Rage is a heavy metal band from Germany, formed in 1984.
<p>Rage began in 1984 under the previous band name, Avenger. After releasing their debut album, Prayers of Steel and their Depraved to Black EP, in 1985, Avenger changed their name to Rage due to the fact that there was another band in England that also carried the moniker of Avenger. Originally the new name was to be Furious Rage but it was eventually shortened to Rage. The first album released under the new name was Reign of Fear in 1986.
<p>Rage's albums came out in regular, continuous intervals, and the band began touring with the likes of Running Wild, U.D.O., Motörhead and Saxon in the early 1990s. Their 1992 album Trapped marked their international breakthrough, a short highlight being Rage's tour in Japan. Their success was repeated again in 1993 with the release of The Missing Link. After change in their lineup, Rage went on to record Lingua Mortis, the first classical album by a German metal act, in 1996. Their material...Automatically Created from Freebase. Please help us give it a human touch by adding some events.