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Tanzwut (Band)
Tanzwut () is a German Neue Deutsche Härte and Medieval metal band which originated as a side project of Corvus Corax members. The band uses a Medieval theme during their live performances which are expressed through their stagecraft, costumes and choreography. Their name is the German term for "dancing mania", but is directly translated with "dance rage". Tanzwut are known for their heavy use of bagpipes, an unusual instrument for a metal band. The group has achieved international success, filling concert halls as far away from their home country as Mexico. Since Ihr wolltet Spass the band have been gravitating towards a more industrial metal approach, incorporating the use of more down-tuned guitars, harsher vocals and darker atmospheres. On ''Weiße Nächte'' ("White Nights") though, Tanzwut completely removed its industrial sound for a more refined classical approach centered around bagpipes with a heavy metal sound. However, some of the industrial influence returned with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawm
The shawm () is a Bore (wind instruments)#Conical bore, conical bore, double-reed woodwind instrument made in Europe from the 13th or possibly 12th century to the present day. It achieved its peak of popularity during the medieval and Renaissance periods, after which it was gradually eclipsed by the oboe family of descendant instruments in classical music. It is likely to have come to Western Europe from the Eastern Mediterranean around the time of the Crusades.The Shawm and Curtal €”from the Diabolus in Musica Guide to Early Instruments Double-reed instruments similar to the shawm were long present in Southern Europe and the East, for instance the Ancient Greek music, ancient Greek, and later Byzantine Empire#Music, Byzantine aulos, the closely related sorna and zurna,A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schandmaul
Schandmaul is a German medieval folk rock band from the Munich area. As well as using modern instruments such as the bass guitar, bass and electric guitar, the band also utilizes instruments typically used in Medieval folk songs such as the bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy or shawm, to produce their trademark folk rock sound. Schandmaul was nominated two times for the Echo Music Prize and has so far had six albums in the top ten German album charts and three top-ten albums in Austria. The name 'Schandmaul' translates roughly to 'malicious tongue' or 'backbiter' and refers to their mascot of a grinning skeletal jester. History Schandmaul was founded in the summer of 1998 when six musicians from Munich and the surrounding area, then members of different bands, came together for a folk rock concert. They were dissatisfied with performing nothing but cover-versions and so decided to write a few songs of their own for the event. The very first song written by the newly formed band, ''Teufel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Ärzte
(; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. It consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González (musician), Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. The band has released 14 studio albums. History 1982–1985: Early years, debut album were formed in West Berlin in 1982 by Jan Vetter (alias Farin Urlaub, a pun on the expression "Fahr' in Urlaub", meaning "Go on vacation"), Dirk Felsenheimer (alias Bela B, referring to Dracula actor Bela Lugosi) and bassist Hans Runge, alias . Bela and Farin had previously played together in the Punk rock, punk band Soilent Grün, established in 1979 and named after the film ''Soylent Green''. After Soilent Grün broke up in 1982, Bela and Farin decided to form another band. In the first two years (including Sahnie) they mostly played in clubs in their hometown, Berlin. Their first release was a contribution to the sampler ''20 schäumende Stimmungshits'' (rough translation: "20 foamy par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitte Bitte
"Bitte bitte" ("Bitte, bitte" on CD) Please please"is a song by German band Die Ärzte. It is the eleventh track and the third single from their 1988 album '' Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit...''. The song focuses on a desire to obey a dominatrix. The Domina Mix was later released on "Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze". The song was covered by the German band Tanzwut on their '' Labyrinth der Sinne'' album and was released as a single. The song was also covered by German band Eisbrecher on their ''Schicksalsmelodien'' album. Video The dystopian video is about a young man who enters the ''Ministry for Discipline and Order'' (an allusion to the Federal Review Board for Media Harmful to Minors) with a ''Die Ärzte'' record. The ministry is run by a dominatrix (played by Teresa Orlowski), where books and records are checked by the censors under her control. The ''Die Ärzte'' record is listened to by the inspectors, scratched and branded with a huge censorship stamp, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umbra Et Imago
is a German gothic metal and Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in Autumn 1991. The original lineup consisted of singer Mozart (Manuel Munz), Michael Gillian, Nail and Torsten B. Except for Mozart all other founding members left the band, but he is still influential to the music of Umbra and Imago. History In 1991, Umbra et Imago were created as a side-project of ''The Electric Avantgarde''. In the following year, the two bands were still existing alongside. There were plans for The Electric Avantgarde to change its style to death metal, but those were soon dropped. The band dissolved and was later reformed as ''Dracul'' so that Umbra et Imago became Mozart's main project. In 1992 Umbra et Imago played their first stage shows, where visual effects played an important role. While the band's style was still dominated by electronic influences, there were frequent appearances of guest musicians such as Peter Heppner of Wolfsheim. The band began to develop an eccentric image and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schattenreiter
