Welcome to the Other Side

Welcome to the Other Side
Welcome to the Other Side
Studio album by Rage
Released	26 February 2001
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Length	64:39
Label	GUN Records/Victor Entertainment
Producer	Rage, Charly Czajkowski, Hans Jörg Maucksch
Rage chronology

Welcome to the Other Side is the 15th studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage. It was released in February 2001 by GUN Records. It is considered a concept album revolving around "the journey of a soul after death".^[1] It's the first album composed with Smolski and Terrana, who joined the band during the last album cycle, Ghosts, when the album itself was already composed by the previous lineup and in recording stage.

"Straight to Hell" has been featured in the 2001 German Western parody film Der Schuh des Manitu.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Peavy Wagner

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Trauma" (instrumental; intro)	Victor Smolski	0:50
2.	"Paint the Devil on the Wall"	Smolski	5:07
3.	"The Mirror in Your Eyes"	Wagner	3:44
4.	"Tribute to Dishonour, Pt. 1: R.I.P."	Smolski	2:13
5.	"Tribute to Dishonour, Pt. 2: One More Time"	Smolski	5:45
6.	"Tribute to Dishonour, Pt. 3: Requiem" (instrumental)	Smolski	1:16
7.	"Tribute to Dishonour, Pt. 4: I'm Crucified"	Smolski	5:38
8.	"No Lies"	Wagner, Smolski	3:10
9.	"Point of No Return"	Wagner, Smolski	5:18
10.	"Leave It All Behind"	Wagner	4:49
11.	"Deep in the Night"	Wagner	4:07
12.	"Welcome to the Other Side"	Wagner	4:23
13.	"Lunatic" (instrumental)	Smolski	0:51
14.	"Riders on the Moonlight"	Wagner	4:12
15.	"Straight to Hell"	Smolski	4:31
16.	"After the End"	Smolski	4:46
17.	"Sister Demon"	Wagner, Mike Terrana, Smolski	3:59
Total length:			64:39

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Don't Fear the Winter" (2001 re-recorded version)	Wagner	3:46

Personnel

Band members

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

Production

Peavy Wagner, Victor Smolski, Mike Terrana – producers
Charly Czajkowski – engineering, mixing
Hans Jörg Maucksch – mastering
Peter Dell – artwork, design

References

^ ^a ^b "Rage – Welcome to the Other Side". BraveWords. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

[braveworlds-1] "Rage – Welcome to the Other Side". BraveWords. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

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