Rage for Order
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| Studio album by Queensrÿche | ||||
| Released | July 14, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1986 | |||
| Studio | M.D.H. Studios, Bellevue, Washington with Le Mobile Remote Sound Studio Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, Canada Yamaha Studios, Glendale, California |
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| Genre | Heavy metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 45:42 | |||
| Label | EMI America | |||
| Producer | Neil Kernon | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 |
| Kerrang! | |
| Rock Hard (GER) | 9.5/10 |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
Rage for Order is the second studio album by the American progressive heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released on July 14, 1986. The album was re-released on May 6, 2003 with four bonus tracks.
Rage for Order was more progressive than the band's previous releases, with a layered and complex musical structure that employs a two-guitar approach, but also brought keyboards forward in the mix. Lyrically, the album explored social/personal, political and technological themes, among others highlighting the dangers of artificial intelligence and government intrusion. The concept of robotics would also be emphasized through the use of staccato rhythms and vocal effects such as a reverse echo.
EMI-America insisted on Queensrÿche taking an image associated more with glam rock, glam metal or gothic metal. As a result, the promo photos and album artwork depicted the band members wearing trench coats, heavy make-up and perms. The music on the album however, does not reflect these genres.
The cover of the Dalbello song "Gonna Get Close to You" was chosen as the album's first single.
The tour supporting Rage for Order spanned approximately seven months and included being the opening act for Bon Jovi and Ozzy Osbourne, although their music wasn't quite compatible.
Some tracks recorded during the sessions for Rage for Order were not used on the album. "Prophecy" was later included on the 1989 re-issue of the Queensrÿche EP. Other songs such as "From the Darkside" and "The Dream" remained demos. 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 album, released in 1988.
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