German heavy metal masters Rage are about to celebrate their 30th band anniversary with the release of a unique collection of songs from their outstanding back catalogue. From the humble beginnings in the early 1980s with their debut attempt Prayers of Steel and back then calling themselves Avenger, through the flourishing '90s that peaked in their 1996 classic approach Lingua Mortis, all the way to the most recent years, which also featured coming in third at the Bundesvision Songcontest in 2009, carving a quarter of a century in stone even more so! Diving into their own history, Rage has 21 studio albums released to date, covering three decades of an unbeatable heavy metal career.

Peavy Wagner and Victor Smolski talk about the collection below:

The Soundchaser Archives will contain 30 tracks put on two brimful CDs, covering everything from previously unreleased material or versions, demo recordings to fractions of ideas that finally went to find clear sonic ground. Additionally the 2CD will contain a bonus DVD including the Rage performance from last years Masters Of Rock festival. The Soundchaser Archives will be out on May 23rd via Nuclear Blast.

The Soundchaser Archives tracklisting:

CD1

'Anybody Home?

'Mystery Trip

'In Union

'Long Hard Road

'Full Moon (International Version)

'Nevermore

'French Bourrée

'A Perfect Day

'Enough Is Enough

'Here Comes The Night

'Spiritual Awakening

'Lost In The Void

'The Missing Link

'Another Kind Of Madness

'Down To The Bone

CD2

'The Speed Of Sound

'Darkness Turns To Light

'Death Is Alive

'Gentle Murders

'From The Cradle To The Grave

'Refuge

'Fugue No. 5

'Last Goodbye

'Dirty Wings

'The Pit And The Pendulum

'Waterfalls

'Heads Off

'Assorted By Satan

'Shame On You

'Soundchaser

DVD - Live at Masters of Rock Festival 2013

'Cleansed By Fire'

'From The Cradle To The Grave'

'Scapegoat'

'The Devil's Bride'

'Empty Hollow'

'Lament'

Suite Lingua Mortis:

- 'Prelude Of Souls'
- 'Innocent'
- 'Depression'
- 'No Regrets'

'Witches' Judge'

'Straight To Hell'

+ Interviews & Bonus Videos

Catch Rage live during the following dates. There will also be a European tour in September and October being announced soon.

May

23 - Bergeheim, Germany - Tribute to Jon Lord
30 - Geiselwind, Germany - Out & Loud Festival
31 - Plzen, Czech Republic - Metalfest

September

6 - Porsel, Switzerland - FestiWolf

LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA feat. Rage

July

5 - Gelnhausen, Germany - 1. Gelnhäuser Sommerfestival 2014
11 - Hamm, Germany - Klassik Sommer Hamm