Perfect Man (Rage album)

Perfect Man
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

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 "Sounchaser", 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]

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

References

^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Rage Perfect Man review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
^ "Rage – Perfect Man". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

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[1] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Rage Perfect Man review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

[martin-2] Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.

[3] "Rage – Perfect Man". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

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