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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]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jochen Schroeder and Peter Wagner, except where indicated.
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| 1. | "Scared to Death" |  | 4:41 | 
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| 2. | "Deceiver" | Thomas Grüning, Wagner | 3:36 | 
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| 3. | "Reign of Fear" |  | 3:54 | 
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| 4. | "Hand of Glory" |  | 3:26 | 
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| 5. | "Raw Energy" | Grüning, Wagner | 3:27 | 
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Side two| Title | Writer(s) | 
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| 6. | "Echoes of Evil" |  | 4:48 | 
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| 7. | "Chaste Flesh" |  | 4:52 | 
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| 8. | "Suicide" |  | 4:04 | 
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| 9. | "Machinery" | Wagner | 4:23 | 
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Remastered CD edition bonus tracks| Title | Writer(s) | 
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| 10. | "The Scaffold" | Grüning, Schroeder, Wagner | 9:16 | 
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| 11. | "Suicide" (live) |  | 4:00 | 
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| 12. | "Refuge" (live) |  | 4:03 | 
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| 13. | "Baby, I'm Your Nightmare" (live) |  | 5:09 | 
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| 14. | "Light into the Darkness" (acoustic version) |  | 5:38 | 
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| 15. | "Invisible Horizons" (acoustic version) |  | 5:39 | 
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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
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Peavy WagnerJean BormannStefan WeberVassilios "Lucky" Maniatopoulos
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