Herzwerk II
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Herzwerk II is the fourth full album from the German
band Megaherz
. It is the last CD to feature singer Alexx Wesselsky
before he left with Noel Pix
to form Eisbrecher
. The final track, Es brennt ("It's burning"), which talks about the differences between Eastern and Western Germany, was included on the Digi-pack version of the disc, but was released online for download. It is still available, but in stream-only
format. It was Re-released in America in 2008 with track 14 included.
Herzblut is a German compound word
literally meaning heart-blood or blood of the heart. The official translation suggests that "a better translation would be 'your everything and all, your essence'."
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
band Megaherz
Megaherz
Megaherz is an industrial metal group formed in Munich, Germany in 1993. One of the band's most famous songs is "Gott sein" on their first full album Wer Bist Du? . Megaherz has gone through many changes in musical style since their founding...
. It is the last CD to feature singer Alexx Wesselsky
Alexx Wesselsky
Alexander "Alexx" Wesselsky is the lead singer of the German band Eisbrecher. He is also the former lead singer of the band Megaherz.-Biography:...
before he left with Noel Pix
Noel Pix
Jochen "Noel Pix" Seibert is a German rock and house musician. Pix has a French father and a German mother. He is the lead guitarist and programmer of the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. Pix formerly belonged also to the band Megaherz as the band's keyboardist. He releases his house...
to form Eisbrecher
Eisbrecher
Eisbrecher is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band that consists primarily of Alexander Wesselsky and Noel Pix , with live support from Jürgen Plangger , Domonik Palmer , Achim Färber . In the United States and Canada, their record label is currently Metropolis Records...
. The final track, Es brennt ("It's burning"), which talks about the differences between Eastern and Western Germany, was included on the Digi-pack version of the disc, but was released online for download. It is still available, but in stream-only
Streaming media
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format. It was Re-released in America in 2008 with track 14 included.
Track listing
- Herzblut ("Heart-blood") - 5:18
- Glas und Tränen ("Glass and tears") - 3:55
- I.M. Rumpelstilzchen (Unofficial Collaborator Rumplestiltskin) - 4:31
- 5. März ("March 5th") - 4:17
- F.F.F. (Flesh For Fantasy) - 5:25 (Billy IdolBilly IdolWilliam Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
cover) - Hand auf's Herz ("Hand on my heart") - 3:59
- Zu den Sternen ("To the stars") - 5:14
- Licht II (Instrumental) ("Light II") - 2:08
- Heute schon gelebt? ("Lived yet today?") - 3:51
- An deinem Grab ("At your grave") - 6:57
- Perfekte Droge ("Perfect drug") - 4:27
- Spiel' nicht… ("Don't play…") - 4:41
- Gold ("Gold") - 5:11
- Es brennt ("It burns", limited digipak only) - 4:03
Herzblut is a German compound word
Compound (linguistics)
In linguistics, a compound is a lexeme that consists of more than one stem. Compounding or composition is the word formation that creates compound lexemes...
literally meaning heart-blood or blood of the heart. The official translation suggests that "a better translation would be 'your everything and all, your essence'."
Personnel
- Alexander Wesselsky - lead-vocals
- Christian "X-ti" Bystron - guitar
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- bass - Oliver Pohl - guitar
- Jürgen Schlachter - drums
- Corni Bartels - Drums on Hand auf's Herz
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- backing vocals - Ralf Weigand - keyboards, percussion