Enemies of your Enemies
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16/21/22 |
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61:29 / 79:00 / 83:44 |
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Vocals , electric guitar : Philipp Burger Drums : Christian Forer |
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Alex Lysjakow , Philipp Burger (Co) |
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Rookies and Kings Studios |
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Enemies of your enemies is the eighth studio album by Frei.Wild , the German rock band from Brixen in the Italian province of South Tyrol . It was released on October 5, 2012 on the Rookies & Kings label as a standard and premium edition including DVD.
Music style and content
Many of the songs on the album are, like the previous albums, very rocky, including We ride into the downfall , Who knows nothing, will believe everything and that's what friends are for . But there are also wind instruments ( between grief, love and pain ) and Ska influences ( those who sleep less, are awake longer ) are used. In addition, there were some songs working with Böhse-Onkelz member Gonzo and the producer from Unheilig Henning Verlage .
In terms of content, various topics such as insomnia ( those who sleep less, are awake longer ) and their own offspring ( dream becomes reality ) are sung about. In addition, songs like Open Up and Warriors of Light are included, which are aimed directly at the listener and urge them not to let themselves get down. Critics like right-wing extremism expert Andreas Speit or the band Jupiter Jones accuse the band of occupying classic right-wing rock themes and thus making them suitable for the mainstream.
In the songs We ride in the downfall and Only stupid say yes and Amen Frei.Wild deals with the restriction of freedom of expression. In the opinion of critics such as the Internet portal www.publikative.org for which Patrick Gensing was responsible , the band would use “rhetorical motifs” in these songs, which were also standard in “neo-Nazi publications”. (" Today there is the stamp, no more star ", " The land of idiots "). The bonus song of the premium edition. Call it coincidence, call it plan , and propagate “typical right-wing racket mentality”.
Cover design
The album cover of the standard edition is kept in black and white and shows half of the faces of the four band members. In the lower part there is the Frei.Wild lettering in white on black and the title Enemies of Your Enemies . On the cover of the Premium Edition, the sections of the faces are smaller and the lettering Frei.Wild and enemies of your enemies are black and white in the center of the picture.
Track list
| Enemies of your Enemies | Enemies of your enemies - Premium Edition |
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Chart successes and singles
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The album entered the German charts at number 2 in the 43rd calendar week of 2012 and was 9th in the following two weeks. As a result of the re-release as a gold edition (both sales are counted together), the album reached the beginning of May 2013 took the top position in the German charts and stayed in the top 100 for a total of 39 weeks. In the German annual charts in 2012, the album was 51st.
On July 27, 2012, the title song Feinde Deine Feinde was released as the first single, the accompanying video premiered on July 12, 2012. The single entered the German charts at number 19. In addition, the B-side song Dead and Yet Alive was ranked 79th due to downloads. Both titles stayed in the top 100 for a week. In addition, on July 27th, the song Hand on Heart was released for free download. The second single Mach dich auf was released on September 7, 2012 and was also able to place itself at number 19 in the German charts for a week. In addition, on September 21 and 28, 2012, the songs Who knows nothing, will believe everything and Pull with the gods were published for download via iTunes . On November 30, 2012, the fifth release, Infinite Life , was released, which reached position 35 on the charts for a week.
Sales figures and awards
In June 2018, Enemy Your Enemies was awarded platinum for over 200,000 units sold in Germany. In Austria it received a gold record for more than 7,500 sales .
reception
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Michael Edele from laut.de rated the album with four out of a possible five points. Musically, the band don’t let the enemies of your enemies bother you, because when it comes to choruses, you know exactly how things are going. Every chorus can really be singed along here and is quick to listen to. "The production is" full and powerful and the stylistic variations show that Frei.Wild is far from over. "In addition to the expected, some songs would also surprise, whereby" no failure ”is among them.
Gold edition
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Vocals , electric guitar : Philipp Burger Drums : Christian Forer |
On April 19, 2013, a new version of the album was released as a gold edition .
content
In addition to the 21 pieces of the Premium Edition, the Gold Edition contains five new songs, of which a video for the song Headline Big - Brain Too Small was published on March 18, 2013 . It also includes seven live versions of tracks from the album recorded on the previous Enemies-Your-Enemies tour. In addition to the DVD included on the Premium Edition, another one is included, which contains live recordings from the previous tour.
Cover design
The album cover has the same motif as the standard edition, but the colors are gold and white.
Track list
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Chart successes
After the release of the Gold Edition , Feinde Deine Feinde (sales of both versions are counted together) managed to re-enter the German Top 100 in early May 2013, making it the first Frei.Wild album to reach position 1 in the German charts .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b No Free Wild! ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , publikative.org of October 26, 2012; Retrieved October 27, 2012
- ↑ Cover of the standard edition on amazon.de
- ↑ Cover of the premium edition on amazon.de
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH
- ↑ Chart tracking enemies of your enemies at musicline.de ( Memento of the original from January 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ DE: Annual charts # 51
- ↑ Chart tracking Singles at musicline.de ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Platinum and gold rain! Two very special awards for several platinum and gold awards | Blog | Free wild. Retrieved on July 19, 2019 (German).
- ↑ a b Evaluation: laut.de
- ↑ Rating: metalnews.de ( Memento of the original from July 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rating: pressure-magazine.de ( Memento of the original from March 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rating: stormbringer.at
- ↑ Album cover of the gold edition on amazon.de
