XIII (Rage album)
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| Studio album by Rage & the Lingua Mortis Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 23 March 1998 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, heavy metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 57:51 | |||
| Label | GUN Records | |||
| Producer | Christian Wolff, Peter Wagner | |||
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| Singles from XIII | ||||
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XIII is the 12th full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage, and the second collaboration with the Lingua Mortis Orchestra. It was released in 1998.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Rock Hard (de) | 9.5/10[1] |
In 2005, XIII was ranked number 272 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[2]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Peter "Peavy" Wagner, except where noted
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overture" | Christian Wolf | 1:55 |
| 2. | "From the Cradle to the Grave" | Wagner, Spiros Efthimiadis | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Days of December" | Wagner | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Sign of Heaven" | Wagner | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Incomplete" | Wagner, Wolf | 5:10 |
| 6. | "Turn the Page" | Wagner | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Heartblood" | Wagner, Chris Ephthimiadis, S. Efthimiadis | 6:21 |
| 8. | "Over and Over" | Wagner, S. Efthimiadis, Sven Fischer | 3:48 |
| 9. | "In Vain (I Won't Go Down)" | Wagner, Wolf | 5:19 |
| 10. | "Immortal Sin" | Wagner | 5:28 |
| 11. | "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones cover) | 4:34 | |
| 12. | "Just Alone" | Wagner, S. Efthimiadis, Fischer | 6:24 |
| 13. | "XIII" | 0:05 |
Limited edition bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Another Wasted Day" | Wagner, Fischer | 4:56 |
| 15. | "Tom Sawyer" (Rush cover) | 4:24 |
Personnel
Band members
- Peter "Peavy" Wagner - vocals, bass
- Spiros Efthimiadis - guitars
- Sven Fischer - guitars
- Chris Efthimiadis - drums
Additional musicians
- Christian Wolff - piano
- Lingua Mortis Orchestra
Production
- Christian Wolff - producer
- Ronald Prent - mixing, mastering
- Sander Van Der Heide - mastering
References
- ^ Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 131. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 105. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
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