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, released on February 29, 2008 and their 2nd full-length cover album after the original ''

Werk 80 ''Werk 80'' is the fifth full-length album by German industrial gothic metal band Atrocity and was released in 1997. It's the band's first full-length album with cover versions of popular 1980s songs. Atrocity released a sequel, '' Werk 80 II'', ...

'' album released in 1997.

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History

Released on the same day, there was a limited edition with one bonus track, and a two-disc version which collected both Werk 80 albums, including bonus tracks for the original album which had been released as

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Track listing

Standard release

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Limited edition bonus track

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''Werk 80 II'' limited deluxe edition

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Personnel

Atrocity

Alexander Krull Alexander Krull (born 31 July 1970) is a German musician who is the lead vocalist for metal band Atrocity, as well as backing vocalist in the band Leaves' Eyes. Biography Krull was born in Ludwigsburg, where he formed Atrocity in 1985. He has ...

: vocals, keyboards, programming, sampling *Mathias Roderer: guitars *Thorsten Bauer: guitars *Christopher Lukhaup: bass *Moritz Neuner: drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Liv Kristine Liv Kristine Espenæs (born 14 February 1976) is a Norwegian singer who has performed and composed songs mostly for various subgenres of heavy metal music. She started her career in the music industry as a vocalist for the gothic metal band Thea ...

: additional lead and backing vocals *Timon Birkhofer: additional keyboards *In Takt: Choir; conducted by Martin Dennemarck and Claudia Bittner

Production

*Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Alexander Krull *Engineered by Alexander Krull and Ingmar Schelzel *Assistant engineers: Mathias Roderer, Thorsten Bauer

Singles

References

External links

Review: Atrocity – Werk 80 II

"Werk 80 II at discogs
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