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* Creator/WilburSmith's novel ''Rage''.

* A German metal band known as Music/RageTheBand.

* A German metal band known as Music/{{Rage}}.
* An FPS game called ''VideoGame/{{Rage}}''.
* Creator/StephenKing's novel ''Literature/{{Rage}}''.

* Wilbur Smith's novel ''Rage''.

* German metal band Music/{{Rage}}.
* FPS game ''VideoGame/{{Rage}}''.
* Creator/StephenKing novel ''Literature/{{Rage}}''.
* Wilbur Smith novel ''Rage''.

* StephenKing novel ''Literature/{{Rage}}''.

* StephenKing novel ''Rage''.

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[[caption-width-right:284:Soundchaser, their mascot.]]

-->Don't you fear the winter,
-->I will keep you safe and warm
-->Don't you fear the winter,
-->Nothing's gonna do you harm
-->-- '''Don't Fear the Winter'''

'''Rage''' is a Heavy/Speed/Power Metal band from Germany. Initially started out as Avenger in 1983, they released an album and EP under that name before changing it to Rage due to a British band Avenger. They have steadily released studio material and toured and they are very popular in Europe and Japan.

Not to be confused with RageAgainstTheMachine or the [[{{VideoGame/Rage}} upcoming video game.]]

Current line-up:

* Peter "Peavy" Wagner - Vocals, Bass
* Victor Smolski - Guitar, Keyboards
* Andre Hilgers - Drums

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!!Discography:

Full-length releases:

* ''Prayers of Steel'' (1984, as Avenger)
* ''Reign of Fear'' (1986)
* ''Execution Guaranteed'' (1987)
* ''Perfect Man'' (1988)
* ''Secrets in a Weird World'' (1989)
* ''Reflections of a Shadow'' (1990)
* ''Trapped!'' (1992)
* ''The Missing Link'' (1993)
* ''10 Years in Rage'' (1994)
* ''Black in Mind'' (1995)
* ''Lingua Mortis'' (1996)
* ''End of All Days'' (1996)
* ''XIII'' (1998)
* ''Ghosts'' (1999)
* ''Welcome to Other Side'' (2001)
* ''Unity'' (2002)
* ''Soundchaser'' (2003)
* ''Speak of the Dead'' (2006)
* ''Carved in Stone'' (2008)
* ''Strings to a Web'' (2010)

Extended plays:

* ''Depraved to Black'' (1985, as Avenger)
* ''Extended Power'' (1991)
* ''Beyond the Wall'' (1992)
* ''Refuge'' (1993)
* ''The Missing Link'' (1993)
* ''Higher Than the Sky'' (1997)
* ''In Vain'' (1998)
* ''Full Moon'' (2006)
* ''Gib Dich Nie Auf'' (2009)

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!!Rage provides examples of:

