Herzwerk II

Herzwerk II ("Heart-work II") is the fourth studio album by German industrial metal band Megaherz. It is the last album to feature singer Alexx Wesselsky before he left with Noel Pix to form Eisbrecher. The final track, "Es brennt" ("It Burns"), which talks about the differences between Eastern and Western Germany, was included on the digipak version of the disc. The album was re-released in the United States in 2008, with "Es brennt" included.

Herzwerk II
Studio album by
Megaherz
Released2002
GenreNeue Deutsche Härte
Length63:57
LabelFirestarter
ProducerChristian "X-ti" Bystron, Ralf Weigand
Megaherz chronology
Querschnitt
(2001)		 Herzwerk II
(2002)		 5
(2004)

Track listing
  1. "Herzblut" ("Heart-blood") - 5:18
  2. "Glas und Tränen" ("Glass and Tears") - 3:55
  3. "I.M. Rumpelstilzchen" (Unofficial collaborator Rumplestiltskin) - 4:31
  4. "5. März" ("March 5th") - 4:17
  5. "F.F.F. (Flesh for Fantasy)" - 5:25 (Billy Idol cover)
  6. "Hand auf's Herz" ("Hand on My Heart") - 3:59
  7. "Zu den Sternen" ("To the Stars") - 5:14
  8. "Licht II (Instrumental)" ("Light II") - 2:08
  9. "Heute schon gelebt?" ("Lived Yet Today?") - 3:51
  10. "An deinem Grab" ("At Your Grave") - 6:57
  11. "Perfekte Droge" ("Perfect Drug") - 4:27
  12. "Spiel' nicht…" ("Don't Play…") - 4:41
  13. "Gold" - 5:11
  14. "Es brennt" ("It Burns") - 4:03

^ "Herzblut" is a German compound word literally meaning "heart-blood" or "blood of the heart". The official translation suggests that "a better translation would be 'your everything and all, your essence'."[1]

Personnel
  • Alexander Wesselsky – lead-vocals
  • Christian "X-ti" Bystron – guitar
  • Wenz – bass
  • Oliver Pohl – guitar
  • Jürgen Schlachter – drums
  • Ralf Weigand – keyboards, percussion
  • Corni Bartels – drums on "Hand auf's Herz"
  • Nicki Schuster, Claudia Rossler, Voodoo Man – backing vocals

Charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 78

References
  1. "Megaherz Releases - Herzwerk II". Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-07-24.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Megaherz – Herzwerk II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 Feb 2019.
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