The Best from the Noise Years

The Best from the Noise Years
Compilation album by
Rage
Released2 May 1998 (1998-05-02)
Recorded1986–1994
GenreSpeed metal, power metal, heavy metal
Length65:52
LabelVictor Entertainment/Noise Records
ProducerRage, Sven Conquest, Armin Sabol
Rage chronology
XIII
(1998) 		The Best from the Noise Years
(1998) 		Ghosts
(1999)

The Best from the Noise Years is the first compilation album by German heavy metal band Rage, released in 1998 by Victor Entertainment. The album is made up of 15 songs from the band's early albums (1986–94), released by Noise Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Suicide"Peavy WagnerReign of Fear4:04
2."Down by Law"WagnerExecution Guaranteed3:23
3."Don't Fear the Winter"WagnerPerfect Man3:27
4."Ashes"WagnerExtended Power5:02
5."Invisible Horizons"WagnerSecrets in a Weird World4:35
6."Light Into the Darkness"WagnerSecrets in a Weird World4:50
7."Time Waits for Noone"Manni Schmidt, WagnerSecrets in a Weird World4:49
8."Saddle the Wind"WagnerReflections of a Shadow4:06
9."Solitary Man"Schmidt, WagnerTrapped!3:36
10."Enough Is Enough"Schmidt, WagnerTrapped!6:42
11."Medicine"WagnerTrapped!3:43
12."Firestorm"Schmidt, WagnerThe Missing Link4:57
13."Refuge"WagnerThe Missing Link3:39
14."Raw Caress"WagnerThe Missing Link5:24
15."Vertigo"Wagner10 Years in Rage3:35

Personnel

Band members

  • Peavy Wagner – vocals, bass
  • Jochen Schroeder – guitars, on tracks 1-2
  • Rudy Graf – guitars, on tracks 1-2
  • Jörg Michael – drums, on tracks 1-2
  • Manni Schmidt – guitars, on tracks 3-14
  • Chris Ephthimiadis – drums, on tracks 3-14
  • Sven Fischer – guitars, on track 15
  • Spiros Efthimiadis – guitars, on track 15
  • Chris Ephthimiadis – drums, on track 15

Production

  • Sven Conquest – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Armin Sabol – producer