XIII (Rage album)

XIII is the 12th full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage, and the second collaboration with the Lingua Mortis Orchestra. It was released in 1998.

XIII
Studio album by Rage & the Lingua Mortis Orchestra
Released	23 March 1998
Genre	Symphonic metal, heavy metal, power metal
Length	57:51
Label	GUN Records
Producer	Christian Wolff, Peter Wagner
Rage chronology
End of All Days (1996) XIII (1998) The Best from the Noise Years (1998)
Singles from XIII
"From the Cradle to the Grave" Released: 1998

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Hard (de)	9.5/10[1]

In 2005, XIII was ranked number 272 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Peter "Peavy" Wagner, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Overture"	Christian Wolf	1:55
2.	"From the Cradle to the Grave"	Wagner, Spiros Efthimiadis	4:51
3.	"Days of December"	Wagner	4:35
4.	"Sign of Heaven"	Wagner	4:17
5.	"Incomplete"	Wagner, Wolf	5:10
6.	"Turn the Page"	Wagner	5:03
7.	"Heartblood"	Wagner, Chris Ephthimiadis, S. Efthimiadis	6:21
8.	"Over and Over"	Wagner, S. Efthimiadis, Sven Fischer	3:48
9.	"In Vain (I Won't Go Down)"	Wagner, Wolf	5:19
10.	"Immortal Sin"	Wagner	5:28
11.	"Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones cover)		4:34
12.	"Just Alone"	Wagner, S. Efthimiadis, Fischer	6:24
13.	"XIII"		0:05

Limited edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Music	Length
14.	"Another Wasted Day"	Wagner, Fischer	4:56
15.	"Tom Sawyer" (Rush cover)		4:24

Personnel

Band members

• Peter "Peavy" Wagner - vocals, bass
• Spiros Efthimiadis - guitars
• Sven Fischer - guitars
• Chris Efthimiadis - drums

Additional musicians

• Christian Wolff - piano
• Lingua Mortis Orchestra

Production

• Christian Wolff - producer
• Ronald Prent - mixing, mastering
• Sander Van Der Heide - mastering

References

1. Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 131. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
2. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 105. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)