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on the cover) is the 17th

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of the

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band

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. The album is named after the band itself and was released on 28 February 2020. It is the second studio album after their comeback in 2014 and was published by the band-owned label Matapaloz.

Content

On the album, the band looks back on its 40-year-long history since its inception in 1980. The song "Kuchen und Bier" deals with this topic especially. There are songs about relationships ("Des Bruders Hüter") and social criticism ("Du hasst mich! Ich mag das!" and "Rennt!"). The "

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" is spoken by German actor

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Reception

Manuel Berger of ''

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'' awarded the album 6.5 of 7 points. Author Matthias Weckmann describes the songs as sharp-edged, rocking, introvert, self-ironic, dashing, demanding and gleeful. They aren't as experimental as on the predecessor but they're full of the attitude that rocked this country for the last 40 years. The song "Wie aus der Sage" is recommended highly.

Track listing

# "Prolog" (Engl. "Prologue") – 0:34 # "Kuchen und Bier" ("Cake and beer") – 4:30 # "Des Bruders Hüter" ("Brother's keeper") – 4:22 # "Ein Hoch auf die Toten" ("A toast for the dead") – 4:19 # "Prawda" ("Truth") – 4:14 # "Saufen ist wie Weinen" ("Drinking is like crying") – 4:28 # "Wie aus der Sage" ("Like a myth") – 5:13 # "Du hasst mich! Ich mag das!" ("You hate me! I like that!") – 4:12 # "Rennt!" ("Run!") – 4:46 # "Wer schön sein will muss lachen" ("You have to laugh to be beautiful") – 5:41 # "Der Hund den keiner will" ("The dog nobody wants") – 3:30 # "Flügel für dich" ("Wings for you") – 4:29 # "Die Erinnerung tanzt in meinem Kopf" ("The memory is dancing in my head") – 4:45

Personnel

* Kevin Russell – vocals *

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– additional vocals, bass guitar *

Matthias Röhr Matthias "Gonzo" Röhr (born 16 April 1962) is a German musician who has been the guitarist of the rock band Böhse Onkelz since 1981. His stage name derives from ''Double Live Gonzo!'', an album by Ted Nugent. When Böhse Onkelz split up betwe ...

– guitar *

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– drums *Michael Mainx – acoustic guitar *Vincent Roehr – strings arrangement *

– spoken words

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References

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