''Schattenreiter'' is the fourth full-length studio album by the German industrial rock/ medieval metal band Tanzwut. It was released on 7 April 2006 through German record label PICA Music as a two-CD digipak. The album marks their newfound sound, which incorporates a more down-tuned use of guitars, darker atmospheres and harsher vocals at times than their previous albums, making them lean towards industrial metal. The album is eclectic in nature, ranging all the way from industrial metal with "Schattenreiter", thrash metal with "Geisterstunde", and even rockabilly with "Im tiefen Gras" to the gothic-influenced "Spieler" with many songs emanating a dance music feel to them. On the second CD, the song "Toccata" is a reworked version of a J.S. Bach composition which was recorded in a church in Berlin. Track listing CD 1 # "Schattenreiter" − 4:22 # "Der Arzt" − 4:12 # "Im tiefen Gras" − 3:17 # "Endlich" − 3:23 # "Dein zweites Gesicht" − 4:21 # "Geisterstunde" − 2: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihr Wolltet Spass
''Ihr wolltet Spass'' (German for "You wanted fun") is the third full-length studio album by the German industrial rock/ medieval metal band Tanzwut. It was released on 7 April 2003 through German label PICA Music in a digipak format. The album was also unofficially released in a cassette format. The album shows Tanzwut's sound gravitating towards a more industrial metal sound. Track listing # "Wieder da" − 3:47 # "Nein nein" − 3:13 # "Der Traum" − 3:58 # "Meer" − 4:52 # "Zaubern" − 4:10 # "Für immer" − 4:28 # "Fatue" − 3:42 # "Erdbeerrot" − 3:53 # "Ihr wolltet Spass" − 3:42 # "Der Fluch" − 4:36 # "Gnade" − 4:01 # "Caupona" − 4:47 Credits Band * Teufel − bagpipes, lead vocals * Wim − bass, bagpipes, backing vocals, tromba marina * Castus − bagpipes, shawm The shawm () is a Bore (wind instruments)#Conical bore, conical bore, double-reed woodwind instrument made in Europe from the 13th or possibly 12th century to the present day. It achieved it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labyrinth Der Sinne
''Labyrinth der Sinne'' is the second full-length studio album by German industrial rock/ medieval metal band Tanzwut. It was released in 2000 through British record label EMI Music. The 2000 release included a CD and a Cassette. The album ranked #46 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) Top Albums of 2000. Track listing # "Tanzwut" − 3:52 # "Ekstase" − 3:39 # "Lügner" − 4:37 # "Bitte bitte" − 3:13 # "Labyrinth" − 3:07 # "Niemals ohne dich" − 4:10 # "Die Drohne" − 3:36 # "Der Wächter" − 3:19 # "Dämmerung" − 3:32 # "Was soll der Teufel im Paradies" − 4:10 # "Gigolo" − 3:10 # "Ikarus" − 3:59 # "Götterfunken" − 5:50 Credits Band members * Teufel − vocals * Koll A. − bagpipes, flute (shawm) * Castus − backing vocals, violin (hurdy-gurdy The hurdy-gurdy is a string instrument that produces sound by a hand-turned crank, rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin (or nyckelharpa) bow, and single notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzwut (album)
''Tanzwut'' is the first full-length studio album by the German industrial rock/ medieval metal band Tanzwut. It was released on 1 March 1999 through British record label EMI Music. The album was released in a standard CD format, a digipack format and a cassette format. Track listing # "Exkremento" − 3:42 # "Im Rausch" − 3:43 # "Königreich" − 4:10 # "Das Schicksal" − 4:08 # "Verrückt" (album version) − 3:53 # "Augen zu" − 4:10 # "Auferstehung" − 5:27 # "Eisenmann" − 5:35 # "Erinnerung" − 3:52 # "Die Balz" − 4:09 # "Komm her" − 6:04 Personnel Band * Teufel − vocals * Koll A. − bagpipes, flute (shawm) * Castus − backing vocals, violin (hurdy-gurdy The hurdy-gurdy is a string instrument that produces sound by a hand-turned crank, rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin (or nyckelharpa) bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar ...), bagpipes, flute (shawm) * Wim − bagpipes, flut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzwut German Band Live
Tanzwut () is a German Neue Deutsche Härte and Medieval metal band which originated as a side project of Corvus Corax members. The band uses a Medieval theme during their live performances which are expressed through their stagecraft, costumes and choreography. Their name is the German term for "dancing mania", but is directly translated with "dance rage". Tanzwut are known for their heavy use of bagpipes, an unusual instrument for a metal band. The group has achieved international success, filling concert halls as far away from their home country as Mexico. Since Ihr wolltet Spass the band have been gravitating towards a more industrial metal approach, incorporating the use of more down-tuned guitars, harsher vocals and darker atmospheres. On ''Weiße Nächte'' ("White Nights") though, Tanzwut completely removed its industrial sound for a more refined classical approach centered around bagpipes with a heavy metal sound. However, some of the industrial influence returned with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornett
The cornett (, ) is a lip-reed wind instrument that dates from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, popular from 1500 to 1650. Although smaller and larger sizes were made in both straight and curved forms, surviving cornetts are mostly curved, built in the treble size from in length, usually described as in G. The note sounded with all finger-holes covered is A, which can be lowered a further whole tone to G by slackening the embouchure. The name ''cornett'' comes from the Italian ''cornetto'', meaning "small horn". It was used in performances by professional musicians for both state and liturgical music, especially accompanying choral music. It also featured in popular music in '' alta capella'' or loud wind ensembles. British organologist Anthony Baines wrote that the cornett "was praised in the very terms that were to be bestowed upon the oboe .. it could be sounded as loud as a trumpet and as soft as a recorder, and its tone approached that of the human voice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
