21 (Rage album)

21 is the 21st studio album by German heavy metal band Rage, released on 24 February 2012 through Nuclear Blast Records.^[4] The production was once again helmed by Charlie Bauerfeind,^[5] who had worked with the band for at least 10 years at that point.^[4]

21
Studio album by Rage
Released	24 February 2012 (2012-02-24)
Studio	Twilight Hall Studio
Genre	Power metal, heavy metal, thrash metal
Length	58:06
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Charlie Bauerfeind, Victor Smolski
Rage chronology
Strings to a Web (2010) 21 (2012) LMO (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Peek from the Pit	[1]
Metal-Temple	[2]
Metal Underground	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"House Wins" (Introduction)		Victor Smolski	1:30
2.	"Twenty One"	Peavy Wagner	Smolski	6:16
3.	"Forever Dead"	Wagner	Smolski	6:20
4.	"Feel My Pain"	Wagner	Smolski	5:40
5.	"Serial Killer"	Wagner	Smolski, Wagner	5:45
6.	"Psycho Terror"	Wagner	André Hilgers, Smolski	6:57
7.	"Destiny"	Wagner	Smolski, Wagner	5:15
8.	"Death Romantic"	Wagner	Smolski, Wagner	5:59
9.	"Black and White"	Wagner	Smolski, Wagner	5:19
10.	"Concrete Wall"	Wagner	Smolski, Wagner	3:50
11.	"Eternally"	Wagner	Smolski	5:10
Total length:				58:06

Enhanced part

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rage Race 2011 Video" ("The Beggar's Last Dime" from Strings to a Web)	6:34

Bonus CD – Live in Tokyo

Recorded live at Shibuya O-East, Tokyo, 15–16 April 2010.

Live in Tokyo

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Opening"	1:16
2.	"The Edge of Darkness"	5:15
3.	"Hunter and Prey"	5:45
4.	"Into the Light"	5:42
5.	"Drop Dead!"	5:30
6.	"Empty Hollow I: Empty Hollow"	8:58
7.	"Light Into the Darkness"	5:03
8.	"Higher than the Sky"	6:20
9.	"War of Worlds"	8:19
10.	"Carved in Stone"	4:37
11.	"Soundchaser"	5:49
12.	"Down"	7:45
Total length:		70:21

Personnel

Band members

• Peavy Wagner – vocals, bass
• Victor Smolski – guitar
• André Hilgers – drums

Additional musicians

• Hacky Hackmann – backing vocals

Production

• Charlie Bauerfeind – producer, engineering, mixing, mastering
• Victor Smolski – producer, mixing, mastering
• Heather Smith – engineering
• Thomas Geiger – additional digital editing
• Felipe Machado Franco – cover art, layout
• Pia Kintrup – photography