# Rage for Order > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rage_for_Order > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rage_for_Order.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_for_Order > Source revision: 1355999207 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1986 studio album by Queensrÿche Rage for Order Original vinyl edition cover art Studio album by Queensrÿche Released June 27, 1986 Recorded 1985–1986 Studio M.D.H. Studios, Bellevue, Washington with Le Mobile Remote Sound Studio Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Yamaha Studios, Glendale, California Genre Heavy metal progressive metal Length 45:42 Label EMI America Producer Neil Kernon Queensrÿche chronology The Warning (1984) Rage for Order (1986) Operation: Mindcrime (1988) Alternative cover Second edition cover art Singles from Rage for Order "Gonna Get Close to You" / "Prophecy" Released: August 1986 "The Whisper" / "I Dream in Infrared" Released: 1986[1] "Walk in the Shadows" Released: 1986[2] Audio sample "Gonna Get Close to You" file help Audio sample "Screaming in Digital" file help ***Rage for Order*** is the second studio album by American [progressive metal](/source/Progressive_metal) band [Queensrÿche](/source/Queensr%C3%BFche), released on June 27, 1986. The album was re-released on May 6, 2003 with four bonus tracks. ## Background and recording The band's management insisted on Queensrÿche taking an image associated more with [glam rock](/source/Glam_rock), [glam metal](/source/Glam_metal) or [gothic metal](/source/Gothic_metal).[3][4] As a result, the promo photos and album artwork depicted the band members wearing [trench coats](/source/Trench_coat), heavy make-up and [perms](/source/Perm_(hairstyle)). The cover of the [Dalbello](/source/Dalbello) song "Gonna Get Close to You" was chosen as the album's first single. Some tracks recorded during the sessions for *Rage for Order* were not used on the album. "Prophecy" was released as the B-side of "Gonna Get Close to You" and later included on the 1988 re-issue of the *[Queensrÿche](/source/Queensr%C3%BFche_(EP))* [EP](/source/Extended_play) and the 2003 re-issue of *[The Warning](/source/The_Warning_(Queensr%C3%BFche_album))*. Other songs such as "From the Darkside" and "The Dream" remained [demos](/source/Demo_(music)).[5] The band had also written "Rage for Order" as a title track. Although it was not included on the album, the main riff from this song was worked into an instrumental piece played during some shows on the tour in support of this album and eventually morphed into the track "Anarchy—X" on the *[Operation: Mindcrime](/source/Operation%3A_Mindcrime)* album, released in 1988.[5] Despite the band's emphasis on keyboards and digital technology tricks such as the "reverse echo", *Rage for Order* was recorded and mixed in analog. On a short television documentary which aired in 1986, Scott Rockenfield stated that the drums were recorded in a stone warehouse using [Le Mobile](/source/Le_Mobile) recording studios. Michael Wilton said that to get a guitar sound that they were happy with they "used two old [Marshalls](/source/Marshall_Amplification) that were on the verge of exploding" by using a [Variac](/source/Autotransformer) causing the transformers to work harder.[3] ## Promotion The tour supporting *Rage for Order* spanned approximately seven months and included being the opening act for [Ratt](/source/Ratt), [AC/DC](/source/AC%2FDC), [Bon Jovi](/source/Bon_Jovi) and [Ozzy Osbourne](/source/Ozzy_Osbourne), although their music was not quite compatible.[6] ## Music and lyrics Musically, *Rage for Order* has been described as a [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music),[7] [progressive metal](/source/Progressive_metal)[8][9] and [glam metal](/source/Glam_metal) album.[10] *Rage for Order* was more progressive than the band's previous releases, with a layered and complex musical structure that employs a [two-guitar](/source/Lead_guitar#Role_in_a_band) approach, but also brought [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument) forward in the mix.[6] Lyrically, the album explored social/personal, political and technological themes, among others highlighting the dangers of [artificial intelligence](/source/Artificial_intelligence) and government intrusion.[6] The concept of [robotics](/source/Robotics) was emphasized through the use of [staccato](/source/Staccato) rhythms and vocal effects such as a [reverse echo](/source/Reverse_echo).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Artwork *Rage for Order* was the first album cover of Queensrÿche to prominently feature the band's [Tri-Ryche](/source/Queensr%C3%BFche#Tri-Ryche_logo) logo, as nearly all later album covers would, each time with subtle changes made to the logo. Although not credited, the front cover was designed by the late [English](/source/England)-born metal and rock journalist Garry Sharpe-Young, who later also founded [MusicMight](/source/MusicMight).[11] It had originally been proposed for a 12" picture disc, which never materialized, but was used by EMI-America without permission for the album cover. A few thousand initial copies bear a bluish-silver banner that was later changed to black, in order to make the artist and title easier to read. The original [cassette](/source/Compact_Cassette) edition also had all the gold accents on the cover changed to white.