Böhse Onkelz (Album)
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| Label (s) | Matapaloz | |||
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Böhse Onkelz is the self-titled 17th studio album by the German rock band Böhse Onkelz . It was released on February 28, 2020 via their own label Matapaloz and is the group's second studio album since their 2014 comeback.
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On the album, the band looks back, among other things, on its 40-year history since it was founded in 1980 and sings about it in the song cake and beer . It is also about interpersonal relationships (the brother's guardian ) or social criticism ( you hate me! I like that! And run! ). The prologue will be spoken by the German actor Ben Becker .
Cover design
The album cover shows a photo of the four band members Kevin Russell , Matthias Röhr , Stephan Weidner and Peter Schorowsky . All of them wear sunglasses and stretch their fingers towards the viewer. A building and blue sky can be seen in the background. At the top left of the picture is the typical band lettering böhse onkelz in white.
Track list
| # | title | length |
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| 1 | prolog | 0:34 |
| 2 | Cake and beer | 4:30 |
| 3 | The brother's keeper | 4:22 |
| 4th | Cheers for the dead | 4:19 |
| 5 | Pravda | 4:14 |
| 6th | Drinking is like crying | 4:28 |
| 7th | As from the legend | 5:13 |
| 8th | You hate me! I like this! | 4:12 |
| 9 | Run! | 4:46 |
| 10 | Whoever wants to be beautiful has to laugh | 5:41 |
| 11 | The dog that nobody wants | 3:30 |
| 12 | Wings for you | 4:29 |
| 13 | The memory dances in my head | 4:45 |
Chart successes
Böhse Onkelz had the best sales start in Germany since Rammstein's self-titled album in May 2019, placing the album at the top of the German album charts on March 6, 2020. This was the eleventh time the group reached the top of the German album charts, making them the hard rock band with the most number one albums in Germany . In addition, the album was also at the top of the German vinyl charts in April 2020. At this point, the band, along with AnnenMayKantereit , the Toten Hosen , Rammstein and the Beatles, is the record holder with the most number one albums in the vinyl charts, all of whom made it to date it has topped the charts with two albums. The Böhsen Onkelz already made it to the top of the vinyl charts with nothing is for eternity - Live at the Hockenheimring 2014 . The album Böhse Onkelz also topped the charts in Austria and Switzerland . After Memento, it is the band's second album, which simultaneously reached the top of the charts in all DA-CH countries.
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 Germany (GfK)
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1 (... Where.) | ... |
 Austria (Ö3)
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1 (... Where.) | ... |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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1 (11 weeks) | 11 |
Sales figures and awards
In April 2020 , Böhse Onkelz received a gold record in Germany for more than 100,000 units sold .
reception
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Manuel Berger from laut.de rated the album with two out of a possible five points. It only contains the same “topics that the band has chewed through so often over the decades that they could probably release their own best-of album for each of them.” Drummer Peter Schorowsky and guitarist Matthias Röhr were also particularly active musically consistently very "unimaginative." Overall, the songs mostly oscillated "between filler material, 0815 rock and self-copying," whereby "largely creative fallow" prevails. Only the songs cake and beer and memory dances in my head are positively highlighted.
The music magazine Metal Hammer gave the album 6.5 out of a possible seven points. The author Matthias Weckmann describes the songs as “sharp-edged, full of rocking, thoughtful, self-deprecating, brisk, demanding and juvenile happy.” The material is “not as experimental as its predecessor, but it shows off the well-known attitude that has been around since 40 Years ago shook this area. ”The song Wie aus der Sage is seen as particularly positive .
The album received positive reviews from Pressure Magazine . The band will also be “in top musical shape in 2020” and deliver “great riffs, heavy sounds and typical Onkelz lyrics.” Matthias Röhr “with his guitar playing is much more in the foreground” than on his predecessor Memento , and singer Kevin Russell is also "better than ever on an Onkelz album."
Individual evidence
- ↑ album cover
- ↑ Official German Charts: Böhse Onkelz celebrate their eleventh number 1 album. officialcharts.de, March 6, 2020, accessed on March 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Böhse Onkelz - Böhse Onkelz (album). officialcharts.de, accessed on April 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Böhse Onkelz - Böhse Onkelz (vinyl). officialcharts.de, accessed on April 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Böhse Onkelz - Nothing is for eternity - Live at the Hockenheimring 2014 (vinyl). officialcharts.de, accessed on April 10, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH
- ↑ Awards for music sales: DE
- ↑ Rating: Laut.de
- ↑ Rating: Metal Hammer
- ↑ Rating: CD starts
- ↑ Review: Pressure Magazine
