XIII (Rage album)

XIII
XIII
Studio album by Rage & the Lingua Mortis Orchestra
Released	23 March 1998
Genre	Symphonic metal, heavy metal, power metal
Length	57:51
Label	GUN
Producer	Christian Wolff, Peter Wagner
Rage chronology
Singles from XIII
	"From the Cradle to the Grave"; Released: 1998;

XIII is the 12th full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage, and the second collaboration with the Lingua Mortis Orchestra. It was released in 1998.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Hard	9.5/10^[1]

In 2005, XIII was ranked number 272 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[2]

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Peter "Peavy" Wagner, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Overture"	Christian Wolf	1:55
2.	"From the Cradle to the Grave"	Wagner, Spiros Efthimiadis	4:51
3.	"Days of December"	Wagner	4:35
4.	"Sign of Heaven"	Wagner	4:17
5.	"Incomplete"	Wagner, Wolf	5:10
6.	"Turn the Page"	Wagner	5:03
7.	"Heartblood"	Wagner, Chris Ephthimiadis, S. Efthimiadis	6:21
8.	"Over and Over"	Wagner, S. Efthimiadis, Sven Fischer	3:48
9.	"In Vain (I Won't Go Down)"	Wagner, Wolf	5:19
10.	"Immortal Sin"	Wagner	5:28
11.	"Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones cover)		4:34
12.	"Just Alone"	Wagner, S. Efthimiadis, Fischer	6:24
13.	"XIII"		0:05

Limited edition bonus tracks[]

No.	Title	Music	Length
14.	"Another Wasted Day"	Wagner, Fischer	4:56
15.	"Tom Sawyer" (Rush cover)		4:24

Personnel[]

Band members[]

Peter "Peavy" Wagner – vocals, bass
Spiros Efthimiadis – guitars
Sven Fischer – guitars
Chris Efthimiadis – drums

Additional musicians[]

Christian Wolff – piano
Lingua Mortis Orchestra

Production[]

Christian Wolff – producer
Ronald Prent – mixing, mastering
Sander Van Der Heide – mastering

References[]

^ Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 131. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 105. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.

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[1] Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 131. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[2] Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 105. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.

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