[5] CDs bearing the blue ring cover are even more rare. Only a few hundred copies were printed before the ring was switched to black.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [12] Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10[13] Kerrang! [14] Rock Hard (GER) 9.5/10[15] The Rolling Stone Album Guide [16] In a retrospective review, Robert Taylor of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) had a mixed reaction to *Rage for Order*. Taylor stated that the band had "lost their edge a bit on this release" and compared the album's sound to the glam metal movement of the time. The review praised Geoff Tate's vocals, but called the lyrics "heavy-handed" and stated that they had not aged well. In 2005, *Rage for Order* was ranked number 343 in [*Rock Hard* magazine](/source/Rock_Hard_(magazine))'s book *The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time*.[17] ## Track listing Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Walk in the Shadows" Chris DeGarmo, Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton 3:32 2. "I Dream in Infrared" Tate, Wilton 4:19 3. "The Whisper" DeGarmo 3:35 4. "Gonna Get Close to You" (Dalbello cover) Lisa Dalbello 4:37 5. "The Killing Words" DeGarmo, Tate 3:56 6. "Surgical Strike" DeGarmo, Wilton 3:20 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 7. "Neue Regel" DeGarmo, Tate 5:05 8. "Chemical Youth (We Are Rebellion)" Tate, Wilton 4:06 9. "London" DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton 5:04 10. "Screaming in Digital" DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton 3:39 11. "I Will Remember" DeGarmo 4:24 2003 CD reissue bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 12. "Gonna Get Close to You" (12" version; 0:00-0:29 and 4:33-5:16 are exclusive to this version) Dalbello 5:46 13. "The Killing Words" (live at The Astoria Theatre, London, U.K. on October 20, 1994) DeGarmo, Tate 4:10 14. "I Dream in Infrared" (1991 acoustic remix) Tate, Wilton 4:02 15. "Walk in the Shadows" (live at Madison and La Crosse, Wisconsin on May 10–12, 1991) DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton 3:39 ## Personnel **Queensrÿche** - [Geoff Tate](/source/Geoff_Tate) – lead vocals, keyboards - [Chris DeGarmo](/source/Chris_DeGarmo) – guitars, backing vocals - [Michael Wilton](/source/Michael_Wilton) – guitars, backing vocals - [Eddie Jackson](/source/Eddie_Jackson_(musician)) – bass, backing vocals - [Scott Rockenfield](/source/Scott_Rockenfield) – drums, percussion **Additional musicians** - [Neil Kernon](/source/Neil_Kernon) – keyboards - Bradley Doyle – emulator programming **Production** - [Neil Kernon](/source/Neil_Kernon) – [production](/source/Record_producer), [engineering](/source/Audio_engineering), [mixing](/source/Mix_engineer) - [Dave Ogilvie](/source/Dave_Ogilvie) – engineering - Rob Porter – engineering - Keith Cohen – engineering - [Howie Weinberg](/source/Howie_Weinberg) – [mastering](/source/Audio_mastering) - Evren Göknar – 2003 remastering - [Queensrÿche](/source/Queensr%C3%BFche) – album concept - Moshe Brakha – album [photography](/source/Photography) - Henry Marquez – [art direction](/source/Art_director) - Glenn Parsons – [design](/source/Graphic_design) ## Charts Chart (1986) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[18] 94 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[19] 85 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 31 Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[21] 21 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 58 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 47 UK Albums (OCC)[24] 66 US Billboard 200[25] 47 ## Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)[26] Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ## Accolades *Rage for Order* was ranked No. 88 on *[Kerrang!](/source/Kerrang!)* magazine's "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time" in January 1989.[27] ## See also - [List of glam metal albums and songs](/source/List_of_glam_metal_albums_and_songs) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *The Whisper / I Dream in Infrared* (track listing). 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Retrieved February 16, 2013. v t e Queensrÿche Michael Wilton Eddie Jackson Todd La Torre Casey Grillo Mike Stone Chris DeGarmo Scott Rockenfield Geoff Tate Kelly Gray Parker Lundgren Studio albums The Warning Rage for Order Operation: Mindcrime Empire Promised Land Hear in the Now Frontier Q2K Tribe Operation: Mindcrime II Take Cover American Soldier Dedicated to Chaos Queensrÿche Condition Hüman The Verdict Digital Noise Alliance Unofficial album Frequency Unknown EPs Queensrÿche Live / video albums Operation: LIVEcrime Live Evolution The Art of Live Mindcrime at the Moore Compilation albums Greatest Hits Classic Masters Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche Singles "Queen of the Reich" "Eyes of a Stranger" "I Don't Believe in Love" "Last Time in Paris" "Empire" "Silent Lucidity" "Jet City Woman" "Best I Can" "Real World" "I Am I" "Bridge" "Disconnected" "Sign of the Times" "You" "Breakdown" Concert tours Building Empires Tour Related Discography Members Operation: Mindcrime Spys4Darwin Soulbender album Slave to the System album "Discordia" Rejoice in the Suffering Category Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rage for Order](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_for_Order) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_for_Order?action=history)). 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