Himmelfahrt
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Himmelfahrt is an industrial metal
album by the German
band Megaherz
, released in 2000. It is their third full album.
Himmelfahrt means "Ascension", but used here in the ironic sense of "Suicide mission".
Tanz auf dem Vulkan means "To live on the edge", but literally it translates into "Dance on the volcano".
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
album by the German
German language
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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...
, released in 2000. It is their third full album.
Track listing
- Du oder Ich ("You or Me") - 3:33
- Himmelfahrt ("Ascension" or "Suicide mission") - 6:03
- Showdown - 4:07
- Mensch-Maschine ("Man-machine") - 4:09
- Windkind ("Wind child") - 3:45
- Falsche Götter ("False Gods") - 4:42
- Ruf' mich an ("Call me up") - 3:41
- Hurra – Wir leben noch ("Hurrah – We're still alive") - 4:45
- Das Licht am Ende der Welt*' ("The Light at the End of the World") - 4:25
- Beiß' mich! ("Bite me!") - 4:03
- Tötet den DJ ("Kill the DJ") - 4:29
- Tanz auf dem Vulkan ("Dance on the Volcano" or "To Live on the Edge") - 5:42
Himmelfahrt means "Ascension", but used here in the ironic sense of "Suicide mission".
Tanz auf dem Vulkan means "To live on the edge", but literally it translates into "Dance on the volcano".
Personnel
- Alexander Wesselsky - lead-vocals
- Christian "X-ti" Bystron - guitars
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- bass - Frank Gegerle - drums
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- guitars, keyboards, sampling - Yogi Lang - keyboards, additional programming
- Petra Scheeser - female vocals on track 7
- Matthias "Jablonski" Eisholz - backing vocals on tracks 5 and 6
- Jan Frommel - photos