Strings to a Web

Strings to a Web is the 20th studio album by German heavy metal band Rage, released in Europe on 5 February 2010 through Nuclear Blast Records. The American and Japanese editions of the album were released in a special two-disc set, which included a DVD with live performances and videos.^[3]

Strings to a Web
Studio album by Rage
Released	5 February 2010
Recorded	Twilight Hall Studios, Grefrath, Germany, August–September 2009
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal, symphonic metal
Length	54:47
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Victor Smolski, Charlie Bauerfeind
Rage chronology
Carved in Stone (2008) Strings to a Web (2010) 21 (2012)
Singles from Strings to a Web
"Into the Light" / "Purified" Released: 15 January 2010

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Metal Storm	7.5/10^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Victor Smolski and Peavy Wagner, except where indicated

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Edge of Darkness"	4:30
2.	"Hunter and Prey"	4:31
3.	"Into the Light"	4:22
4.	"The Beggar's Last Dime"	5:40

Empty Hollow (16:16)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Empty Hollow"		6:20
6.	"Strings to a Web"	Smolski	3:54
7.	"Fatal Grace"	Smolski	1:20
8.	"Connected"		2:54
9.	"Empty Hollow (Reprise)"		1:48

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Saviour of the Dead"	5:44
11.	"Hellgirl"	4:11
12.	"Purified" (Wagner"	3:46
13.	"Through Ages"	2:06
14.	"Tomorrow Never Comes"	3:41

Bonus DVD

Live at Wacken Open Air 2009:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Carved in Stone"
2.	"Higher than the Sky"
3.	"Set This World on Fire" (Featuring Hansi Kürsch)
4.	"All I Want" (Featuring Hansi Kürsch)
5.	"Invisible Horizons" (Featuring Hansi Kürsch)
6.	"Lord of the Flies" (Featuring Jen Majura)
7.	"From the Cradle to the Grave" (Featuring Jen Majura)
8.	"Prayers of Steel" (Featuring Schmier)
9.	"Suicide" (Featuring Schmier)
10.	"Down" (Featuring Schmier)
11.	"Soundchaser"

Live at the Masters of Rock 2009:

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Set This World on Fire"
13.	"All I Want"

Live in Sofia 2009:

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Carved in Stone"

Rage Race 2009:

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Never Give Up"

Personnel

Band members

• Peavy Wagner – vocals, bass
• Victor Smolski – guitars, keyboards, cello, producer, mixing, mastering, orchestral arrangements
• André Hilgers – drums

Additional musicians

• Lingua Mortis Orchestra
• Hansi Kürsch, Jen Majura, Thomas Hackmann – backing vocals
• Samantha Pearl Hilgers – vocal screams on "Hellgirl"

Production

• Charlie Bauerfeind – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
• Thomas geiger – additional digital editing

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Rage Strings to a Web review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
2. Anderson, Baz. "Rage – Strings to a Web review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
3. "RAGE Guitarist Victor Smolski Checks In". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2011.