Samurai is the fifth studio album by Die Apokalyptischen Reiter

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter is a Weimar, Germany based heavy metal band signed to Nuclear Blast in Europe and The End Records in North America...

. The release had two versions, the international version, and the U.S.

United States

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 version which had the band name changed to "The Apocalyptic Riders" and has a slightly different cover with a different track listing as well. It was also released as a box set, limited to 1000 copies, which contained the CD, a patch, a flag and a DVD with four video clips

Music video

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, band documentary

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 and a hidden track

Hidden track

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Track listing

1. "Wahnsinn" – 3:05
2. "Eruption" – 4:09
3. "Rock'n'Roll" – 1:57
4. "Silence of Sorrow" – 3:32
5. "Der Teufel" – 5:15
6. "Reitermaniacs" – 5:46
7. "Barmherzigkeit" – 3:29
8. "Per Aspera ad Astra" – 4:31
9. "Lazy Day" – 3:12
10. "Die Sonne Scheint" – 3:09
11. "Roll my Heart" – 3:38
12. "Hey-Ho" – 3:58
13. "Northern Lights" - 3:18

U.S. track listing

1. "Silence of Sorrow" – 3:32
2. "Rock'n'Roll" – 1:57
3. "Hey-Ho" – 3:58
4. "Wahnsinn" – 3:05
5. "Eruption" – 4:09
6. "Der Teufel" – 5:15
7. "Reitermaniacs" – 5:46
8. "Barmherzigkeit" – 3:29
9. "Per Aspera ad Astra" – 4:31
10. "Lazy Day" – 3:12
11. "Die Sonne Scheint" – 3:09
12. "Roll my Heart" – 3:38
13. "Northern Lights" - 3:18

Credits

• Fuchs (aka Eumel - Daniel Täumel) - vocals, guitar
• Pitrone - guitar
• Dr. Pest (Mark Szakul) - keyboards, synthesizers
• Volk-Man
  Volkmar Weber
  Volk-Man is a German bassist and vocalist.-Biography:He currently plays for Die Apokalyptischen Reiter and writes for the German Metal magazines Legacy and Rock Hard...
  
  - bass guitar, vocals
• Sir G. (Georg Lenhardt) - drums