Rage
| a.k.a. | ex-Avenger |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Formed | 1986, Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Currently | Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
| Genres | Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Power Metal |
| Labels | Noise Records, GUN Records, Nuclear Blast Records, Steamhammer |
| Years active | 1983-1986 (Avenger), 1986-present |
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Line-up (members)
- Peter "Peavy" Wagner : Vocals, Bass (1986-present)
- Vassilios "Lucky" Maniatopoulos : Drums, Vocals (2015-present)
- Stefan Weber : Guitars (2020-present)
- Jean Bormann : Guitars, Vocals (2020-present)
Former members
- Jörg Michael : Drums (1986-1987)
- Thomas Grüning : Guitars (1986-1987)
- Jochen Schröder : Guitars (1986-1987)
- Rudy Graf : Guitars (1987)
- Manni Schmidt : Guitars (1987-1993)
- Chris Efthimiadis : Drums (1987-1999)
- Sven Fischer : Guitars (1993-1999)
- Spiros Efthimiadis : Guitars (1994-1999)
- Mike Terrana : Drums (1999-2007)
- Victor Smolski : Guitars, Keyboards (1999-2015)
- André Hilgers : Drums (2007-2015)
- Marcos Rodriguez : Guitars, Vocals (2015-2020)
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Rage Discography
| Album | Lyrics | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Reign of Fear | Lyrics | Album | 1986 | 83.8 | 9 | 2 |
 | Execution Guaranteed | Lyrics | Album | 1987 | 78.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Round Trip / Across the Universe | Split | 1988 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Perfect Man | Lyrics | Album | Jun 6, 1988 | 82.9 | 14 | 1 |
 | Secrets in a Weird World | Lyrics | Album | 1989 | 89.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Invisible Horizons | Single | 1989 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Reflections of a Shadow | Lyrics | Album | Dec 4, 1990 | 84.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Extended Power | EP | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beyond the Wall | EP | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Trapped! | Lyrics | Album | 1992 | 91.5 | 19 | 2 |
| The Missing Link | Demo | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Power of Metal | Split | 1993 | 86.7 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Refuge | EP | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Missing Link | EP | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | The Missing Link | Lyrics | Album | 1993 | 88 | 19 | 5 |
 | 10 Years in Rage | Lyrics | Album | 1994 | 86.2 | 9 | 1 |
| The Video Link | Video | Jun 28, 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Crawling Chaos | Single | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Black in Mind | Lyrics | Album | May 22, 1995 | 87.2 | 25 | 2 |
 | Lingua Mortis | Lyrics | Album | Apr 15, 1996 | 89.4 | 23 | 3 |
 | End of All Days | Lyrics | Album | Sep 9, 1996 | 77.1 | 12 | 2 |
| Live from the Vault | EP | 1997 | 90 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Higher than the Sky | EP | 1997 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| From the Cradle to the Grave | Single | 1998 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| In Vain " Rage in Acoustic" | EP | Feb 25, 1998 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | XIII | Lyrics | Album | Mar 23, 1998 | 83 | 9 | 0 |
| The Best from the Noise Years | Compilation | May 2, 1998 | 40 | 1 | 1 | ||
| In Vain | EP | Jun 29, 1998 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Ghosts | Lyrics | Album | Oct 4, 1999 | 84.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Best of Rage - All G.U.N. Years | Compilation | Apr 2, 2001 | 90 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Welcome to the Other Side | Lyrics | Album | Jul 17, 2001 | 83.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Metal Meets Classic Live | Video | Nov 19, 2001 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Unity | Lyrics | Album | Oct 21, 2002 | 86.8 | 18 | 1 |
| The Video Link | Video | 2003 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Soundchaser | Lyrics | Album | Aug 27, 2003 | 84.6 | 20 | 3 |
| From the Cralde to the Stage | Video | 2004 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| From the Cradle to the Stage | Live | Nov 15, 2004 | 89.4 | 8 | 0 | ||
 | Speak of the Dead | Lyrics | Album | Mar 24, 2006 | 84.1 | 14 | 1 |
| Full Moon in St. Petersburg | Video | Feb 23, 2007 | 80 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Carved in Stone | Lyrics | Album | Feb 22, 2008 | 86.1 | 14 | 1 |
| The Missing Tracks | Compilation | 2009 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gib dich nie auf | EP | Jan 16, 2009 | 90 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Strings to a Web | Lyrics | Album | Feb 5, 2010 | 88 | 36 | 1 |
 | 21 | Lyrics | Album | Feb 24, 2012 | 76.6 | 13 | 0 |
| The Soundchaser Archives | Compilation | May 23, 2014 | 82.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| The Refuge Years | Boxed set | 2015 | 100 | 1 | 0 | ||
| My Way | EP | Jan 22, 2016 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Devil Strikes Again / Second to None | Split | Apr 22, 2016 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | The Devil Strikes Again | Lyrics | Album | Jun 10, 2016 | 85.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Blackened Karma | Single | May 26, 2017 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Seasons of the Black | Lyrics | Album | Jul 28, 2017 | 80 | 5 | 1 |
| The Classic Years | Boxed set | 2019 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Wings of Rage | Lyrics | Album | Jan 10, 2020 | 91 | 5 | 1 |
| The Price of War 2.0 | Lyrics | Single | Jun 12, 2020 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Virginity | Single | Jul 16, 2021 | 85 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Monetary Gods | Single | Aug 27, 2021 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Resurrection Day | Lyrics | Album | Sep 17, 2021 | 89 | 5 | 0 |
| The Millennium Years | Compilation | 2022 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Spreading the Plague | EP | Sep 30, 2022 | 90 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Afterlifelines | Lyrics | Album | Mar 29, 2024 | 91 | 5 | 1 |
 | A New World Rising | Lyrics | Album | Sep 26, 2025 | 81.3 | 4 | 1 |
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Best Rage Songs
| Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Light Into The Darkness | Secrets in a Weird World (1989) | 94.3 | 7 |
| 2 | Strings to A Web | Strings to a Web (2010) | 96.7 | 3 |
| 3 | All This Time | Black in Mind (1995) | 95 | 5 |
| 4 | Empty Hollow | Strings to a Web (2010) | 94.2 | 6 |
| 5 | Black In Mind | Black in Mind (1995) | 94.2 | 6 |
| 6 | The Crawling Chaos | Black in Mind (1995) | 93.6 | 7 |
| 7 | Unity | Unity (2002) | 94 | 5 |
| 8 | Invisible Horizons | Secrets in a Weird World (1989) | 94 | 5 |
| 9 | Shadow Out Of Time | Black in Mind (1995) | 92.9 | 7 |
| 10 | Sent By The Devil | Black in Mind (1995) | 92.9 | 7 |
| 11 | Enough Is Enough | Trapped! (1992) | 92.9 | 7 |
| 12 | Drop Dead! | Carved in Stone (2008) | 95 | 3 |
| 13 | Great Old Ones | Soundchaser (2003) | 91.7 | 6 |
| 14 | The Price Of War | Black in Mind (1995) | 92 | 5 |
| 15 | Soundchaser | Soundchaser (2003) | 92.5 | 4 |
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