Reign of Fear

Reign of Fear is the second full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage, and the first since their renaming from Avenger to Rage. It was released in 1986. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with slightly altered cover art, and five bonus tracks.^[2]

Reign of Fear
Studio album by Rage
Released	12 May 1986
Recorded	February–March 1986
Studio	Horus Sound Studio, Hanover, Germany
Genre	Speed metal, thrash metal
Length	37:11
Label	Noise
Producer	Ralph Hubert
Rage chronology
Depraved to Black (1985) Reign of Fear (1986) Execution Guaranteed (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

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

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Scared to Death"		4:41
2.	"Deceiver"	Thomas Grüning, Wagner	3:36
3.	"Reign of Fear"		3:54
4.	"Hand of Glory"		3:26
5.	"Raw Energy"	Grüning, Wagner	3:27

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Echoes of Evil"		4:48
7.	"Chaste Flesh"		4:52
8.	"Suicide"		4:04
9.	"Machinery"	Wagner	4:23

Remastered CD edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"The Scaffold"	Grüning, Schroeder, Wagner	9:16
11.	"Suicide" (live)		4:00
12.	"Refuge" (live)		4:03
13.	"Baby, I'm Your Nightmare" (live)		5:09
14.	"Light into the Darkness" (acoustic version)		5:38
15.	"Invisible Horizons" (acoustic version)		5:39

Personnel

Rage

• Peavy Wagner – vocals, bass
• Jochen Schroeder – guitars
• Thomas Grüning – guitars
• Jörg Michael – drums

Production

• Ralph Hubert – producer
• Karl-Ulrich Walterbach – executive producer
• D.E.F. – engineer, sample sounds
• Phil Lawvere – cover painting
• Fred Baumgart – cover photo