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2002 remastered edition with 5 bonus tracks

By 1992, Rage had apparently settled into their 90’s mode of operation. The speed frenzy of ‘Perfect Man’ was a long distant memory and the swirling guitars of ‘Secrets In A Weird World’ were exchanged for a more focus, lean attack. ‘Trapped’ has often been referred to as a fan favourite. Among the many notable evolutions in the band is Peavy Wagner’s singing, which finally had improved to the point where he wasn’t breaking into intolerable falsettos in every song. His newfound melodic, slightly raspy voice does make Rage more enjoyable overall. Yes Trapped was truly a pivotal album for this German institution, the band had now showed that they were actually capable of recording a complete disc’s worth of consistently strong material when they set their minds to it. Expertly crafted numbers like “Solitary Man,” “Medicine,” and “The Body Talks” announce the arrival of a revitalizing second wind in Rage’s career — one that few fans ever expected to witness. This was not your older brother’s oft-clumsy sounding Rage, but a new and improved heavy metal machine packing awesome riffs and tightly wound arrangements so powerful and focused as to sound like an entirely different band. For once (or twice, lest you forget 1988’s equally masterful Perfect Man), the highlights obscure the lowlights on a Rage album, with special kudos going to “Enough Is Enough,” “Not Forever,” and a light-speed rendition of Accept’s “Fast as a Shark” — all of which confirmed Trapped!’s position as one of Rage’s finest efforts. If you want to explore Rage then Trapped is a fine place to start

Track list:
1. Shame On You
2. Solitary Man
3. Enough Is Enough
4. Medicine
5. Questions
6. Take Me To The Water
7. Power And Greed
8. The Body Talks
9. Not Forever
10. Beyond The Wall Of Sleep
11. Baby, I’m Your Nightmare
12. Fast As A Shark-Accept cover
13. Difference
14. Innocent Guilty
15. Marching Heroes-The Wooden Cross
16. Bury All Life
17. I Want You
18. Questions-demo