---
title: "Rage"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/rage"
genre: "Power Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1986
---

# Rage

**Rage** is a power metal band, from Germany, active 1986 to present.

Rage is a German heavy metal band formed in 1984 by Peter "Peavy" Wagner. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene that emerged in the early to mid-1980s and are considered part of the scene's "big four," alongside Grave Digger, Helloween, and Running Wild.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_(German_band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Rage |
| Genre | Power Metal |
| Parent genre | Power Metal |
| Origin | Herne, Germany |
| Formed | 1986 |
| Releases in catalog | 35 |

## Genres

[Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Marcos Rodríguez](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marcos-rodriguez) | Guitar | 2015 to present | Current |
| [Peter “Peavy” Wagner](https://themetalnet.com/musician/peter-peavy-wagner) | Bass guitar, Lead vocals | 1984 to present | Current |
| [Vassilios Maniatopoulos](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vassilios-maniatopoulos) | Drums (drum set) | 2015 to present | Current |
| [Jean Bormann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jean-bormann) | Electric guitar | 2020 to present | Current |
| [Jörg Michael](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jorg-michael) | Drums (drum set) | 1985 to 1987 | Former |
| [Mike Terrana](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-terrana) | Drums (drum set) | 1999 to 2006 | Former |
| [André Hilgers](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andre-hilgers) | Drums (drum set) | 2007 to 2015 | Former |
| [Victor Smolski](https://themetalnet.com/musician/victor-smolski) | Electric guitar | 1999 to 2015 | Former |
| [Jochen Schröder](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jochen-schroder) | Electric guitar | 1985 to 1987 | Former |
| [Manni Schmidt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/manni-schmidt) | Electric guitar | 1988 to 1994 | Former |
| [Rudi Graf](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rudi-graf) | Electric guitar | 1987 to 1987 | Former |
| [Thomas Grüning](https://themetalnet.com/musician/thomas-gruning) | Electric guitar | 1985 to 1986 | Former |
| [Chris Efthimiadis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-efthimiadis) | Drums (drum set) | 1988 to 1999 | Former |
| [Chris Wolff](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-wolff) | Keyboard | 1996 to 1999 | Former |
| [Spiros Efthimiadis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/spiros-efthimiadis) | Electric guitar | 1994 to 1999 | Former |
| [Sven Fischer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sven-fischer) | Electric guitar | 1994 to 1999 | Former |
| [Ulli Köllner](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ulli-kollner) | Keyboard | 1990 to 1990 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1986 | [Reign of Fear](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed94d1e5-50ea-3b21-842a-97cf71391429) | Album |
| 1987 | [Execution Guaranteed](https://themetalnet.com/album/5b0da0ed-8191-30cd-9533-0fcd533cec3a) | Album |
| 1988 | [Perfect Man](https://themetalnet.com/album/0e1d04e1-bb8d-3d6c-9edf-49a5e2260017) | Album |
| 1989 | [Secrets in a Weird World](https://themetalnet.com/album/c7558e98-dfd9-36c9-adb1-c8a04a238f7f) | Album |
| 1990 | [Reflections of a Shadow](https://themetalnet.com/album/77bd6e43-7e58-3bcb-9e6c-2d259b620e06) | Album |
| 1991 | [Extended Power](https://themetalnet.com/album/7a2cfa46-c6ea-3987-959b-2a2df46619ff) | EP |
| 1992 | [Beyond the Wall](https://themetalnet.com/album/4d2a86a3-7c08-3a5a-a2d2-0d50bce261bc) | EP |
| 1992 | [Trapped!](https://themetalnet.com/album/d36addc4-1d39-3e7a-bcc9-d0948cf9b9a1) | Album |
| 1993 | [The Missing Link](https://themetalnet.com/album/cb0cfa2d-b125-3222-9fba-e4f164167e14) | Album |
| 1993 | [The Missing Link](https://themetalnet.com/album/0d11f6f1-f52f-4f15-b076-fb02b43be0c5) | EP |
