''Schattenreiter'' is the fourth full-length

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by the German

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band

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. It was released on 7 April 2006 through German record label PICA Music as a two-CD

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. The album marks their newfound sound, which incorporates a more down-tuned use of guitars, darker atmospheres and harsher vocals at times than their previous albums, making them lean towards

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 ...

. The album is eclectic in nature, ranging all the way from industrial metal with "Schattenreiter",

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with "Geisterstunde", and even

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with "Im tiefen Gras" to the

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-influenced "Spieler" with many songs emanating a

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feel to them.Gothtronic review of Schattenreiter
/ref> On the second CD, the song "Toccata" is a reworked version of a

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composition which was recorded in a church in Berlin.

Track listing

CD 1

# "Schattenreiter" − 4:22 # "Der Arzt" − 4:12 # "Im tiefen Gras" − 3:17 # "Endlich" − 3:23 # "Dein zweites Gesicht" − 4:21 (extra vocals by Melanie Wiedemann) # "Geisterstunde" − 2:41 # "Spieler" − 3:55 # "Seelenverkäufer" − 3:41 # "Immer noch wach" − 3:48 (featuring

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) (Extra bagpipes by Birgit Muggenthaler)
(

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by Anna Kränzlein)
(Extra vocals by Thomas Lindner)

CD 2

# "Intro" − 0:57 # "Toccata" − 4:00 (

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by Dr. Hanno Fierdag, extra vocals by Melanie Wiedemann) # "Der Bote" − 4:35 # "Versuchung" − 5:26 # "Vulkan" − 3:56 # "Kaltes Grauen" − 4:10 # "Du Sagst" − 3:35 # "Wieder am Riff" − 4:13 # "Gefangen" − 4:18 # "Signum Ignitum" − 5:30 # Video: Tanzwut Live in Moskau 2005 − 14:08

Credits

* Teufel −

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, lead vocals * Wim − bass, bagpipes, backing vocals,

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* Castus − bagpipes,

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, tromba marina, backing vocals * Ardor − bagpipes, shawm, tromba marina, backing vocals * Hatz −

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, key drum,

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, Riesentara, keyboards * Patrick − guitar, backing vocals, bagpipes, tromba marina * Norri − percussion, keyboards

References

2006 albums Tanzwut albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub