Songs for the Last View

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Songs for the Last View
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Studio album by
Released Flag of Europe.svg 27 June 2008
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada.svg 15 July 2008
Genre Gothic Metal
Gothic Rock
Alternative Rock
Hard rock
Glam rock
Label Napalm Records
Producer John Fryer
Lacrimas Profundere chronology
Filthy Notes for Frozen Hearts
(2006)
Songs for the Last View
(2008)
The Grandiose Nowhere
(2010)

Songs for the Last View is the eighth album by Lacrimas Profundere, which was released on 27 June 2008 in mainland Europe, with a US/Canada release on 15 July.

Lacrimas Profundere band

Lacrimas Profundere is a gothic metal band from Germany. Their name means "to shed tears" in Latin. Their stylistic aesthetic has changed over time; originally a death doom rooted gothic metal band, they have simplified their style to a more mainstream gothic rock style with the later albums.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Last View"0:56
2."A Pearl"3:00
3."The Shadow I Once Kissed"3:22
4."Veins"2:47
5."We Shouldn't Be Here"3:32
6."And God's Ocean"5:37
7."Suicide Sun"3:51
8."Dear Amy"3:05
9."A Dead Man"3:58
10."Sacrificial Lamb"5:12
11."Lullaby for a Weeping Girl"3:31
12."While"5:15

Bonus Limited Edition Digipack Tracks

  1. "Burn"
  2. "The Beauty of Who You Are"
  3. "The Shadow I Once Kissed (2nd Version)"
  4. "Sweet Letter C"

Bonus DVD

Bonus DVD Includes

  1. "Intro" - :59
  2. "My Velvet Little Darkness" - 3:17
  3. "Again It's Over" - 3:29
  4. "Sweet Caroline" - 3:04
  5. "Amber Girl" - 3:11
  6. "My Mescaline" - 4:55
  7. "For Bad Times" - 4:05
  8. "Should" - 3:54
  9. "To Love Here on Knees" - 3:02
  10. "Sarah Lou" - 4:09
  11. "One Hopes Evening" - 3:55
  12. "Ave End" - 5:07

Also Included:

A special pre-order edition of the album is available through the band's website. This includes a DVD and four bonus songs.

"A Pearl" was the first single from the album and was released as a download on 27 June 2008. It also featured a non-album song called The Love That Doesn't Care. A video was released for A Pearl.

A special downloadable piano version of "Sarah Lou" was given out to pre-orders from Amazon and EMP.

Singles

A Pearl
  1. "A Pearl" (Album Version) - 03:00
  2. "A Love That Doesn't Care" (Non-Album Track) - 03:47
And God's Ocean
  1. "And God's Ocean" (Single Version) - 03:47
  2. "Sacrificial Lamb" (Acoustic Sad Version) - 04:31

Outtakes

Not appear in any Version of the album or singles

  1. "Adorer and Somebody" (Acoustic Version) - 3:32
  2. "Sarah Lou" (Piano Version)* - 4:11

Personnel

Christopher Schmid is the baritone ex-vocalist of the German gothic doom band Lacrimas Profundere. Christopher left the band April 4, 2007 due to prolonged stress from touring with the band. He has, however, been seen at shows with the band, singing for songs such as "Without", which originally appeared on "Burning, A Wish." He has also remained as the band's lyricist, and has done backing vocals, and has been renowned for his poetic, dark style, exercised in all albums, even with the dawn of their gothic rock/metal sound.

Production


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