''The Hardest Heart'' is

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's ninth studio album. Released only a month after it was originally announced October 19, 2016. It was released as a CD, Limited Double CD and Limited Edition box which also contained Face the Fear on cassette. Regarding the long wait between albums, front-man Dennis Ostermann told Side-Line magazine:

Artwork

The artwork was created by Stefan Heilemann who previously collaborated with In Strict Confidence with his award-winning 2011 art book "Laugh, cry and scream", which had an accompanying CD of their music. He has also created artwork for bands such as Lindemann,

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, Nightwish and

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Critical reception

The album reached number 2 album in the Deutsche Alternative Charts in early 2017 and the song ''Herz'' reached number 9 as a single.

Artwork

Critical reception

Track listing

Singles and EPs

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