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Lacrimosa is a duo led by German Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Finnish Tilo Wolff, currently based in Switzerland, but originally from Germany. Lacrimosa's musical genre originally was Darkwave or rather downright gothic. Since 1993, their style has shifted much more towards symphonic metal and gothic metal. Their musical style mixes heavy metal and gothic rock sounds along with violin, trumpet and more classical instruments, although their musical development throughout the years has also led to changes in instrumentation. Lacrimosa's lyrics are written almost exclusively in German, although since the 1995 album Inferno every album has featured one or two songs in English, generally written by Anne Nurmi. Finnish has also appeared in the spoken intro to two songs (Schakal on Inferno and The Turning Point on Elodia) and on a bonus track in a limited edition release of Fassade called Vankina. Their lyrics are mainly about loneliness, sadness, darkness, despair and love. Lacrimosa, also seen as the philologically incorrect Lacrymosa, may refer to: General: Lacrimosa (Requiem), part of the Dies Irae sequence in the Requiem mass. ...
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Darkwave, also written as dark wave, is an umbrella term which refers to a movement that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of new wave. ...
Gothic rock (sometimes called goth rock or simply goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. ...
Gothic metal is a genre of heavy metal music that originated during the mid 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth of doom-death, a fusion genre of doom metal and death metal. ...
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that sound similar to a classical symphony. ...
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Hall of Sermon is the record label founded by Tilo Wolf of Lacrimosa in 1991. ...
Tilo Wolff at the Mera Luna Festival Tilo Wolff (born 10th July 1972) is a German-born musician currently living in Switzerland. ...
Anne Nivyeska Nurmi (born August 22, 1968 in Tampere) is a Finnish singer, composer and keyboard player who is a member of the band Lacrimosa. ...
Tilo Wolff at the Mera Luna Festival Tilo Wolff (born 10th July 1972) is a German-born musician currently living in Switzerland. ...
A composer is a person who writes music. ...
Tilo Wolff at the Mera Luna Festival Tilo Wolff (born 10th July 1972) is a German-born musician currently living in Switzerland. ...
Darkwave, also written as dark wave, is an umbrella term which refers to a movement that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of new wave. ...
Gothic rock (sometimes called goth rock or simply goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. ...
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that sound similar to a classical symphony. ...
Gothic metal is a genre of heavy metal music that originated during the mid 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth of doom-death, a fusion genre of doom metal and death metal. ...
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Heavy metal is a form of rock music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ...
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The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
Fassade (English: Façade) is the seventh album by Swiss duo Lacrimosa. ...
Brief timeline
- 1990: Tilo Wolff releases a tape called Clamor using the band name of Lacrimosa.
- 1991: Tilo Wolff founds a new record company called Hall of Sermon, as an independent label to publish Lacrimosa's records.
- 1994: Anne Nurmi joins the solo project to play keyboard, becoming a permanent member soon after.
Hall of Sermon is the record label founded by Tilo Wolf of Lacrimosa in 1991. ...
Musical and thematic development Lacrimosa's first album, Angst, is a very gloomy piece of slow, rather minimal music, dominated by keyboards and a depressed, sometimes frantic and insane, voice. In this early period, the themes explored through lyrics and music are of a very bleak nature, such as fear, helplessness, loneliness, the non-existence, unattainability or illusionary nature of love, and death. The same thematic preoccupations can be found on the next three albums, Einsamkeit, Satura and Inferno, but now and then a more positive note begins to sound in the dismal tapestry. Musically, this period is characterised by the introduction of electric guitars and basses, with more and more rock elements being added to the slow, keyboard-based music of the earliest album.
With Stille, Lacrimosa releases an album that might easily be classified as 'metal', a style which they'll keep using for their own purposes from then on. Heavy guitars supplemented by more bombastic arrangements for classical instruments have come to dominate the music, showing a close affinity to the symphonic metal of bands like Therion and Devil Doll. Thematically, the emphasis on the darker side of human emotions is lowered if not abandoned, with Stille featuring several uplifting songs. "Stolzes Herz" ("Proud heart") and "Die Strasse der Zeit" ("The Lane of Time") especially sing the praise of individual and cultural strength respectively. "Die Strasse der Zeit" describes a journey backwards through a history ravaged by war, greed and stupidity, until the protagonist finds solace in the youthful hope and strength of ancient Greek culture - an image which reminds one more of Nietzsche than of the depressed songs on Angst. Symphonic metal is a term used to describe metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that sound similar to a classical symphony. ...
Therion is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. ...
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The next album, Elodia, reduces the role of metal-style guitars and increases that of symphonic, classical arrangements, this time recorded in part by the London Symphony Orchestra. Presented as a play in three parts, Elodia revolves around the most popular theme in musical history, love. The gothic element is still present, though, and the themes of loss and death feature prominently in the latter half of the 'play', which nevertheless ends with an affirmation of hope. The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ...
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The musical style of Elodia is still evident on the 2001 album Fassade, which features a wide variety of musical visions, from the harsh metal sound of "Liebesspiel" ("Love Game") to gently flowing keyboards of "Senses", to the symphonic interplay between guitars and orchestra on the title song "Fassade". This latter composition, a piece in three movements which are arranged on the album as tracks 1, 5 and 8, also constitutes a new thematic excursion of Lacrimosa as they move from the personal emotions they normally explore to a critique of modern society. It ends, however, with the affirmation of individuality and the protagonist's retreat from society. Fassade (English: Façade) is the seventh album by Swiss duo Lacrimosa. ...
