Artist: RAGE
Album: THE VIDEO LINK (DVD)

Release date: 1993/ 2003
Media type: DVD

Lead singer and guitarist Peavy Wagner formed the band Rage in the early ‘80s under the name Avenger. The name Rage was adopted in 1985 due to a British band already having the name Avenger, funnily enough there was also a band called Rage in Britain. They released their debut album Reign of Fear in 1986 and followed this with the album Extinction Guaranteed the following year. The band soon fell apart and Wagner was left to pick up the pieces, recruiting drummer Chris Efthimiadis and guitarist Manni Schmidt. Between 1988 and 1993 this line up recorded five albums from Perfect Man to The Missing Link.

Joining a collection of German heavy metal bands in 1993 on the Melodic Metal Tour, they set out to prove that metal was not dead, but unfortunately they themselves would not be far from extinction, breaking up shortly after this performance. The headline band for this tour was Gamma Ray and they have also released their performance from this show at Hamburg’s Dock’s venue, the title of their release is Gamma Ray – Lust For Live.

The band is referred to as thrash metal with maturity and they certainly live up to that title with this performance. They pump out a great sound and the audience seem to enjoy every minute.

Fans of the band and this genre will enjoy this show. It is one of the last performances of this lineup as the band broke up a few months after this performance was recorded. They may never have reached the international stage of better known metal bands, but they really are worth seeing as they produce a great sound for lovers of thrash.

TRACKLIST DVD:

1. Intro
2. Shame on You
3. Don't Fear the Winter
4. Certain Days
5. Suicide
6. Interview
7. Refuge
8. Baby I'm Your Nightmare
9. Down by Law
10. Firestorm
11. Behind-the-Scenes
12. Solitary Man
13. Behind-the-Scenes
14. Medley
(Enough Is Enough / Invisible Horizons)
15. Outro