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Rage
Carved in Stone
Genres: International Music, Pop, Rock, Metal

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Carved in Stone
2. Drop Dead!
3. Gentle Murders
4. Open My Grave
5. Without You
6. Long Hard Road
7. One Step Ahead
8. Lost in the Void
9. Mouth of Greed - Rage, Wagner, P.
10. Lord of the Flies

CD Details

All Artists: Rage
Title: Carved in Stone
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Locomotive Spain
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 6/10/2008
Genres: International Music, Pop, Rock, Metal
Styles: Europe, Continental Europe, Thrash & Speed Metal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
Other Editions: Carved in Stone/Never Give Up
UPCs: 872967003659, 0727361207564, 727361207564

Synopsis

Album Description

Only two years after the blasting last output "Speak Of The Dead" and one year after the impressive CD/DVD-set "Live In St. Petersburg", several tours and festivals, RAGE are back with their newest effort: "Carved In Stone". While "Speak Of The Dead" continued the symphonic concept of "Lingua Mortis" from 1996, "Carved In Stone" is a "regular" RAGE album - but still a special one: It's easily the heaviest one since "Black in Mind" from 1995. 10 songs, 10 smashers, 10 grenades - full throttle ahead! Thrashy, powerful Metal at it's best!

CD Reviews

Another solid Rage album

Justin Gaines | Northern Virginia | 07/12/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Rage is one of the longest running and most consistently overlooked heavy metal bands out there. Since 1986 the German metallers have released one quality heavy metal album after another, yet seem to have earned none of the respect that similarly "tenured" bands like Savatage and Helloween get without question. They're like Uriah Heep in that they never make any of the "all time greatest" lists, always maintain a high quality level, and issue albums like clockwork.

By my count, 2008's Carved in Stone is the band's 17th studio album, and the band is as consistent and dependable as ever. It's melodic, but not too melodic. It's heavy, but not too heavy. There are aspects of power metal, but it doesn't go too far in that direction. Essentially, it's a rock solid heavy metal album, which is exactly what I've come to expect from Rage. This is also the first Rage album released after long-time drummer Mike Terrana's departure, and while his absence is definitely felt, Silent Force drummer Andre Hilgers is a solid replacement.

They're not offering anything new with Carved in Stone, but Rage is one of those bands (Scorpions and Axxis are a couple of others) where you don't really expect anything new. You pretty much know what you're going to get from a Rage album, and you're rarely disappointed."