Monument (Blutengel album)

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Monument
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Studio album by
Released15 February 2013
Genre Futurepop
Darkwave
Label Out of Line
Blutengel chronology
Nachtbringer
(2011)
Monument
(2013)
Once in A Lifetime
(2013)
Singles from Monument
  1. "Save Our Souls"
    Released: 30 November 2012
  2. "You Walk Away"
    Released: 25 January 2013
  3. "Kinder Dieser Stadt"
    Released: 19 July 2013

Monument is the eighth studio album from German futurepop band Blutengel. It was released as a single CD, 2xCD digipack with Legend as the bonus disc, and a collectors edition box set with the 2xCD album and an EP entitled Dark & Pure featuring stripped down piano versions of existing Blutengel songs, arranged and performed by Conrad Oleak. Dark & Pure is the only bonus disc that has yet to be made available through digital retailers.
Monument is the first album to spawn not only three singles, Save Our Souls , You Walk Away & Kinder Dieser Stadt , but accompanying music videos. A video to No Eternity (Piano Version) was released for promotion but did not feature any of the band.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A New Dawn to Rise (Intro) [1] "1:25
2."You Walk Away"3:55
3."Kinder dieser Stadt
(Children in This City)"
3:31
4."All These Lies"4:45
5."Tears Might Dry"5:07
6."Uns gehört die Nacht
(The Night is Ours)"
4:07
7."Die Zeit
(The Time)"
5:11
8."When I Feel You"4:14
9."Willst du?
(Will You)"
4:24
10."Nie mehr
(Never Again)"
3:50
11."Save Our Souls"4:21
12."Deine Welt
(Your World)"
3:57
13."Lebensrichter
(Judge of Life)"
4:09
14."Monument"4:04
Legend
No.TitleLength
1."Legend Part 1"0:58
2."A Place Called Home"4:52
3."Tod_Sünde
(Death_Sin)"
4:29
4."One Voice"4:23
5."Wake Me Up"4:35
6."Königin der Nacht
(Queen of the Night)"
3:43
7."I Am"6:04
8."Legend Part 2"1:57
Dark & Pure
No.TitleLength
1."No Eternity (Piano Version)"4:00
2."Weine nicht um mich (Piano Version)"5:26
3."Time (Piano Version)"3:46
4."Save Me (Piano Version)"4:46
5."Am Ziel (Piano Version)"2:46
iTunes Bonus Tracks [2]
No.TitleLength
23."Ein neuer Tag"4:39
24."You Walk Away (Music Video)"3:55
Monument (25th Anniversary Edition) CD2
No.TitleLength
1."Legend Part 1"0:59
2."A Place Called Home"4:52
3."Tod_Sünde"4:30
4."One Voice"4:23
5."Wake Me Up"4:36
6."Königin Der Nacht"3:43
7."I Am"6:04
8."Legend Part 2"1:57
9."What You Get"4:27
10."Königin der Nacht (Extended Mix)"4:57
11."She Tries"4:22
12."Krieger"3:52
13."Grey City"5:14
14."A Place Called Home (Machines of Joy 5 Version)"4:54
15."Ein Neuer Tag"4:40

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References

  1. "Monument at Discogs".
  2. "Monument at iTunes".