RAGE have confirmed the following live dates, supporting GAMMA RAY in Japan:

April

13 - Osaka, Japan - Big Cat
15 - Tokyo, Japan - Shibuya O-East
16 - Tokyo, Japan - Shibuya O-East
17 - Nagoya, Japan - Bottom Line

RockInvasion.de recently posted an extensive video interview with Rage guitarist Victor Smolski. The nearly 20-minute interview can be found online at this location.

A TV version of the interview will be broadcast on February 15th and 18th from 11PM - midnight on digital station iMusic1. iMusic1 is receivable at Astra (Frequency: 12460 MHz, Polarisation horizontal), Eutelsat, Kabel Deutschland, Kabel BW and Unity Media. Further info at www.im1.tv.

Rage's new album, Strings To A Web, was released via Nuclear Blast on February 5th.

The album cut 'Empty Hollow' is now streaming online at this location, and a new album trailer can be seen below. The album features the following tracklist:

'The Edge Of Darkness'

'Hunter And Prey'

'Into The Light'

'The Beggar´s Last Dime'

'Empty Hollow'

'Strings To A Web'

'Fatal Grace'

'Connected'

'Empty Hollow (Reprise)'

'Saviour Of The Dead'

'Hellgirl'

'Purified'

'Through Ages'

'Tomorrow Never Comes'

The limited edition digibook edition of Strings To A Web will include a high quality DVD including 15 live clips in total. The main part is the Best Of show Rage played at the Wacken Open Air festival 2009, including guest performances of Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN), Schmier (DESTRUCTION) and Jen Majura (BLACK THUNDER LADIES).

The tracklist for the DVD:

'Carved In Stone'

'Higher Than The Sky'

'Set This World On Fire' (featuring Hansi Kürsch)

'All I Want' (featuring Hansi Kürsch)

'Invisible Horizons' (featuring Hansi Kürsch)

'Lord Of The Flies' (featuring Jen Majura)

'From The Cradle To The Grave' (featuring Jen Majura)

'Prayers Of Steel' (featuring Schmier)

'Suicide' (featuring Schmier)

'Down' (featuring Schmier)

'Soundchaser'

In addition there will be four more live clips:

'Set This World On Fire' (Live at the Masters of Rock 2009)

'All I Want' (Live at the Masters of Rock 2009)

'Carved In Stone' (Live in Sofia 2009)

'Never Give Up' (Rage Race Special)

Further updates to follow.

Rage have now announced the following dates for their String To A Web 2010 Tour, with support from JADED HEART and "guests":

March

3 - München, Germany - Backstage
4 - Budapest, Hungary - Diesel
5 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Masters of Rock Cafe
6 - Prague, Czech Republic - Abaton
7 - Hannover, Germany - Musikzentrum
9 - Berlin, Germany - K17
10 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
12 - Speyer, Germany - Halle 101
13 - Andernach, Germany - JUZ Live Club
14 - Colmar, France - Grillen
15 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
16 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
17 - Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali
19 - Barcelona, Spain - Razz 2
20 - Bilbao, Spain Rockstar Live