Born to Be Heiled

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Born to Be Heiled
Hanzel und Gretyl Born to Be Heiled.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 27, 2012
RecordedKinderland Studios, New York City
Genre Industrial metal, extreme metal
Length40:25
Label Metropolis
Producer Hanzel und Gretyl
Hanzel und Gretyl chronology
2012: Zwanzig Zwölf
(2008)
Born to Be Heiled
(2012)
Hanzel und Gretyl für immer
(2013)

Born to Be Heiled is the sixth full-length album by American industrial metal band Hanzel und Gretyl. It was released via Metropolis Records on November 27, 2012. The album was one of the debut releases for the Metropolis Metal Records, a subdivision of Metropolis Records. [1] The album was a basis for the remix album Hanzel und Gretyl für Immer. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hanzel und Gretyl

No.TitleLength
1."Hanzel und Gretyl für immer"3:34
2."Unterstützung 87"3:32
3."Blitzkriegerz und Hellriderz"3:32
4."Hammerzeit"3:54
5."Der Furor"2:14
6."Born to Be Heiled"3:16
7."Holy Shiza"3:24
8."Motorschwein"3:45
9."I'm Movin' to Deutschland"4:23
10."Ironstar Outlaws"5:35
11."More German than German"3:16
Total length:40:25

Personnel

Reception

Metal.de rated the album positively, stating the album was done better than the previous once. [3] Music Trespass stated that "The record featured an eclectic blend of death, black and doom metal, classic rock, electronic and industrial elements all tied together with the band's unmistakable ersatz German affectations." [2] The release of the album was followed by a series of concert tours, [1] which were also received positively. [4] [5]

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