple cover layouts for the album over the years. A few thousand initial copies bear a bluish-silver banner that was later changed to black in order to make the artist and title easier to read. The original cassette edition also had all the gold accents on the cover changed to white.
• The band was invited to promote Rage for Order by opening for RATT on their Dancing Undercover tour.
• Rage for Order was ranked #88 on Kerrang! magazine's "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time" in January 1989.
• Although not credited, the album cover was designed by Garry Sharpe-Young. It had originally been proposed for a 12" picture disc, which never materialized, and was used by EMI Records for the album cover without permission. This logo, with subtle changes, would be used by the band throughout their career.
• In the reissue, the live bonus tracks "The Killing Words" and "Walk in the Shadows" were recorded at The Astoria Theatre in London on October 20, 1994, and in La Crosse, Wisconsin, between May 10 and 12, 1991, respectively.
• "Walk in the Shadows" was also covered by Arch Enemy on their "Revolution Begins" single. The song was also covered by Jess Harnell as a bonus track on his 1995 solo album "The Sound Of Your Voice."

External links

• Queensrÿche.com - Rage For Order, accessed on August 28, 2010.