Perfect Man (Rage album)

Perfect Man is the fourth full-length album released by German heavy metal band Rage in 1988. This album introduces the Refuge years line-up, with the new members Manni Schmidt and Chris Efthimiadis, and the band's mascot, the "Soundchaser", which would feature in most other Rage cover arts. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with slightly altered cover art, and five bonus tracks.^[3]

Perfect Man
Studio album by Rage
Released	6 June 1988
Recorded	February–March 1988
Studio	Sky Trak Studios Berlin, Germany
Genre	Speed metal, power metal
Length	43:46
Label	Noise
Producer	Armin Sabol
Rage chronology
Execution Guaranteed (1987) Perfect Man (1988) Secrets in a Weird World (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Peter Wagner; all music is composed by Peter Wagner, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Wasteland"		3:26
2.	"In the Darkest Hour"		3:17
3.	"Animal Instinct"	Manni Schmidt, Wagner	3:48
4.	"Perfect Man"		3:35
5.	"Sinister Thinking"	Schmidt, Wagner	3:18
6.	"Supersonic Hydromatic"	Schmidt, Wagner	3:34
7.	"Don't Fear the Winter"		3:27
8.	"Death in the Afternoon"		3:56
9.	"A Pilgrim's Path"		4:27
10.	"Time and Place"	Schmidt, Wagner	4:15
11.	"Round Trip"	Schmidt, Wagner	3:25
12.	"Between the Lines"	Schmidt, Wagner	3:18

Remastered CD edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Music	Length
13.	"Symbols of Our Fear"		3:36
14.	"Neurotic"		3:02
15.	"Shame on You" (Live; Originally released on Power of Metal in 1994)	Schmidt, Wagner	4:30
16.	"Don't Fear the Winter" (Live; Originally released on Power of Metal in 1994)		3:56
17.	"Certain Days" (Live; Originally released on Power of Metal in 1994)		5:32
18.	"Last Goodbye"		4:22
19.	"Not Forever" (Previously Unreleased Acoustic Version)		4:06

Personnel

Rage

• Peavy Wagner – vocals, bass
• Manni Schmidt – guitars
• Chris Efthimiadis – drums

Production

• Armin Sabol – producer, arrangements
• Rage – arrangements
• Will Reid-Dick – engineer, mixing
• Karl-Ulrich Walterbach – executive producer