''Nicht um zu sterben'' (translation: Not in Order to Die) is the debut studio album by

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Dornenreich Dornenreich (up to ''Bitter ist's dem Tod zu dienen'' known as DornenReich) is an Austrian melodic black metal band, founded in 1996. Alongside their initial metal sound, Dornenreich also regard their music as being neofolk influenced. They have ...

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Track listing

# "Hasses Freigang" (translation: "Hatred's Free Roaming") - 5:50 # "In die Nacht" (translation: "Into the Night") - 6:47 # "Verlorenes gefunden, Gefundenes empfunden" (translation: "Lost Things Found, Found Things Felt") - 3:33 # "Schlaflos träumend" (translation: "Sleeplessly Dreaming") - 4:43 # "Im flatternden Schleier der Vergänglichkeit" (translation: "In the Fluttering Veil of Perishability") - 4:52 # "Und wie ein Kind in deiner hand" (translation: "And Like a Child in Your Hand") - 9:22 # "Durch die Schluchten der Kälte" (translation: "Through the Gorges of Coldness") - 6:06 # "Hofesfest" (translation: "Court Festival") - 2:25

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs. * Eviga - harsh vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboard, bass guitar *

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- guitar, drums, soprano flute * Dunkelkind - guitar, keyboard, clean vocals * Claus Prellinger - producing, mixing *Cindi - photography

References

{{Authority control 1997 debut albums Dornenreich albums