Execution Guaranteed

Execution Guaranteed is the third full-length album released by the heavy metal band Rage in 1987. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with slightly altered cover art, and six bonus tracks.^[4] Rudy Graf had been a member of the German heavy metal band Warlock until 1985.

Execution Guaranteed
Studio album by Rage
Released	11 May 1987
Recorded	1987
Studio	Hartmann Digital Studios, Germany
Genre	Speed metal heavy metal
Length	45:46
Label	Noise
Producer	Rage
Rage chronology
Reign of Fear (1986) Execution Guaranteed (1987) Perfect Man (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[2]
Metal Forces	9.2/10[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jochen Schroeder and Peter Wagner, except where indicated.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Down by Law"	3:23
2.	"Execution Guaranteed"	6:49
3.	"Before the Storm (The Secret Affair)"	4:49
4.	"Streetwolf"	6:07

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Deadly Error"	Wagner	5:06
6.	"Hatred"	Wagner	3:57
7.	"Grapes of Wrath"		5:12
8.	"Mental Decay"		5:53
9.	"When You're Dead"	Wagner	4:30

Remastered CD edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Down by Law" (Live)		3:37
11.	"Nevermore" (Live)	Wagner	4:25
12.	"Firestorm" (Live)	Manni Schmidt, Wagner	5:06
13.	"On the Edge"	Wagner	4:13
14.	"Dust" (Acoustic Version)		4:15
15.	"The Body Talks" (Previously Unreleased Acoustic Version)	Wagner	4:41

Personnel

Rage

• Peavy Wagner – vocals, bass
• Jochen Schroeder – guitars
• Rudy Graf – guitars
• Jörg Michael – drums

Production

• Rage – producer
• Andi Musolf – engineer, mixing at Hartmann Digital Studios
• DEF – mixing, samples
• Tommy Hansen – remixing at Horus Sound Studio