Reign of Fear

1986 studio album by Rage

Reign of Fear

Studio album by

Rage

Released

12 May 1986

Recorded

February–March 1986

Studio

Horus Sound Studio, Hanover, Germany

Genre

Speed metal, thrash metal

Length

37:11

Label

Noise

Producer

Ralph Hubert

Rage chronology

Depraved to Black
(1985)

Reign of Fear
(1986)

Execution Guaranteed
(1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Reign of Fear is the second full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage, and the first since their renaming from Avenger to Rage. It was released in 1986. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with slightly altered cover art, and five bonus tracks.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jochen Schroeder and Peter Wagner, except where indicated

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Scared to Death"		4:41
2.	"Deceiver"	Thomas Grüning, Wagner	3:36
3.	"Reign of Fear"		3:54
4.	"Hand of Glory"		3:26
5.	"Raw Energy"	Grüning, Wagner	3:27

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Echoes of Evil"	4:48
7.	"Chaste Flesh"	4:52
8.	"Suicide"	4:04
9.	"Machinery"	4:23

Remastered CD edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"The Scaffold"	Grüning, Schroeder, Wagner	9:16
11.	"Suicide" (live)		4:00
12.	"Refuge" (live)		4:03
13.	"Baby, I'm Your Nightmare" (live)		5:09
14.	"Light into the Darkness" (acoustic version)		5:38
15.	"Invisible Horizons" (acoustic version)		5:39

Personnel

Rage

Peavy Wagner – vocals, bass
Jochen Schroeder – guitars
Thomas Grüning – guitars
Jörg Michael – drums

Production

Ralph Hubert – producer
Karl-Ulrich Walterbach – executive producer
D.E.F. – engineer, sample sounds
Phil Lawvere – cover painting
Fred Baumgart – cover photo

References

^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Rage Reign of Fear review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ "Rage - Reign of Fear". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 10 September 2011.