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2019 press. Double album on black vinyls with gatefold cover and 5 bonus tracks. Limited 666 copies

Certainly one of the better 90s Rage albums, ‘XIII’ continues the assocation with the orchestra featured on the ‘Lingua Mortis’ album of 1996. Peavey Wagner set down here to write an album that seemingly was designed to be memorable and familiar, even from the first listen. Songs like ‘From the Cradle to the Grave’, ‘Turn the Page’ and ‘In Vain’ are all the type that seem like you’ve known them for years and years. Overall, there isn’t much too out of the ordinary throughout the CD. It is certainly solid and the orchestral inclusions are kept to an intelligent and non-indulgent level so that they do not overpower the music. In other words, this is Therion kept in check, only with Peavey’s very identifying vocals and no silly choirs. And just so you know, they do pick up the pace on ‘Over and Over’ to remind you that they still are coming from speed metal roots. ‘XIII’ is indeed a lucky album that is just endearing and worth finding

Track list:
1. Overture
2. From The Cradle To The Grave
3. Days Of December
4. Sign Of Heaven
5. Incomplete
6. Turn The Page
7. Heartblood
8. Over And Over
9. In Vain (I Won’t Go Down)
10. Immortal Sin
11. Paint It Black
12. Just Alone
13. Another Wasted Day
14. In Vain-radio mix
15. Just Alone-radio mix
16. Turn The Page-acoustic version live in Japan 1998
17. Incomplete-acoustic version live in Japan 1998