''Paradise Now'' is the seventh album by
German
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band
Die Krupps. It was released in 1997.
It is the last album prior to the band's 8-year break-up. Guitars take a more dominant role here than on previous Die Krupps albums. The album was the last to feature the widespread use of
metal guitars like previous albums, until the band released ''
V – Metal Machine Music
''V – Metal Machine Music'' is the ninth album by German Industrial/ EBM band Die Krupps. It was released on 28 August 2015 as digital download and double CD as well as limited bundles.
Background
The album sees the band returning "to a dis ...
'' in 2015.
Track listing
Singles
"Fire" was released prior to the album release and its promo video was played on music television stations several times. The single contained the original version, an early mix of "Moving Beyond", a Nexus Six remix of "Fire", and an extended version of "Language of Reality (Charlie Clouser Remix)" previously released on ''The Final Remixes''. "Rise Up" was promoted by two different promo videos, including live footage recorded in Berlin, Germany on 6 June 1997 and produced by
Jörg Buttgereit; the single features the original version, a club remix of "Rise Up" and the exclusive B-side "The Last Time". "Black Beauty White Heat" was released as the final single in autumn; a promo video was made but received minimum airplay. The single contains a video edit of the title track, the original version, and the exclusive B-side "Complete Control".
Personnel
Die Krupps
* Jürgen Engler – vocals, keyboards, guitars,
talkbox
A talk box (also spelled talkbox and talk-box) is an effects unit that allows musicians to modify the sound of a musical instrument by shaping the frequency content of the sound and to apply speech sounds (in the same way as singing) onto the sou ...
on ''Reconstruction'' (5) and ''Vortex'' (11)
*
Lee Altus
Lee Altus is a Ukrainian-American heavy metal guitarist currently playing in Exodus and Heathen.
Career
Altus first came to public attention in the mid-1980s with his original band, Heathen. He served as the principal songwriter and a fo ...
– guitars
* Rüdiger Esch – bass guitar
* George Lewis – drums
* Ralf Dörper – keyboard
* Chris Lietz – programming, samplers
Technical personnel
* Michael Schwabe – mastering
* Dirk Rudolph – cover design
* Stefan Müssigbrodt – band photo
Chart positions
References
1997 albums
Die Krupps albums
Rough Trade Records albums
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