Rage Album: “Soundchaser [Digipak] [Limited]”

Two albums ago, as a long time Rage fan, I began to wonder if one of my favorite bands was moving away from the dark, moody, melodic thrash I loved. The addition of Victor Smolski and Mike Terrana for departed members injected some tremendous talent at the time but also a more hard rocking/power metal feel and I wasn't sure if that was a good thing. Still, lead man Peavey Wagner's songwriting remained stellar and both Welcome To The Other Side and Unity were still great albums. On Soundchaser though, the small complaints are gone and the doubts have been laid to waste! This a truly amazing agressive and melodic metal album. This is the best Rage album in years if not ever and that's a tremendous statement for a band without a bad album in 20 years! It's right on par with their classics Perfect Man, Trapped, The Missing Link and Black in Mind. So, if you liked Rage in the past you'll love this, if you aren't familiar with them now's the time to pick one up. In conclusion, Soundchaser rules and is my pick for album of the year 2003. Recommended to anyone into Power,Prog, or Heavy metal.

hello metallians, well im a huge fan of true metal, meaning power metal and anything from symphonic and progressive all the way to thrash and speed, rage standout to me right up in the ranks with running wild, grave digger, king diamond, iron savior, primal fear and so on. after 20 plus years of making albums,peavy wagner is possibly the best songwriter in the metal realm, not many bands can say that they have released over 15 albums and not one of them was not good, every rage cd is killer and this cd is no exception. every song on this album could be a single and that is no exaggeration. it is hard to find an album that every song is fun to sing along with, i love to sing along with this album, every song is very catchy in its own way and viktor smolski has created some of the best riffs and solos for this album that i have ever heard. his sound is so heavy and un matched, these riffs will literally knock you on your A,,

absolutely the freshest and most inventive guitar solos i have heard in years. mike terrana also helps make this the best album of 2003 with his un matched drumming, watch the concert video on the killer rage dvd from the cradle to the stage and watch his drum solo in the middle, i have never seen any one do the things he can do on a drum kit, it is like drumming gymnastics or something, absolutely amazing and i know of no other person who can drum like mike( jorg michael is pretty dang good also) any way this has become one of my top 5 listened to albums of my 1500 plus all metal cd collection. i can not take this cd out of my player because it is addictive. this cd truly deserved to be voted the best album of its year if not the best album of the millinium. if you like your power metal full of hooks and catchy as hell then look no further. peavy you are a metal god. also here are a few other albums that like this cd are great all the way through and never get boring.

silent force's worlds apart. wolf's evil star. kamelot's black halo.

freternia's nightmare story. iron savior's battering ram. primal fear's black sun. mercyful fate's in the shadows. and vision divine's self titled debut album to name a few. but few can match the power of rage and trust me, your grand pa's tackel box does not have near as many hooks in it as this album does. your friend in metal, brandon whitson, 25 of north carolina

I would have to agree with the other reviewers in saying that Rage is a very underrated band. Soundchaser is my first purchase from them, but I can guaruantee you that it wont be my last. The chorus' in the songs are very catchy, the solos are great, everything about their songs are top notch. If you are a fan of heavy metal, do yourself a favor and pick this disc up.

"Soundchaser" is the 13th studio album by German heavy/power metal heroes "Rage" originally released in 2003. "Soundchaser" is generally regarded by fans as the greatest moment of the particular line up, featuring founder bassist/vocalist Peavey Wagner, guitar virtuoso Victor Smolski and drum hero Mike Terrana.

"Soundchaser" is commonly considered to be a concept album, lyrically uncovering the nature and origins of "Soundchaser", the predator creature portrayed on the front cover. Subsequently you can expect sci-fi lyrical themes with songs serving as chronicles. Songwriting wise, "Soundchaser" holds some of the best choruses `Rage' have ever come up with, combined with the greatest instrumentations. In terms of performance, it would not be an exaggeration to suggest that all three members deliver the best of their abilities (at the time): Peavey sings more harmoniously and intensely than ever before, Victor lays his masterful solos and inventive leads while Mike goes through an impossible variety of grooves and tempos throughout the album.

Songs like "Human metal" , "Defenders of the ancient world", "Great old ones" and "Flesh and blood" have probably earned their status as classic metal material which one will be playing forever. Overall "Soundchaser" serves as a great introductory album to "Rage" and their music, totally indicative of their abilities and musical vision; a classic indeed.

This is one of the best metal albums that I've ever heard and I've heard hundreds. I'm a big metal fan and I only discovered Rage about a year ago. This album has it all: its catchy, no filler, it rocks hard, great songwriting, and astounding musicianship. Even though it could be considered to be power metal, Rage has nothing in common with the poncey hairdressers who play the poofed-up version of the genre. If you don't like power metal, you will still love this as long as you love METAL.