Perfect Man (Rage album)

Perfect Man
Studio album by
Rage
Released6 June 1988
RecordedFebruary–March 1988
StudioSky Trak Studios Berlin, Germany
GenreSpeed metal, power metal
Length43:46
LabelNoise
ProducerArmin Sabol
Rage chronology
Execution Guaranteed
(1987) 		Perfect Man
(1988) 		Secrets in a Weird World
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[2]

Perfect Man is the fourth full-length album released by German heavy metal band Rage in 1988. This album introduces the Refuge years line-up, with the new members Manni Schmidt and Chris Efthimiadis, and the band's mascot, the "Sounchaser", which would feature in most other Rage cover arts. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with slightly altered cover art, and five bonus tracks.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Peter Wagner; all music is composed by Peter Wagner, except where noted

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Wasteland" 3:26
2."In the Darkest Hour" 3:17
3."Animal Instinct"Manni Schmidt, Wagner3:48
4."Perfect Man" 3:35
5."Sinister Thinking"Schmidt, Wagner3:18
6."Supersonic Hydromatic"Schmidt, Wagner3:34
7."Don't Fear the Winter" 3:27
8."Death in the Afternoon" 3:56
9."A Pilgrim's Path" 4:27
10."Time and Place"Schmidt, Wagner4:15
11."Round Trip"Schmidt, Wagner3:25
12."Between the Lines"Schmidt, Wagner3:18
Remastered CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
13."Symbols of Our Fear" 3:36
14."Neurotic" 3:02
15."Shame on You" (Live; Originally released on Power of Metal in 1994)Schmidt, Wagner4:30
16."Don't Fear the Winter" (Live; Originally released on Power of Metal in 1994) 3:56
17."Certain Days" (Live; Originally released on Power of Metal in 1994) 5:32
18."Last Goodbye" 4:22
19."Not Forever" (Previously Unreleased Acoustic Version) 4:06

Personnel

Rage
  • Peavy Wagner – vocals, bass
  • Manni Schmidt – guitars
  • Chris Efthimiadis – drums
Production
  • Armin Sabol – producer, arrangements
  • Rage – arrangements
  • Will Reid-Dick – engineer, mixing
  • Karl-Ulrich Walterbach – executive producer

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Rage Perfect Man review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ "Rage – Perfect Man". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 11 September 2011.


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