XIII (Rage album)

XIII
Studio album by
Rage & the Lingua Mortis Orchestra
Released23 March 1998
GenreSymphonic metal, heavy metal, power metal
Length57:51
LabelGUN
ProducerChristian Wolff, Peavy Wagner
Rage chronology
End of All Days
(1996) 		XIII
(1998) 		The Best from the Noise Years
(1998)
Singles from XIII
  1. "From the Cradle to the Grave"
    Released: 1998

XIII is the 13th 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard9.5/10[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 Peavy Wagner, except where noted

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Overture"Christian Wolf1:55
2."From the Cradle to the Grave"Wagner, Spiros Efthimiadis4:51
3."Days of December"Wagner4:35
4."Sign of Heaven"Wagner4:17
5."Incomplete"Wagner, Wolf5:10
6."Turn the Page"Wagner5:03
7."Heartblood"Wagner, Chris Efthimiadis, S. Efthimiadis6:21
8."Over and Over"Wagner, S. Efthimiadis, Sven Fischer3:48
9."In Vain (I Won't Go Down)"Wagner, Wolf5:19
10."Immortal Sin"Wagner5:28
11."Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones cover) 4:34
12."Just Alone"Wagner, S. Efthimiadis, Fischer6:24
13."XIII" 0:05

Limited edition bonus tracks

No.TitleMusicLength
14."Another Wasted Day"Wagner, Fischer4:56
15."Tom Sawyer" (Rush cover) 4:24

Personnel

Band members

  • 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

  1. ^ Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 131. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 105. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.


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