Saltatio Mortis

Saltatio Mortis
Saltatio Mortis (2009)
Background information
Origin	Karlsruhe, Germany
Genres	Medieval metal
Years active	2000—present
Labels	Napalm Records
Members	Alea der Bescheidene Bruder Frank El Silbador Falk Irmenfried von Hasen-Mümmelstein Lasterbalk der Lästerliche Till Promill Jean Méchant
Past members	Die Fackel Dominor der Filigrane Ungemach der Missgestimmte Mik El Angelo Thoron Trommelfeuer Cordoban der Verspielte Herr Samoel Luzi das L
Website	Official website

Saltatio Mortis is a German medieval metal group. The Latin name means "dance of death". ^[1] It is an allusion to the Danse Macabre, and a motto of the band is: "He who dances does not die."

Luzi das L at Rockharz Open Air 2016

Alea der Bescheidene at Rockharz Open Air 2019

Bruder Frank at Rockharz 2019

Members

Current

• Alea der Bescheidene - vocals, bagpipes, didgeridoo, guitar, Irish bouzouki, shawms
• Falk Irmenfried von Hasen-Mümmelstein - bagpipes, vocals, hurdy-gurdy, shawms
• El Silbador (since 2006) - bagpipes, shawms, smallpipes, uilleann pipes and other pipes
• Bruder Frank (since 2006) - bass guitars, electric upright Chapman Stick, guitar
• Till Promill (since 2012) - guitars
• Jean Mechant der Tambour (since 2009) - drums, piano, guitar, vocals

Past

• Lasterbalk der Lästerliche (up to 2021) - drums, davul and other percussion
• Dominor der Filigrane (2000 to 2009) - guitars, German bagpipes, shawms
• Die Fackel (2000 to 2006) - bass guitars, mandola, harp, German bagpipes, shawms
• Ungemach der Missgestimmte (2000 to 2006) - guitars, bagpipes, shawms, percussion, programming
• Thoron Trommelfeuer (2000 to 2009) - orchestral percussion
• Herr Schmitt (2004 to 2007) - drums and other percussion
• Mik El Angelo (2006 to 2009) - guitars, lutes, citterns
• Cordoban der Verspielte - shawms, bagpipes, vielle, whistles, vocals
• Herr Samoel (2007 to 2012) - guitars, Irish bouzouki
• Luzi das L (2011 to 2025) - pipes, shawms, flutes

Discography

Studio albums

• 2001: Tavernakel (Tavernaculum) Napalm Records
• 2002: Das zweite Gesicht (The second Face) Napalm Records
• 2003: Heptessenz (Seventh Essence) Napalm Records
• 26 January 2004: Erwachen (Awakening) Napalm Records
• 29 August 2005: Des Königs Henker (The King's Hangman) Napalm Records
• 3 September 2007: Aus der Asche (From the Ashes) Napalm Records
• 31 August 2009: Wer Wind Sät (Who sows the wind ...) Napalm Records
• 29 August 2011: Sturm aufs Paradies (Rush for Paradise) Napalm Records
• 16 August 2013: Das Schwarze Einmaleins (The Black 1times1) Napalm Records
• 14 August 2015: Zirkus Zeitgeist (Circus Zeitgeist) We Love Music
• 17 August 2018: Brot und Spiele (Bread and Games) Vertigo/Capitol
• 9 October 2020: Für immer frei ^[2] (Forever Free) Vertigo/Capitol
• 7 June 2024 Finsterwacht (Prometheus Records)

Live albums

• 2005: Manufactum Napalm Records
• 2010: Manufactum II Napalm Records
• 1 April 2011: 10 Jahre Wild Und Frei (10 Years Wild and Free) Live CD/DVD recorded at the Stadthalle Wuppertal 15/10/2010, Napalm Records
• 8 April 2013: Manufactum III Live CD, Napalm Records
• 2016: Zirkus Zeitgeist – Live aus der großen Freiheit Live CD, We Love Music

Compilation albums

• 2016: Licht & Schatten - Best Of 2000-2014, We Love Music

Singles

• 2003: "Falsche Freunde"
• 2005: "Salz der Erde"
• 2009: "Ebenbild"
• 2011: "Hochzeitstanz"
• 2013: "Früher War Alles Besser", Napalm Records
• 12 July 2013: "Wachstum über alles", Napalm Records
• 2015: "Wo Sind Die Clowns"
• 2022: "The Dragonborn Comes" featuring Lara Loft
• 2022: "Pray To The Hunter (The Elder Scrolls Online)"
• 2022: "Wir woll'n nach Valhalla"
• 2022: "Alive Now"
• 2024: "Schwarzer Strand"
• 2024: "Fire & Ore"

DVDs

• 1 April 2011: 10 Jahre Wild Und Frei (10 Years Wild and Free) Live CD/DVD recorded at the Stadthalle Wuppertal 15/10/2010, Napalm Records
• 13 December 2013: Provocatio - Live Auf Dem Mittelaltermarkt , Blu-ray and DVD, Napalm Records

Guest appearances

• 2010: All We Are (on 25 Years in Rock... and Still Going Strong by Doro
• 2011: Symposium (on Wunsch ist Wunsch by Feuerschwanz)
• 2017: Gesegnet und hoch geachtet (Also the Reprisal Version of this song), Kommt herbei und feiert mit (on Der Fluch des Drachen by Corvus Corax
• 20 July 2018: We Drink Your Blood (on Communio Lupatum by Powerwolf)
• 2020: Krieg kennt keine sieger (Cover) (on The Ghost Xperiment - Illumination by Vanden Plas
• 2021: Warriors of the World United feat Angus McFife, Melissa Bonny (on Memento Mori by Feuerschwanz)
• 2022: Good Life (on Not The End of the Road by Kissin' Dynamite (credited as Jorg Roth)
• 2022: It's Raining Beer (on Lang Liebe Der Hass by Hamatom  [ de ]) (credited as Alea)

References

1. Jeffries, David. "AMG Saltatio Mortis". Allmusic.com. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
2. "Für Immer Frei - Saltatio Mortis: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2020.

External links

• Official website ^(German)
• Saltatio Mortis Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine at Napalm Records