Nibelung is third studio album by the Austrian heavy metal

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 band Siegfried

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. The album was released in November 2009. It comprises the third part of the Wagnerian trilogy that inspired the three albums of the band. The Austrian formation has perfectly forged their unique steel hymns and epic metal sounds characterized once again by heavy guitar riffs, powerful choirs, and sonourous keyboard melody lines. The song material is crowned by the interaction of the three vocalist, whose voices bring various Nibelung Saga characters to life. At the helm is Sandra Schleret

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 (Elis

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, ex Dreams of Sanity

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), whose singing talents provide the final touch to the refrains and melodic arches. The epic sound is the work of Alex Krull

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, Leaves' Eyes

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Track listing

1. "Der Ring der Nibelungen" - 5:58
2. "Fafnir" - 4:44
3. "Die Eisenfaust (Alberich)" - 3:54
4. "Die Prophezeihung" - 4:07
5. "Brunhild" - 4:41
6. "Sachsensturm" - 4:04
7. "Totenwacht" - 5:02
8. "Der Todesmarsch" - 4:52
9. "Die Götterdämmerung" - 5:55

Personnel

• Sandra Schleret
  Sandra Schleret
  Sandra Schleret , is the lead singer of the German band Siegfried and the former lead singer of Lichtenstein based Gothic metal band Elis post-Sabine Dünser's death.-Biography:...
  
   - Female vocals
• Werner Bialek - Epic male vocals
• Bruder Cle - Harsh male vocals
• Daniel Bachmaier - Guitar and keyboards
• Roland Wurzer - Bass
• Hannes Krause - Keyboards
• Moritz Neuner - Drums