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2012 studio album by Rage

Studio album by Rage

Released

24 February 2012 (2012-02-24)

Studio

Twilight Hall Studio

Genre

Power metal, heavy metal

Length

58:06

Label

Nuclear Blast

Producer

Charlie Bauerfeind, Victor Smolski

Rage chronology

Strings to a Web
(2010)

21
(2012)

LMO
(2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Peek from the Pit
Metal-Temple
Metal Underground

21 is the 21st studio album by German heavy metal band Rage, released on 24 February 2012 through Nuclear Blast Records. The production was once again helmed by Charlie Bauerfeind, who had worked with the band for at least 10 years at that point.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"House Wins" (Introduction)		Victor Smolski	1:30
2.	"Twenty One"	Peavy Wagner	Smolski	6:16
3.	"Forever Dead"	Wagner	Smolski	6:20
4.	"Feel My Pain"	Wagner	Smolski	5:40
5.	"Serial Killer"	Wagner	Smolski, Wagner	5:45
6.	"Psycho Terror"	Wagner	André Hilgers, Smolski	6:57
7.	"Destiny"	Wagner	Smolski, Wagner	5:15
8.	"Death Romantic"	Wagner	Smolski, Wagner	5:59
9.	"Black and White"	Wagner	Smolski, Wagner	5:19
10.	"Concrete Wall"	Wagner	Smolski, Wagner	3:50
11.	"Eternally"	Wagner	Smolski	5:10
Total length:				58:06

Enhanced part
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rage Race 2011 Video" ("The Beggar's Last Dime" from Strings to a Web)	6:34

Bonus CD – Live in Tokyo

Recorded live at Shibuya O-East, Tokyo, 15–16 April 2010.

*Live in Tokyo*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Opening"	1:16
2.	"The Edge of Darkness"	5:15
3.	"Hunter and Prey"	5:45
4.	"Into the Light"	5:42
5.	"Drop Dead!"	5:30
6.	"Empty Hollow I: Empty Hollow"	8:58
7.	"Light Into the Darkness"	5:03
8.	"Higher than the Sky"	6:20
9.	"War of Worlds"	8:19
10.	"Carved in Stone"	4:37
11.	"Soundchaser"	5:49
12.	"Down"	7:45
Total length:		70:21

Personnel

Band members

Peavy Wagner – vocals, bass
Victor Smolski – guitar
André Hilgers – drums

Additional musicians

Hacky Hackmann – backing vocals

Production

Charlie Bauerfeind – producer, engineering, mixing, mastering
Victor Smolski – producer, mixing, mastering
Heather Smith – engineering
Thomas Geiger – additional digital editing
Felipe Machado Franco – cover art, layout
Pia Kintrup – photography

References

"Peek from the Pit review".
"21 Review at Metal-Temple". 17 February 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
"21 CD Review at Metal Underground". 6 March 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
^ "RAGE: '21' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed". Blabbermouth. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
"RAGE: New Album Artwork, Release Date Revealed". Blabbermouth. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2011.

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Peavy Wagner Jean Bormann Stefan Weber Vassilios "Lucky" Maniatopoulos Alf Meyerratken Thomas Grüning Jochen Schroeder Jörg Michael Rudy Graf Manni Schmidt Chris Efthimiadis Spiros Efthimiadis Sven Fischer Mike Terrana Victor Smolski André Hilgers Marcos Rodriguez
Studio albums	Prayers of Steel (as Avenger) Reign of Fear Execution Guaranteed Perfect Man Secrets in a Weird World Reflections of a Shadow Trapped! The Missing Link 10 Years in Rage Black in Mind Lingua Mortis End of All Days XIII Ghosts Welcome to the Other Side Unity Soundchaser Speak of the Dead Carved in Stone Strings to a Web 21 LMO (with Lingua Mortis Orchestra) The Devil Strikes Again Seasons of the Black Wings of Rage Resurrection Day
EPs	Depraved to Black (as Avenger) Extended Power Beyond the Wall Refuge
Live albums	Full Moon in St. Petersburg Live in Tokyo
Compilations and box sets	The Best from the Noise Years The Lingua Mortis Trilogy (The Classic Collection)
Video releases	The Video Link Metal Meets Classic Live Full Moon in St. Petersburg
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