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Echos bears witness to a further musical development, as guitars and other rock elements take centre stage less and less often, whereas classical instruments feature more prominently. The orchestral arrangements move away from the standard symphonic arrangements which are often found in contemporary metal music, as is clearly shown by the album's first track, the long orchestral "Kyrie - Overture". The music on Echos also shows an influence from electronic and industrial music, as is especially obvious in the song "Ein Hauch von Menschlichkeit" ("A Touch of Humanity"). Overall, this album is more personal, more 'classical' and more quiet than those that came before it. Thematically, there is less change as Lacrimosa continues to explore love and its associated emotions with gothic twists. For the byzantine music concept, see Echos. ...
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Lacrimosa's ninth album, Lichtgestalt, largely retains the classical orientation of Echos, but rock elements begin to resurface. In particular the first track, Sapphire, begins as a slow, mostly classical song but around halfway through moves into a far more metal-sounding section; the pace of the song increases, a heavy guitar backing takes over and Wolff switches from singing into a rasping, high-pitched death grunt for a few minutes. The segment is a significant change of direction for Lacrimosa; this vocal style had not been seen in Lacrimosa songs since Copycat on the 1995 album Inferno, recorded ten years before. The remaining songs display a similar mix of styles to previous albums, with some upbeat songs, a song written and sung in English mainly by Anne Nurmi (though Wolff duets with her on this track) and some slower-paced, more depressive pieces. Lichtgestalt is a 2005 album by German gothic rock duo Lacrimosa. ...
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Death grunts, also referred to as death growls, death vocals or harsh vocals[1], is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal musical genre, but is also occasionally used in a variety of other heavy metal sub-genres. ...
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In 2005, a new EP, "Lichtgestalten" is released, that brings a new electronic version of the song "Lichtgestalt", produced by Tilo in the scope of his solo project, "Snakeskin".
In 2006, a DVD "Musikkurzfilme" is released, which contains all the video clips that Lacrimosa shot throughout it's career including the brand new video for "Lichtgestalt" song.
The main musical development of Lacrimosa might be summarised as follows: starting from the minimal, slow, keyboard driven style of Angst, guitars and other metal influences came to play a more and more prominent role, until they reached a peak on Stille. From then on, the emphasis has shifted from guitars and metal to symphonic and classical writing, which is clearly shown in Fassade. Finally, Echos takes a turn towards the personal and away from the symphonic and heavy aspects of the previous albums, achieving a quite unique mixture of musical elements which is hard to classify. The pace of Lacrimosa's development is slow enough that each album is recognisably linked to its predecessor and successor, yet fast enough that for instance Angst, Stille and Lichtgestalt might well have been written by completely different bands.
Discography
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Stille is an album by German duo Lacrimosa. ...
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Elodia is the sixth album by Swiss duet Lacrimosa. ...
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Fassade (English: Façade) is the seventh album by Swiss duo Lacrimosa. ...
Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
For the byzantine music concept, see Echos. ...
Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Lichtgestalt is a 2005 album by German gothic rock duo Lacrimosa. ...
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Live albums - Live (2 CD) - 1998
- Lichtjahre (2 CD) - 2007
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Compilation albums - Vintage Classix (7 LPs) - 2002
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Singles - Clamor (two track demo tape; no longer available) - 1990
- Alles Lüge CDS (All Lies) - 1993
- Schakal CDS (Jackal) - 1994
- Stolzes Herz CDS (Proud Heart) - 1996
- Alleine zu Zweit CDS (Together Alone) - 1999
- Der Morgen Danach CDS (The Morning After) - 2001
- Durch Nacht und Flut CDS (Through Night and Flood) - 2002
- Lichtgestalten EP (Luminous beings) - 2005
Clamor is a bi-monthly magazine published in Toledo, Ohio. ...
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Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...
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// Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ...
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Featurings - Compilation; Album: Aural Conception - 1993
- Gimme Something to Believe in
- Artist: Christian Dörge; Album: Lycia - 1993
- Mystiche Rosenmadonna
- Der Satyr
- Weltschmerz
- Kriegsvögel
- Compilation; Album: 10 Years of Zillo (1989 - 1999 Jubiläums Compilation) - 1999
- Alleine zu Zweit (Sollemnis Mix)
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
Illuminate is a German industrial band formed in 1993 by Johannes Berthold. ...
Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...
Atrocity is a German band formed in Ludwigsburg (not to be confused with the American peace punk band of the same name from Berkeley California, circa 1983). ...
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Kreator is a thrash metal band from Essen, Germany. ...
Endorama is an album by Kreator. ...
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Dreams of Sanity was a symphonic metal band from Austria. ...
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Joachim Witt (born February 22, 1949 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German musician and actor. ...
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Videography
VHS - The Clips 1993-1995 - 1995
- Silent Clips - 1997
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For the band, see 1997 (band). ...
DVD - The Live History - 2000
- Musikkurzfilme (Short Music Films) - 2005
- Lichtjahre - 2007
All albums and DVDs were published by Tilo Wolff's own label, Hall of Sermon. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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