Speak of the Dead

Speak of the Dead is the 18th studio album by German heavy metal band Rage, released in 2006 by Nuclear Blast. 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.

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