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Songs of Love and Death (Beyond the Black album)

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Songs of Love and Death
Studio album by
Beyond the Black
Released13 February 2015
GenreSymphonic metal, power metal
Length55:28
LabelAirforce1/We Love Music/Universal
ProducerHartmut Krech, Mark Nissen, Hannes Braun, Torsten Brötzmann, Sascha Paeth, Ivo Morig
Beyond the Black chronology
Songs of Love and Death
(2015) 		Lost in Forever
(2016)
Singles from Songs of Love and Death
  1. "In the Shadows"
    Released: 20 January 2015
  2. "Songs of Love and Death"
    Released: 28 January 2015
  3. "Love Me Forever"
    Released: 28 January 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard7.0/10[1]

Songs of Love and Death is the debut studio album by the German symphonic metal band Beyond the Black. It was released on 13 February 2015 through Airforce1 Records.[2][3] The album was rereleased on 7 June 2019 through Austrian record label Napalm Records.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."In the Shadows"Hartmut Krech, Mark Nissen, Dave RothKrech, Nissen, Roth4:53
2."Songs of Love and Death"Krech, Nissen, Lukas HainerHannes Braun4:15
3."Unbroken"HainerKrech, Nissen4:26
4."When Angels Fall"Krech, Nissen, Hainer, BraunJennifer Haben, Krech, Nissen, Braun5:22
5."Pearl in a World of Dirt"Nik Page, Kate NorthropKrech, Nissen, Braun6:25
6."Hallelujah"Krech, Nissen, RothBraun, Krech, Nissen, Roth5:22
7."Running to the Edge"HainerKrech, Nissen4:54
8."Numb"Torsten Brötzmann, Ivo Morig, Charlie MasonBrötzmann, Morig, Mason4:24
9."Drowning in Darkness"Hainer, BraunBraun4:11
10."Afraid of the Dark"Brötzmann, Morig, MasonBrötzmann, Morig, Mason4:08
11."Fall into the Flames"Arno Krabman, Ashley Hicklin, HabenKrabman, Hicklin, Haben3:41
12."Love Me Forever" (Motörhead cover)Michael Richard Burston, Ian Fraser Kilmister, Philip Anthony Campbell, Philip John TaylorBurston, Kilmister, Campbell, Taylor3:27
Total length:55:28
2017 Japanese Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."In the Shadows" (live)5:15
Total length:60:43

Personnel

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Band (formed after the album recording)

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  • Jennifer Haben – lead vocals
  • Nils Lesser – lead guitar
  • Christopher Hummels – rhythm guitar & backing vocals
  • Erwin Schmidt – bass
  • Tobias Derer – drums
  • Michael Hauser – keyboards

Album musicians

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  • Jennifer Haben – lead vocals
  • Sascha Paeth – guitars except on track 7; guitar solo on track 7; bass except on track 7; drums on tracks 8, 10, 11, 12; shouts on track 10; keyboards on track 11
  • Ossi Schaller – guitar solo on tracks 1, 3, 4
  • Dirk Schlag – acoustic guitars on tracks 2, 5, 6
  • Arno Krabman, Bent Wolff – guitars on track 7
  • Peter Weihe – guitars on track 12
  • Mark Nissen – bass on track 7; all other instruments and programming, additional guitars, strings & backing vocals except on tracks 8, 11, 12
  • Hartmut Krech – all other instruments and programming, additional guitars, strings & backing vocals except on tracks 8, 11, 12
  • Ivo Moring – drums on track 10
  • Michael 'Miro' Rodenberg – keyboards on tracks 8, 10, 11, 12
  • Thorsten Brötzmann – keyboards on tracks 8, 10, 12
  • Michael Knauer – keyboards on track 12
  • Sandro Friedrich – flutes on tracks 1, 5, 6; bagpipes on track 1; shawn on track 5
  • Ingo Hampf – lute on track 5
  • Hannes Braun – lead vocals on track 5, backing vocals on track 3, shouts on track 4
  • Billy King – backing vocals on tracks 2-4, 6-10
  • Klaus Esch, Vibeke Andressen – backing vocals on track 6
  • Oliver Hartmann – backing vocals on track 11
  • Sander Gommans – backing vocals on track 6, shouts on track 6
  • Kevin Ratajczak – shouts on track 6, 9
  • Christopher Hummels – shouts on track 7

Production

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  • Hartmut Krech, Mark Nissen – producers, engineers and mixing on tracks 1-7 and 9
  • Hannes Braun – co-producer on tracks 3 and 6
  • Thorsten Brötzmann, Ivo Morig – producers on tracks 8, 10, 12
  • Sascha Paeth – producer on tracks 8, 10, 11, 12
  • Michael 'Miro' Rodenberg – mastering at GateStudio, Wolfsburg, Germany

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 12
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References

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  1. ^ Peters, Jens (2015). "Reviews: Beyond the Black - Songs of Love and Death". Rock Hard (in German). No. 334. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Songs Of Love And Death". www.universal-music.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  3. ^ "Beyond the Black - Songs of Love and Death - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  4. ^ "Beyond the Black - Songs of Love and Death - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Beyond The Black – Songs Of Love And Death" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Beyond The Black – Songs Of Love And Death" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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