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''A Million Degrees'' is the third studio album by the
industrial rock Industrial rock is a fusion genre that fuses industrial music and rock music. It initially originated in the 1970s, and drew influence from early experimental and industrial acts such as Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten and Chrom ...
band
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. It was released on November 30, 2018, via
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. First recorded in 2015, the album was destroyed in a flood in 2017, and had to be re-recorded. Recording sessions took place at Studio Engine 55 in
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with drums recorded at Funkhaus Studio. It features guest appearances from
Ben Kowalewicz Benjamin Ian Kowalewicz (; born December 16, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of rock band Billy Talent. Early life Kowalewicz was born in Montreal. He grew up in Pierrefonds. When he was 11, he and his famil ...
,
Cardinal Copia Tobias Jens Forge (; born 3 March 1981) is a Swedish musician. He is the frontman, leader, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member of the masked rock band Ghost, performing live as their vocalist under the stage names Papa Emeritus, Cardi ...
, Margaux Bossieux and
Till Lindemann Till Lindemann (; born 4 January 1963) is a German singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein and solo project Lindemann (band), Lindemann. Rammstein has sold over 25 million records worldw ...
. Frontman
Richard Kruspe Richard Kruspe (born Sven Kruspe; 24 June 1967) is a German musician. He is best known as one of the founders and the lead guitarist of the band Rammstein, as well as the frontman of the industrial metal band Emigrate. Kruspe has released eigh ...
's equipment included
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,
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Rectifier amps,
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and
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. Music videos for "1234" and "You Are So Beautiful" were shot in
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directed by Bill Yukich and released on October 18 and November 30, 2018, respectively. The video for "War" was directed by David Gesslbauer and released on March 5, 2019.


Track listing


Personnel

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Richard Kruspe Richard Kruspe (born Sven Kruspe; 24 June 1967) is a German musician. He is best known as one of the founders and the lead guitarist of the band Rammstein, as well as the frontman of the industrial metal band Emigrate. Kruspe has released eigh ...
– guitars, vocals, keyboards, electro sequencer, lyrics *Terry Matlin – lyrics *Thomas Borman – lyrics (track 5) *
Till Lindemann Till Lindemann (; born 4 January 1963) is a German singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein and solo project Lindemann (band), Lindemann. Rammstein has sold over 25 million records worldw ...
– lyrics & vocals (track 8) *Margaux Bossieux – lyrics & vocals (track 4), backing vocals *Olsen Involtini – vocal recording & production, drum recording &
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, backing vocals *
Tom Dalgety Tom Dalgety is an English record producer and audio engineer. He is most noted for his work with Pixies, Ghost, and Royal Blood. He was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2019 for his production work on the Ghost album ''Prequelle'' ( Best Rock Alb ...
– vocal recording (track 9) *
Sky van Hoff Sky van Hoff (born 1986) is a German record producer, songwriter and musician. He works primarily with acts in the metal and rock genres, including Rammstein, Emigrate, Till Lindemann, Sleep Token, Kreator and Electric Callboy, and has contribu ...
– additional guitar recording & production, bass, mixing *Sascha Moser – drum editing *Possi Possberg – drum tuning *Arnaud Giroux – backing vocals, bass *Meral Al Me – backing vocals *Kriss Jacob – backing vocals * Steve Binetti – additional solo guitar (tracks: 1, 11) *
Mikko Sirén Apocalyptica is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Helsinki, formed in 1993. The band is currently composed of three classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso. Originally a classical-style Metallica ...
– drums *Svante Forsbäck – mastering *
Benjamin Kowalewicz Benjamin Ian Kowalewicz (; born December 16, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of rock band Billy Talent. Early life Kowalewicz was born in Montreal. He grew up in Pierrefonds. When he was 11, he and his famil ...
– vocals (track 2) *
Tobias Forge Tobias Jens Forge (; born 3 March 1981) is a Swedish musician. He is the frontman, leader, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member of the masked rock band Ghost, performing live as their vocalist under the stage names Papa Emeritus, Cardi ...
– vocals (track 9) *Sven Kaselow – management *Birgit Fordyce – management *Stefan Mehnert – management *Büro Dirk Rodolph – artwork *Gregor Hohenberg – photography *Anthony Kurtz – photography


Charts


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* 2018 albums Emigrate (band) albums Vertigo Records albums {{2010s-metal-album-stub