| Songs of Love and Death | ||||
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| Released | 13 February 2015 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 55:28 | |||
| Label | Airforce1/We Love Music/Universal | |||
| Producer | Hartmut Krech, Mark Nissen, Hannes Braun, Torsten Brötzmann, Sascha Paeth, Ivo Morig | |||
| Beyond the Black chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Songs of Love and Death | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Rock Hard | 7.0/10[1] |
Songs of Love and Death is the debut studio album by the German symphonic metal band Beyond the Black. It was released on 13 February 2015 through Airforce1 Records.[2][3] The album was rereleased on 7 June 2019 through Austrian record label Napalm Records.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Shadows" | Hartmut Krech, Mark Nissen, Dave Roth | Krech, Nissen, Roth | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Songs of Love and Death" | Krech, Nissen, Lukas Hainer | Hannes Braun | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Unbroken" | Hainer | Krech, Nissen | 4:26 |
| 4. | "When Angels Fall" | Krech, Nissen, Hainer, Braun | Jennifer Haben, Krech, Nissen, Braun | 5:22 |
| 5. | "Pearl in a World of Dirt" | Nik Page, Kate Northrop | Krech, Nissen, Braun | 6:25 |
| 6. | "Hallelujah" | Krech, Nissen, Roth | Braun, Krech, Nissen, Roth | 5:22 |
| 7. | "Running to the Edge" | Hainer | Krech, Nissen | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Numb" | Torsten Brötzmann, Ivo Morig, Charlie Mason | Brötzmann, Morig, Mason | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Drowning in Darkness" | Hainer, Braun | Braun | 4:11 |
| 10. | "Afraid of the Dark" | Brötzmann, Morig, Mason | Brötzmann, Morig, Mason | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Fall into the Flames" | Arno Krabman, Ashley Hicklin, Haben | Krabman, Hicklin, Haben | 3:41 |
| 12. | "Love Me Forever" (Motörhead cover) | Michael Richard Burston, Ian Fraser Kilmister, Philip Anthony Campbell, Philip John Taylor | Burston, Kilmister, Campbell, Taylor | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 55:28 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "In the Shadows" (live) | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 60:43 | |
Personnel
Band (formed after the album recording)
- Jennifer Haben – lead vocals
- Nils Lesser – lead guitar
- Christopher Hummels – rhythm guitar & backing vocals
- Erwin Schmidt – bass
- Tobias Derer – drums
- Michael Hauser – keyboards
Album musicians
- Jennifer Haben – lead vocals
- Sascha Paeth – guitars except on track 7; guitar solo on track 7; bass except on track 7; drums on tracks 8, 10, 11, 12; shouts on track 10; keyboards on track 11
- Ossi Schaller – guitar solo on tracks 1, 3, 4
- Dirk Schlag – acoustic guitars on tracks 2, 5, 6
- Arno Krabman, Bent Wolff – guitars on track 7
- Peter Weihe – guitars on track 12
- Mark Nissen – bass on track 7; all other instruments and programming, additional guitars, strings & backing vocals except on tracks 8, 11, 12
- Hartmut Krech – all other instruments and programming, additional guitars, strings & backing vocals except on tracks 8, 11, 12
- Ivo Moring – drums on track 10
- Michael 'Miro' Rodenberg – keyboards on tracks 8, 10, 11, 12
- Thorsten Brötzmann – keyboards on tracks 8, 10, 12
- Michael Knauer – keyboards on track 12
- Sandro Friedrich – flutes on tracks 1, 5, 6; bagpipes on track 1; shawn on track 5
- Ingo Hampf – lute on track 5
- Hannes Braun – lead vocals on track 5, backing vocals on track 3, shouts on track 4
- Billy King – backing vocals on tracks 2-4, 6-10
- Klaus Esch, Vibeke Andressen – backing vocals on track 6
- Oliver Hartmann – backing vocals on track 11
- Sander Gommans – backing vocals on track 6, shouts on track 6
- Kevin Ratajczak – shouts on track 6, 9
- Christopher Hummels – shouts on track 7
Production
- Hartmut Krech, Mark Nissen – producers, engineers and mixing on tracks 1-7 and 9
- Hannes Braun – co-producer on tracks 3 and 6
- Thorsten Brötzmann, Ivo Morig – producers on tracks 8, 10, 12
- Sascha Paeth – producer on tracks 8, 10, 11, 12
- Michael 'Miro' Rodenberg – mastering at GateStudio, Wolfsburg, Germany
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 21 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 12 |
External links
- Songs of Love and Death at Discogs (list of releases)
- Songs of Love and Death at Encyclopaedia Metallum
References
- ↑ Peters, Jens (2015). "Reviews: Beyond the Black - Songs of Love and Death". Rock Hard (in German). No. 334. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ↑ "Songs Of Love And Death". www.universal-music.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-06.
- ↑ "Beyond the Black - Songs of Love and Death - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ↑ "Beyond the Black - Songs of Love and Death - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Beyond The Black – Songs Of Love And Death" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Beyond The Black – Songs Of Love And Death" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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