''Himmelfahrt'' (, Engl: ''Ascension'') is an
industrial metal
Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Prominent industrial metal acts include Ministry, Nine In ...
album by the
German
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band
Megaherz
Megaherz (English "Mega-heart", a pun on the homophone " megahertz") is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in Eichenau in 1993.
Megaherz has gone through many changes in musical style since their founding. Their early works are a fair ...
, released in 2000. It is the band's third full album.
Track listing
Notes
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In English, "Himmelfahrt" literally means "journey to heaven" or "ascension". In the context of the lyrics it is used in, it means the sense of doing something where the chances of surviving are slim to none.
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"Tanz auf dem Vulkan" means "to live on the edge", but literally it translates into "dance on the volcano".
Personnel
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Alexander Wesselsky
Alexander "Alexx" Wesselsky (born 18 November 1968) is a German singer. He is the lead vocalist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher and previously performed with Megaherz from 1993 to 2003.
Biography
In 1985, Dale Arden became Wesselsky's f ...
– lead-vocals
* Christian "X-ti" Bystron – guitars
* Wenz – bass
* Frank Gegerle – drums
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Noel Pix
Jochen "Noel Pix" Seibert (25 March 1972) is a German rock and house musician, best known as the lead guitarist and programmer of Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. He previously played guitar and keyboards for the band Megaherz. He releases ...
– guitars, keyboards, sampling
* Yogi Lang – keyboards, additional programming
* Petra Scheeser – female vocals on "Ruf mich an"
* Mathias "Jablonski" Elsholz – backing vocals on "Windkind" and "Falsche Götter"
* Jan Frommel – photos
Charts
References
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2000 albums
Megaherz albums