Speak of the Dead

For the proverbial phrase, see De mortuis nil nisi bonum.

Speak of the Dead is the 18th studio album by German heavy metal band Rage, released in 2006 by Nuclear Blast.^[2] The album contains a mix of different music genres, adding symphonic and progressive influences to their usual fast power metal/melodic thrash metal. The band go back to the album Lingua Mortis' themes and atmospheres in the suite that opens the album, called "Suite Lingua Mortis" that consists in eight parts, using a full symphonic orchestra recorded in Minsk, Belarus. The album marked the last featuring drummer Mike Terrana.

Speak of the Dead
Studio album by Rage
Released	24 March 2006
Recorded	VPS Studios, Hamm, Germany, October–November 2005
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal
Length	62:49
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Rage & Charly Czajkowski
Rage chronology
Soundchaser (2003) Speak of the Dead (2006) Full Moon in St. Petersburg (2007)
Singles from Speak of the Dead
"Full Moon" Released: 1 June 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Morituri Te Salutant" (Instrumental)		Victor Smolski	0:57
2.	"Prelude of Souls" (Instrumental)		Smolski	2:46
3.	"Innocent"	Peavy Wagner	Smolski	5:36
4.	"Depression" (Instrumental)		Smolski	1:12
5.	"No Regrets"	Wagner	Smolski	4:52
6.	"Confusion" (Instrumental)		Smolski	1:45
7.	"Black" (Instrumental)		Smolski	0:51
8.	"Beauty"	Wagner	Smolski	3:53
9.	"No Fear"	Wagner	Smolski	5:31
10.	"Soul Survivor"	Wagner	Wagner	3:41
11.	"Full Moon"	Wagner	Wagner	4:53
12.	"Kill Your Gods"	Wagner	Smolski	5:13
13.	"Turn My World Around"	Wagner	Wagner	3:58
14.	"Be with Me or Be Gone"	Wagner	Wagner	3:47
15.	"Speak of the Dead"	Wagner	Wagner	4:06
Total length:				62:49

Latin America edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
16.	"La Luna Reine" (Spanish version of "Full Moon")	Wagner	Wagner	4:52

German edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
16.	"Vollmond" (German version of "Full Moon")	Wagner	Wagner	4:54

Russian edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
16.	"Полнолуние" (Russian version of "Full Moon")	Wagner	Wagner	4:52

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
16.	"Michi-Shi Tsuki" (Japanese version of "Full Moon")	Wagner	Wagner	4:52

Personnel

Band members

• Peavy Wagner – vocals, bass
• Victor Smolski – guitars, piano, keyboards, cello, orchestral arrangements
• Mike Terrana – drums and percussion

Additional musicians

• Inspector Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Andrey Zubrich
• Thomas Hackmann – backing vocals

Production

• Ingo 'Charly' Czajkowski – producer, engineer
• Charlie Bauerfeind – mixing, mastering
• Jan Rubach – additional digital editing

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Rage Speak of the Dead review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
2. "Rage – Speak of the Dead". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 24 September 2011.