Carved In Stone (Bonus Track) [IMPORT] [EXTRA TRACKS]

Rage

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 26, 2008)
• Original Release Date: February 19, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Extra tracks
• Label: Marquee Inc. Japan
• ASIN: B00120VGJG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #430,655 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product 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! --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Another solid Rage album, July 12, 2008

By	Justin Gaines "Corporate Rocker" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Carved in Stone (Audio CD)

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.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars sounds like the rest of europe, July 6, 2008

By	Paul G. Vigilante (Madison, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Carved in Stone (Audio CD)

I have been a rage fan for years, but they now have fallen into the european powermetal trap. All the songs sound the same. Mike terrana was the engine that drove this band you can see why he left. It started on the last album now this cements it. How boring can we get the music is flat and peavys lyrics which are usually very interesting seemed to be phoned in. Time to rethink what you are doing guys other bands do the european powermetal thing alot better than you.