''Opera Noir'' is the sixth studio album by Austrian
heavy metal band
Stahlhammer
Stahlhammer (German for "Steel Hammer") is a Neue Deutsche Härte band from Austria that formed in 1992. They incorporate elements from hardcore, groove metal, industrial metal and symphonic metal into their songs. The band has to this date ...
, released on 3 March 2006. The album follows the "Stahlhammer tradition" with cover songs of
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
's "Heroes/Helden" and
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...
's "In the Air Tonight".
Track listing
# Vienna – 4:41
# Wie es ist ''(How it is)'' – 2:58
# Opera Noir ''(Black opera)'' – 4:23
# Kalt wie Eis ''(Cold as ice)'' – 4:18
#
In the Air Tonight
"In the Air Tonight" is the debut solo single by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released as the lead single from Collins's debut solo album, '' Face Value'', in January 1981.
Collins co-produced "In the Air Tonight" ...
– 5:10 (
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...
cover)
# Tod a capella ''(Death a capella)'' – 4:29
# Das schreiende Herz ''(The screaming heart)'' – 3:45
#
La Paloma
"La Paloma", "The Dove" in English, is a popular Spanish song that has been produced and reinterpreted in diverse cultures, settings, arrangements, and recordings over the last 140 years. The song was written by the Spanish Basque composer Seb ...
''(The Dove)'' – 3:56 (
Hans Albers
Hans Philipp August Albers (22 September 1891 – 24 July 1960) was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century.
Early life
...
cover)
# Krieger morden nicht ''(Warriors don't murder)'' – 3:12
# Jazz – 3:23
# Mensch ''(Human)'' – 2:30
# Der alte Mann ''(The old man)'' – 3:40
#
Heroes/Helden – 5:39 (
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
cover)
References
* http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Stahlhammer-nom_album-Opera_Noir-l-en.html
* http://www.stahlhammer.org/v4/discography/albums/operanoir.php
* http://www.stahlhammer.org/v4/info/index.php
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