| 1994 | [10 Years in Rage](https://themetalnet.com/album/96c5fb59-054f-300c-8154-fed870d7cca0) | Album |
| 1995 | [Black in Mind](https://themetalnet.com/album/26390114-7341-395e-9e17-01605a3dcb84) | Album |
| 1996 | [End of All Days](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ddfde8c-ec76-3495-ae13-c1d51a7d863e) | Album |
| 1996 | [Higher Than the Sky](https://themetalnet.com/album/6ef2d5ad-6da4-3f49-92ce-fa8f48c147a1) | EP |
| 1996 | [Lingua Mortis](https://themetalnet.com/album/49a6abbf-ec61-331c-933a-86f8bcc3e76b) | Album |
| 1998 | [In Vain: Rage in Acoustic](https://themetalnet.com/album/466ca19f-813c-3256-b5f1-e40792787767) | EP |
| 1998 | [XIII](https://themetalnet.com/album/f27405cd-9ab6-39f3-afe8-01a3edf512fd) | Album |
| 1999 | [Ghosts](https://themetalnet.com/album/4c004912-89ef-3960-8328-8fd891225c26) | Album |
| 2001 | [Welcome to the Other Side](https://themetalnet.com/album/10ae5019-eae4-3e1b-b32a-7b29bad6695d) | Album |
| 2002 | [Unity](https://themetalnet.com/album/803da958-57cc-33bd-93e5-f65b446f3b2d) | Album |
| 2003 | [Soundchaser](https://themetalnet.com/album/9c960183-6b93-3a9e-943d-e8c44f1add33) | Album |
| 2006 | [Speak of the Dead](https://themetalnet.com/album/c66d8013-8264-3f0a-9336-b986965d55dc) | Album |
| 2008 | [Carved in Stone](https://themetalnet.com/album/256421c7-067e-31cc-a360-837e187e3b1c) | Album |
| 2009 | [Gib dich nie auf](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed2772e2-7949-3ac7-b543-3c51eebe1302) | EP |
| 2010 | [Strings to a Web](https://themetalnet.com/album/dce783d5-7222-4d98-ba8b-ee48a2362944) | Album |
| 2012 | [21](https://themetalnet.com/album/8fefba88-9357-4a85-abcf-d233716f0c43) | Album |
| 2013 | [LMO](https://themetalnet.com/album/f4ec5ae9-8587-4324-aff8-1962dd89596f) | Album |
| 2016 | [My Way](https://themetalnet.com/album/508f96d6-fc1a-4ddd-a3dc-8371d9927521) | EP |
| 2016 | [The Devil Strikes Again](https://themetalnet.com/album/543d002e-c61e-40a1-80a9-397e6aac4371) | Album |
| 2017 | [Seasons of the Black](https://themetalnet.com/album/e6008e0e-81f5-48f6-a7ab-98585e79da8f) | Album |
| 2020 | [Wings of Rage](https://themetalnet.com/album/4607c3b9-cb44-48eb-9489-35f0f344b51c) | Album |
| 2021 | [Resurrection Day](https://themetalnet.com/album/9e3c2e6b-47e3-438e-9a73-d48326764894) | Album |
| 2022 | [Spreading the Plague](https://themetalnet.com/album/b4944544-c023-4057-b7d1-7d0904d8e09b) | EP |
| 2024 | [Afterlifelines](https://themetalnet.com/album/2a1cac7c-7af5-450e-81e0-7124f23c204d) | Album |
| 2025 | [A New World Rising](https://themetalnet.com/album/092577ea-2672-40de-940f-d6c8782a32f4) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together)
- [Blind Guardian](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-guardian) (listened together)
- [HammerFall](https://themetalnet.com/band/hammerfall) (listened together)
- [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together)
- [Gamma Ray](https://themetalnet.com/band/gamma-ray) (listened together)
- [Iced Earth](https://themetalnet.com/band/iced-earth) (listened together)
- [Sonata Arctica](https://themetalnet.com/band/sonata-arctica) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Primal Fear](https://themetalnet.com/band/primal-fear) (listened together)
- [Stratovarius](https://themetalnet.com/band/stratovarius) (listened together)
- [Manowar](https://themetalnet.com/band/manowar) (listened together)
- [Grave Digger](https://themetalnet.com/band/grave-digger) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Rage/900
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ETohsfT1X0H1pbWdFxq3w
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RageOfficialBand
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RageOfficialBand/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TJVsWPUaJxBxWfVZQEt2x
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/3261481
- bandcamp: https://rageofficial.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/rage](https://themetalnet.com/band/rage). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt