A Million Degrees
A Million Degrees is the third studio album by the industrial rock band Emigrate. It was released on November 30, 2018 via Vertigo Records. First recorded in 2015, the album was destroyed in a flood in 2017, and had to be re-recorded.[4] Recording sessions took place at Studio Engine 55 in Berlin with drums recorded at Funkhaus Studio. It features guest appearances from Ben Kowalewicz, Cardinal Copia, Margaux Bossieux and Till Lindemann.[5]
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Released | November 30, 2018 | |||
Studio | Studio Engine 55 (Berlin, Germany) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 45:19 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Producer | Emigrate | |||
Emigrate chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Frontman Richard Kruspe's equipment included ESP Guitars, Mesa Boogie Rectifier amps, Pro Tools and Native Instruments.
Music videos for "1234" and "You Are So Beautiful" were shot in Los Angeles directed by Bill Yukich and released on October 18 and November 30, 2018 respectively. The video for "War" was directed by David Gesslbauer and released on March 5, 2019.[6]
Track listing
All music is composed by Richard Kruspe, except track 4 (composed with Margaux Bossieux).
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "War" |
| 4:34 |
2. | "1234" (featuring Ben Kowalewicz) |
| 3:23 |
3. | "A Million Degrees" |
| 4:02 |
4. | "Lead You On" (featuring Margaux Bossieux) |
| 4:10 |
5. | "You Are So Beautiful" |
| 4:10 |
6. | "Hide and Seek" |
| 2:50 |
7. | "We Are Together" |
| 6:00 |
8. | "Let's Go" (featuring Till Lindemann) |
| 4:11 |
9. | "I'm Not Afraid" (featuring Cardinal Copia) |
| 4:34 |
10. | "Spitfire" |
| 2:32 |
11. | "Eyes Fade Away" |
| 4:52 |
Total length: | 45:19 |
Personnel
- Richard Kruspe – guitars, vocals, keyboards, electro sequencer, lyrics
- Terry Matlin – lyrics
- Thomas Borman – lyrics (track 5)
- Till Lindemann – lyrics & vocals (track 8)
- Margaux Bossieux – lyrics & vocals (track 4), backing vocals
- Olsen Involtini – vocal recording & production, drum recording & engineering, backing vocals
- Tom Dalgety – vocal recording (track 9)
- Sky Van Hoff – additional guitar recording & production, bass, mixing
- Sascha Moser – drum editing
- Possi Possberg – drum tuning
- Arnaud Giroux – backing vocals, bass
- Meral Al Me – backing vocals
- Kriss Jacob – backing vocals
- Steve Binetti – additional solo guitar (tracks: 1, 11)
- Mikko Sirén – drums
- Svante Forsbäck – mastering
- Benjamin Kowalewicz – vocals (track 2)
- Tobias Forge – vocals (track 9)
- Sven Kaselow – management
- Birgit Fordyce – management
- Stefan Mehnert – management
- Büro Dirk Rodolph – artwork
- Gregor Hohenberg – photography
- Anthony Kurtz – photography
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 70 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 133 |
French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 195 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 30 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 38 |
References
- "EMIGRATE - A Million Degrees". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- "Album Review: Emigrate "A Million Degrees"". therockerrag.com. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- Yeung, Neil Z. "A Million Degrees - Emigrate | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- Wiederhorn, Jon (December 4, 2018). "Rammstein Guitarist on "Difficult" New Emigrate Album, Song With Ghost Singer". Revolver. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- Sharma, Amit (December 20, 2018). "Rammstein Guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe Reveals The Secrets Behind Emigrate's A Million Degrees". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- "Emigrate official". YouTube. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- "Austriancharts.at – Emigrate – A Million Degrees" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- "Ultratop.be – Emigrate – A Million Degrees" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- "Lescharts.com – Emigrate – A Million Degrees". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Emigrate – A Million Degrees" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- "Swisscharts.com – Emigrate – A Million Degrees". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 18, 2019.