Track Listing
1. Shame on you 2. Solitary man 3. Enough is enough 4. Medicine 5. Questions 6. Take me to the water 7. Power and greed 8. The body talks 9. Not forever 10. Beyond the wall of sleep 11. Baby, I'm your nightmare 12. Fast as a shark 13. Difference Year: 1992 Label: Noise - Official Site |
Rage - 'Trapped!' - By J. Korkiam�ki
Rage have experienced many musical turning points in their career, the first probably being Reflections Of A Shadow, the experimental, a little bit alternative album previous to Trapped!, which goes back to Rage�s roots a bit, but has taken influence from Reflections, creating a melodic speed/power metal album which is powerful as hell. �Powerful as hell�, meaning practically that Trapped! really isn�t some kind of horse/sword/steel metal in the vein of Manowar, and doesn�t use themes traditionally expected from power metal. The themes are the same as always, and once again, Peavy has made the power of word an artform. Trapped! is full of attitude, feisty and raw power riffing, all of that mixed with Peavy�s much improved singing voice. The album begins with �Shame On You�, a double bass drum thunder combinated with oriental rhythms, which proves that the band has changed their style surprisingly much. �Solitary Man� continues with Rage�s speed metal side, but still is just right for this album. While the albums previous to Trapped! seemed to be swarming with limitations of aggression, even with all their good potential, Trapped! knows no limits. You can clearly hear that the band has finally been ready to set themselves free. Trapped! truly traps the listener, and the only weaker song on the album, �Difference�, doesn�t seem to harm the joy of listening at all. Even the Accept cover song �Fast As A Shark� is quite smooth and very metal. Trapped! is one of Rage�s best outings ever, and an album for everyone, who listen any form of metal. There are catchy songs, there are heavy songs with lots of feedback, speed metal songs with style and of course Rage�s trademark, the fantastic lyrics going through the human mind are there. This was one of the first albums that got me into metal, and I still love it as much as I did then. Fantastic! Metal Obsessive Grade: 98% |