Weckt die Toten!
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Weckt die Toten! is a debut folk metal
album by the German
band In Extremo
. It was released in 1998 by Vielklang Musikproduktion.
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
album by the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
band In Extremo
In Extremo
In Extremo is a German medieval metal band originating from Berlin. The band's musical style combines metal with medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instruments with historical instruments...
. It was released in 1998 by Vielklang Musikproduktion.
Track listing
- Ai vis lo lop (Traditional/In Extremo) – 3:59
- Stella SplendensStella SplendensStella Splendens is a polyphonic song , with two parts voices from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, one of the oldest extant medieval manuscripts containing music...
(Traditional/In Extremo) – 1:18 - Hiemali Tempore (Traditional/In Extremo) – 4:14
- Rotes Haar (Red Hair) (Traditional/In Extremo) – 5:02
- Villeman Og Magnhild (Traditional/In Extremo) – 3:44
- Como Poden (Traditional/In Extremo) – 3:19
- PalästinaliedPalästinaliedPalästinalied is a song written by Walther von der Vogelweide, the most celebrated German mediaeval lyric poet. Its subject matter is Palestine and the crusades. It is Walther's only song where not only the text but also the original tune was handed down to modern times. The full song consists of...
(Palestine Song) (Traditional/In Extremo) – 5:19 - Vor vollen Schüsseln (In Front of Full Dishes) (Traditional/In Extremo) – 3:32
- Maria Virgin (Traditional/In Extremo) – 4:56
- Totus Floreo (Traditional/In Extremo) – 3:37
- Der Galgen (The Gallow) (Ledbetter) – 3:28
- Two søstraThe Twa Sisters"The Twa Sisters" is a murder ballad that recounts the tale of a girl drowned by her sister. It is first known to have appeared on a broadside in 1656 as "The Miller and the King's Daughter." At least 21 English variants exist under several names, including "Minnorie" or "Binnorie", "The Cruel...
(Traditional/In Extremo) – 2:32