Herzwerk II

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Herzwerk II
Herzwerk II cover.png
Studio album by
Released2002
Genre Neue Deutsche Härte, industrial metal
Length63:57
Label Firestarter
Producer Christian "X-ti" Bystron, Ralf Weigand
Megaherz chronology
Querschnitt
(2001)
Herzwerk II
(2002)
5
(2004)

Herzwerk II ("Heart-work II") is the fourth studio album by German industrial metal band Megaherz. It is the last album to feature singer Alexx Wesselsky before he left the band together with Noel Pix to form Eisbrecher.

Contents

The final track, "Es brennt" ("It Burns"), which talks about the differences between Eastern and Western Germany, was included on the digipak version of the disc. The album was re-released in the United States in 2008, with "Es brennt" included.

Track listing

  1. "Herzblut" ("Heart-blood") - 5:18
  2. "Glas und Tränen" ("Glass and Tears") - 3:55
  3. "I.M. Rumpelstilzchen" (Unofficial collaborator Rumplestiltskin) - 4:31
  4. "5. März" ("March 5th") - 4:17
  5. "F.F.F. (Flesh for Fantasy)" - 5:25 (Billy Idol cover)
  6. "Hand auf's Herz" ("Hand on My Heart") - 3:59
  7. "Zu den Sternen" ("To the Stars") - 5:14
  8. "Licht II (Instrumental)" ("Light II") - 2:08
  9. "Heute schon gelebt?" ("Lived Yet Today?") - 3:51
  10. "An deinem Grab" ("At Your Grave") - 6:57
  11. "Perfekte Droge" ("Perfect Drug") - 4:27
  12. "Spiel' nicht…" ("Don't Play…") - 4:41
  13. "Gold" - 5:11
  14. "Es brennt" ("It Burns") - 4:03

^ "Herzblut" is a German compound word literally meaning "heart-blood" or "blood of the heart". The official translation suggests that "a better translation would be 'your everything and all, your essence'." [1]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [2] 78

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References

  1. "Megaherz Releases - Herzwerk II". Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Megaherz – Herzwerk II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 Feb 2019.