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Rage released their first album in 1986. And there were even a few albums before that, under the moniker Avenger. Their latest release Unity is either album 15 or 16. I'm not familiar with any of the previous ones, so I can't tell you how Unity compares with its predecessors.
What I can tell you is that German bassist Peavey Wagner is the only remaining original member of Rage. The rest of the current lineup consists of White Russian guitarist Victor Smolski and American drummer Mike Terrana. That's in the bio. What's not in the bio is that Wagner has been so successful in recruiting new band members that he has become the weakest link in his own band. While Terrana propels the band's power-metal at breakneck speed, and Smolski excels in original riffs and technical and melodic solos, Wagner has trouble bringing his vocals to the same level. All the best tracks are written by Smolski, too.
Still, Unity is not a bad album, though 'tis a bit old-fashioned. Where most modern metals bands go for complex song and rhythmical structures, Rage sticks with verse-chorus-verse-chorus-solo-chorus and the type of bombast and feel-good melodies German metal is infamous for. Still, as previously stated, Smolski and Terrana do some fine things (and to be honest, Wagner's bass playing is none too shabby either) within the limits they unfortunately impose on themselves. There's no overdose of keyboards and female background vocals, and there's plenty of catchy choruses. So I suppose genre fans will be pleased with this album (as long as Rage's previous album was not a masterpiece and expectations for Unity weren't sky high), and the band is certainly not worn-out; but I doubt Unity will gain Rage many new fans.
http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/rage/unity/1645/
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