Sperm is the second studio album by the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 band Oomph!

Oomph!

Oomph! is a German rock band that was formed in Wolfsburg, Germany in 1989. The band is considered to be the original Neue Deutsche Härte musical group. In the 22-year history of the band, there have been no line-up changes.-Early years :...

. This album would drastically change the direction and sound of the band from their heavily synthesizer

Synthesizer

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 based, EBM

Electronic body music

Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...

 debut album

OOMPH! (album)

Oomph! is the self-titled debut album by the German band Oomph!. It is notable for having a more electronic body music sound than their other studio albums. It is their only album to date with Machinery Records. Stylistically, Oomph! owed a lot to Nitzer Ebb in this first album. It was released in...

. The band at this point decided to change to a heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 based style while retaining many elements of their EBM origins and influences.

Sperm is also regarded as one of the establishing albums of the Neue Deutsche Härte

Neue Deutsche Härte

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genre.

Track listing

1. Suck-Taste-Spit
2. Sex
3. War
4. Dickhead
5. Schisma (Schism)
6. Feiert das Kreuz (Celebrate the Cross)
7. Love
8. Das ist Freiheit (That is Freedom)
9. Kismet
10. Breathtaker
11. Ich bin der Weg (I am the Way)
12. U-Said

New Edition Tracklist

1. Suck-Taste-Spit
2. Sex
3. War
4. Dickhead
5. Schisma (Schism)
6. Feiert das Kreuz (Celebrate the Cross)
7. Love
8. Das ist Freiheit (That is Freedom)
9. Kismet
10. Breathtaker
11. Ich bin der Weg (I am the Way)
12. U-Said (Live)
13. Sex (Angelgrinder Mix)
14. Feiert das Kreuz (Pope Mix)
15. Suck-Taste-Spit (Milk Mix)
16. Das ist Freiheit (Jailhouse Mix)
17. U-Said (Alzheimer Mix)