Seasons of the Black is the 23rd studio album by German heavy metal band Rage, released on 28 July 2017 through Nuclear Blast Records.[2] Videos were made for the singles "Blackened Karma"[3] and "Seasons of the Black".[4] A bonus disc, Avenger Revisted, are re-recording of songs from Prayers of Steel, Rage's first album under the name "Avenger".

Seasons of the Black
Studio album by
Released28 July 2017 (2017-07-28)
Recordedat Soundchaser Studios in Zandhoven, Belgium and Megafon Studios in Burscheid, Germany by Marcos & Brat.[1]
GenrePower metal, heavy metal, speed metal
Length51:46 (76:07 with bonus tracks)
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerRage
Rage chronology
The Devil Strikes Again
(2016)
Seasons of the Black
(2017)
Wings of Rage
(2020)
Singles from Seasons of the Black
  1. "Blackened Karma"
    Released: 26 May 2017

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Peavy Wagner; all music is composed by Wagner and Rodriguez, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Season of the Black"4:55
2."Serpents in Disguise"4:13
3."Blackened Karma"4:38
4."Time Will Tell"5:04
5."Septic Bite"4:20
6."Walk Among the Dead"4:05
7."All We Know Is Not"4:20
8."Gaia" (The Tragedy of Man Pt. 1)1:02
9."Justify" (The Tragedy of Man Pt. 2)6:09
10."Bloodshed in Paradise" (The Tragedy of Man Pt. 3)5:39
11."Farewell" (The Tragedy of Man Pt. 4)7:21
Total length:51:46

Bonus CD - Avenger Revisited edit

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Adoration"Peavy Wagner, Jochen Schroeder3:32
2."Southcross Union"Wagner, Schroeder3:43
3."Assorted by Satan"Wagner, Alf Meyerratken, Schroeder4:22
4."Faster Than Hell"Wagner, Schroeder3:16
5."Sword Made of Steel"Wagner, Meyerratken, Schroeder5:16
6."Down to the Bone"Wagner, Schroeder4:12
Total length:24:21

Personnel edit

  • Peavy Wagner – vocals, bass
  • Marcos Rodriguez - guitar, backing vocals
  • Vassilios "Lucky" Maniatopoulos - drums, backing vocals

References edit

  1. ^ "Encyclopaedia Metallum". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Nuclear Blast on Twitter". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Rage on Twitter". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Nuclear Blast on Twitter". Retrieved 19 June 2022.