Perfect Man
Perfect Man adds more ordered melody and structure to Rage’s speed-metal sharpness.
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Track List
- Wasteland (Remastered)
- In the Darkest Hour (Remastered)
- Animal Instinct (Remastered)
- Perfect Man (Remastered)
- Sinister Thinking (Remastered)
- Supersonic Hydromatic (Remastered)
- Don't Fear the Winter (Remastered)
- Death in the Afternoon (Remastered)
- A Pilgrim's Path (Remastered)
- Time and Place (Remastered)
- Roundtrip (Remastered)
- Between the Lines (Remastered)
- Symbols of Our Fear (Bonus Track - Remastered)
- Neurotic (Bonus Track - Remastered)
- Wasteland
- In the Darkest Hour
- Animal Instinct
- Perfect Man
- Sinister Thinking
- Supersonic Hydromatic
- Don't Fear the Winter
- Death in the Afternoon
- A Pilgrim's Path
- Time and Place
- Roundtrip
- Between the Lines
- Symbols of Our Fear (Bonus Track - Original Version)
- Neurotic (Bonus Track - Original Version)
- Between the Lines (Live at Metal Mania 88 - Bonus Track)
- Roundtrip (Live at Metal Mania 88 - Bonus Track)
- Wasteland / Echoes of Evil / Animal Instinct / Don't Fear the Winter / Mental Decay (Live at Heavy Sound Festival 88)
- Like a Gun with a Twisted Barrel (Bonus Track)
- Sign of the Times (Bonus Track)
- The Element of Crime (Bonus Track)
- The Last Farewell (Bonus Track)
Liner Notes
Perfect Man adds more organized melody and structure to RAGE’s speed-metal edge. Built around Peavy Wagner’s hard-edged voice and bass, guitars and drums drive the songs with high tension. Under a new lineup, the band’s sound became noticeably tighter here.
Even in speeders like “Wasteland” and “Animal Instinct,” the riffs are never monotonous, and shadowed phrases give the album depth. The title track “Perfect Man” and “Don’t Fear the Winter” balance clear melodic outlines with dramatic development, creating substance beyond mere aggression. Speed and construction, rawness and melancholy share the same space, and the character that would carry directly into later RAGE comes clearly into view. The tension and melodic beauty in songs such as “Sinister Thinking” and “A Pilgrim’s Path” should not be missed — a culmination of the early years that laid the groundwork for the leaps to come.