Stille (Lacrimosa album)

This article is about the album by Lacrimosa. For the chemist, see John Kenneth Stille.

1997 studio album by Lacrimosa

Stille

Studio album by

Lacrimosa

Released| 17 March 1997
Genre| Gothic metal
Length| 78:00
Label| Hall of Sermon HOS 781
Lacrimosa chronology
| Inferno
(1995)  | Stille
(1997)  | Elodia
(1999)

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Stille is the fifth studio album by German duo Lacrimosa. It features a mix of classical instruments and Gothic metal.

## Concept[edit]

As a concept, Stille connects to the previous release Inferno which is reflected in several tracks. The first track "Der erste Tag [The first Day]" features the recovery from a burning inferno while the last track reviews the principle of hope throughout the history of mankind. "Stolzes Herz" has been called "an ode to hope".[1]

## Reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Powermetal| Very favourable[1]
Visions| 5/12[2]

The album stayed in the German charts for three weeks, peaking at position 64[3] with the single "Stolzes Herz" being Lacrimosa's first song to enter the German single charts.[4] A retrospective review in 2002 by the German Powermetal magazine praised Stille for its powerful lyrics and true emotions.[1] In contrast, the Visions magazine marked a lack of variation in Tilo Wolff's singing and wrote that the expectations that had been raised by the pre-release single "Stolzes Herz" had not been fulfilled by the full album.

## Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by Tilo Wolff except where noted[5]

No.| Title| English title| Length

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1.| "Der erste Tag"| The First Day| 10:11
2.| "Not Every Pain Hurts" (composed by Tilo Wolff and Anne Nurmi)|  | 5:20
3.| "Siehst du mich im Licht?"| Do You See Me in the Light?| 8:19
4.| "Deine Nähe"| Your Closeness| 11:02
5.| "Stolzes Herz"| Proud heart| 8:47
6.| "Mein zweites Herz"| My Second Heart| 6:53
7.| "Make It End" (composed by Tilo Wolff and Anne Nurmi)|  | 6:06
8.| "Die Strasse der Zeit"| The Road of Time| 14:42

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Kempf, Mathias (30 October 2002). "Lacrimosa - Stille". Powermetal.de (in German). Weihrauch Medien Verlag. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
2. ^ Friedel, Gregor (May 1997). "Lacrimosa - Stille". Visions (in German) (56).
3. ^ "Lacrimosa – Stille". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
4. ^ Hartmann, Andreas (10 August 2007). "Ach, diese Tieftraurigkeit". Die Tageszeitung (in German).
5. ^ "Stille – Lacrimosa". Allmusic.

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Lacrimosa

* Tilo Wolff
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* Angst
* Einsamkeit
* Satura
* Inferno
* Stille
* Elodia
* Fassade
* Echos
* Lichtgestalt
* Sehnsucht
* Revolution
* Hoffnung
* Testimonium
* Leidenschaft

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