* AndIMustScream: "Frozen Fire" from ''End of All Days'' is a song from point of view of [[HumanPopsicle cryogenically frozen man]] who is still conscious.
* AtomicHate: "Symbols of Our Fear" from ''Perfect Man''.
* {{Callback}}: "Overture" on ''XIII'' uses same theme ("Opus 32 Nr. 3" by Sergej Prokofiew) as the intro of ''Secrets in a Weird World''.
* CareerKillers: "Execution Guaranteed" from it's namesake album.
* ChainedByFashion: Band's [[http://91.103.160.40/admin2/public/hudba/hardandheavy/Rage-Reign-Of-Fear-125504.jpg old logo.]]
* ConceptAlbum: ''Ghosts'', based on death the afterlife, and ''Soundchaser'', based on their mascot.
* CorruptChurch: "Echoes of Evil" from ''Reign of Fear'' and "Sinister Thinking" from ''Perfect Man''.
* CoverVersion: They have covered [[{{Accept}} "Fast as a Shark"]], [[IronMaiden "The Trooper"]], [[JudasPriest "Jawbreaker"]], [[BlackSabbath "Paranoid"]], [[TheRollingStones "Paint it Black"]], [[{{Rush}} "Tom Sawyer"]], [[TheBeatles "Yesterday"]], "Truth Hits Everybody" by The Police, "I Can't Control Myself" by The Troggs and "Beyond the Pale" by The Mission.
* DeadPersonConversation: "Talk to Grandpa" from ''Secrets in a Weird World" and "Talking to the Dead" from ''End of All Days''.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: When they changed their name from Avenger, their first choice for a new name was Furious Rage.
* DrinkingContest: "Bottlefield" from ''Extended Power'', a remake of "Battlefield" from the first Avenger release.
* DrivenToSuicide: "Suicide" from ''Reign of Fear''.
* EpicRocking: "Scaffold", "Execution Guaranteed", "Without a Trace", "Flowers That Fade in My Hand", "Enough is Enough", "Lost in the Ice", "No Sign of Life", "Blow in a Row", "In a Nameless Time", "Tomorrow's Yesterday", "Unity" and "Death is on It's Way (Falling from Grace Pt. 2)".
* EvilHand: "Hand of Glory" from ''Reign of Fear''.
* FilkSong: "She" from ''Secrets in a Weird World'' is based on StephenKing's ''Christine''.
** "The Pit and the Pendulum" from ''The Missing Link'' is based on short story by EdgarAllanPoe.
** "Shadow Out of Time" from ''Black in Mind'' is based on short story by HPLovecraft.
* FlyingSaucer: Handled in "Without a Trace" , along with {{Atlantis}} and TheBermudaTriangle.
* GoodNameForARockBand: Both names are kinda self-explanatory.
* GreatestHitsAlbum: They have two: ''The Best of the Noise Years'' ([[NoExportForYou only released in Japan]]) and ''Best of Rage: All G.U.N. Years''.
* HeyItsThatVoice: [[Music/{{Helloween}} Andi Deris]] appears on backing vocals in ''Soundchaser''.
* InTheStyleOf: ''Lingua Mortis'' features symphonic compositions from ''Black in Mind''.
* {{Infomercial}}: "Supersonic Hydromatic" is a critique of these and consumerism.
* Music/{{Instrumentals}}: "Grapes of Wrath", "What's Up?", "Unity"
* IntercourseWithYou: "Chaste Flesh" from ''Reign of Fear''.
* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: Various albums have limited edition digipack releases. Limited edition of ''Black in Mind'' however, came with second disc which featured both Avenger releases. This is currently only appearance of those releases on CD.
* MadeOfExplodium: "Ashes" from ''Extended Power'', which is about spontaneous combustion.
* {{Mascot}}: Soundchaser, a robotic creature.
* NamesTheSame: They dropped the name Avenger because there already was a NWOBHM band with that name.
* NightmareDreams: "Reign of Fear" from it's namesake album.
* NonAppearingTitle: ''Secrets in a Weird World''. Some time later it appeared on ''Soundchaser''.
* TheNothingAfterDeath: "Just Alone" from ''XIII''.
* NumberOfTheBeast: Mentioned in "Beginning of the End", from ''Ghosts''.
* OldShame: Their releases as Avenger, due to outrageous lyrics on some of the songs ("Battlefield" and "South Cross Union" being the worst offenders).
* PowerTrio: Currently.
* StartMyOwn: Current guitarist Victor Smolski has released a couple of solo albums. So has their ex-drummer Mike Terrana.
* SternChase: ''Execution Guaranteed'''s opening number "Down by Law" is about a man running away from law.
* TitleOfTheDead: ''Speak of the Dead''.
* TitleOnlyChorus: "Talk to Grandpa" from ''Secrets in Weird World''.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: "Perfect Man" from it's namesake album. A plot point in ''Soundchaser''.
* VideoFullOfFilmClips: The video for "No Fear" uses clips from an underground movie ''Speak of the Dead''.
* WalkingTheEarth: "A Pilgrim's Path" from ''Perect Man''.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: "Animal Instinct" from ''Perfect Man''.
* TheXOfY

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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[{{Helloween}} Andi Deris]] appears on backing vocals in ''Soundchaser''.

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[[caption-width:284:Soundchaser, their mascot.]]

* FaceOfTheBand: Singer Peter Wagner.

Not to be confused with RageAgainstTheMachine or the [[{{Game/Rage}} upcoming video game.]]

Not to be confused with RageAgainstTheMachine or the upcoming video game.

'''Rage''' is a Heavy/Speed/Power Metal band from Germany. Initially started out as Avenger in 1983, they released an album and EP under that name before changing it to Rage due to a british band Avenger. They have steadily released studio material and toured and they are very popular in Europe and Japan.

Full-lenght releases:

* FlyingSaucer: Handled in "Without a Trace" , along with Atlantis and Bermuda Triangle.

Not to be confused with RageAgainstTheMachine.

* ArchivePanic: Don't worry, they have only three live-albums.

* NonAppearingTitle: ''Secrets in a Weird World''. Some time later it appeared on ''Unity''.

* ConceptAlbum: ''Soundchaser'', based on their mascot.

* Prayers of Steel (1984, as Avenger)
* Reign of Fear (1986)
* Execution Guaranteed (1987)
* Perfect Man (1988)
* Secrets in a Weird World (1989)
* Reflections of a Shadow (1990)
* Trapped! (1992)
* The Missing Link (1993)
* 10 Years in Rage (1994)
* Black in Mind (1995)
* Lingua Mortis (1996)
* End of All Days (1996)
* XIII (1998)
* Ghosts (1999)
* Welcome to Other Side (2001)
* Unity (2002)
* Soundchaser (2003)
* Speak of the Dead (2006)
* Carved in Stone (2008)
* Strings to a Web (2010)

* Depraved to Black (1985, as Avenger)
* Extended Power (1991)
* Beyond the Wall (1992)
* Refuge (1993)
* The Missing Link (1993)
* Higher Than the Sky (1997)
* In Vain (1998)
* Full Moon (2006)
* Gib Dich Nie Auf (2009)