PURE STEEL RECORDS announced a deal with RAGE/AVENGER, so the band will re release their early material under the band names AVENGER and RAGE. The vinyl versions will be released as limited versions including tons of bonus material.

PURE STEEL stated:
“What we have in mind to release will be:

AVENGER „Depraved To Black“ und „Prayers Of Steel“, RAGE “Reign Of Fear”, “Execution Guaranteed”, “Perfect Man”, “Invisible Horizons”, “Secrets In A Weird World”, “Reflections Of a Shadow”, “Extended Power”, “Trapped!”, “Beyond The Wall”, “The Missing Link”, “Refuge”, “10 Years In Rage: The Anniversary Album”, “Unity”, “Soundchaser” and “From The Cradle To The Stage”.

Of course we will begin with the outstanding start of the career from the German legend: AVENGER! Both albums “Prayers of Steel” (as double album!) and the EP “Depraved to black” (as single LP) you will get in a high-end edition. Finally, there will be an AVENGER-box including all AVENGER material! More details also about the RAGE releases you will get in the news for our releases!”

LINE-UP RAGE:
Peter “Peavy” Wagner (Rage, Refuge, Lingua Mortis Orchestra, ex-Bassinvaders, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-X-Mas Project, ex-Der Riß) – bass, vocals
Jörg Michael (Heavatar, Headhunter, ex-House of Spirits, ex-Surgeon, Devil’s Train, ex-Axel Rudi Pell, ex-Grave Digger, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Rage, ex-Running Wild, ex-Saxon, ex-Soulslide, ex-Stratovarius, ex-Unleashed Power, ex-Glenmore, ex-X-Mas Project, ex-Living Death, ex-Der Riß, ex-Laos (Gudrun Laos)) – drums
Jochen Schröder (ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Rage) – guitars
Thomas Grüning (ex-Rage) – guitars

LINE-UP AVENGER:
Peter “Peavy” Wagner (Rage, Refuge, Lingua Mortis Orchestra, ex-Bassinvaders, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-X-Mas Project, ex-Der Riß) – bass, vocals
Jörg Michael (Heavatar, Headhunter, ex-House of Spirits, ex-Surgeon, Devil’s Train, ex-Axel Rudi Pell, ex-Grave Digger, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Rage, ex-Running Wild, ex-Saxon, ex-Soulslide, ex-Stratovarius, ex-Unleashed Power, ex-Glenmore, ex-X-Mas Project, ex-Living Death, ex-Der Riß, ex-Laos (Gudrun Laos)) – drums
Jochen Schröder (ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Rage) – guitars
Alf Meyerratken – guitars