Opposition (album)

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opposition
Studio album by Frei-Wild-Logo.svg

Publication
(s)

3rd April 2015

Label (s) Rookies & Kings

Format (s)

CD, LP, download

Genre (s)

German rock , hard rock

Title (number)

26/28/13

running time

101: 26/110: 52 / 49:10

occupation Vocals , electric guitar : Philipp Burger

Drums : Christian Forer
E-bass : Jochen Gargitter
E-guitar: Jonas Notdurfter

production

Philipp Burger, Alex Lysjakow , Jörg Wartmann

Studio (s)

Rookies & Kings Studios Dessau / Brixen

chronology
Still
(2013)
opposition 15 years Deutschrock & SKAndale
(2016)
Single releases
December 12, 2014 We break your souls
23rd January 2015 Unforgettable, immortal, for life
March 13, 2015 Like a protecting angel

Opposition is the tenth studio album by Frei.Wild , the German rock band from Brixen in the Italian province of Bozen-South Tyrol . It is a double album and was released on April 3, 2015 via the label Rookies & Kings as a deluxe edition and as a box set , including DVD and audio book. In addition, a Mehr Geld für Bier ( MGfB ) edition was released that only contains half of the songs.

Music style and content

The album can be assigned to the genres German rock and hard rock . In addition to fast and rocking songs, such as We break your souls or Unforgotten, immortal, lifelong , there are also deep and calm songs (e.g. Like a protective angel ).

Cover design

The album cover is kept in red tones. It shows a flame surrounded by a circle with the Frei.Wild logo and the white title Opposition at the top right . The cover of the MGfB edition shows the same motif, but is black.

Playlists

Deluxe edition MGfB edition
CD 1
  1. Intro - 1:36
  2. We break your souls - 4:20
  3. Alone, without you, with you - 4:08
  4. I want to lose you someday - 4:26
  5. LUAA - Rock'n Opposition - 3:52
  6. When the memory awakens - 4:04
  7. Don't be afraid - 3:52
  8. Accepted fascist - 3:25
  9. It doesn't take much to be happy - 3:43
  10. Nothing is worse than expected - 4:45
  11. Tomorrow everything will be better - 4:14
  12. Hear what the heart is telling you - 3:41
  13. You are her (the only one for me) - 4:55
CD 2
  1. Unforgettable, immortal, for life - 3:39
  2. Blessed or sinner - 3:37
  3. For faith, for love, for hope - 3:58
  4. Let yourself go - 3:27
  5. Everything around us is silent - 4:39
  6. Because you like to wage war - 4:09
  7. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth - 3:15
  8. Like a protecting angel - 4:07
  9. Solid fall as they fall, but land hard - 3:33
  10. To be or not to be - 3:49
  11. I'm new, I'm starting - 3:56
  12. Together and United - 4:05
  13. The band that brings the truth - 4:11
ITunes edition bonus songs
  1. The life that no dead man chooses - 4:35
  2. Time give me time - 4:51
Bonus DVD of the box set
  1. Documentation: quiet time
  2. Music videos
Bonus CD of the box set
  1. Audio book
  1. Intro - 1:36
  2. We break your souls - 4:20
  3. LUAA - Rock'n Opposition - 3:52
  4. Don't be afraid - 3:52
  5. You are her (the only one for me) - 4:55
  6. Unforgettable, immortal, for life - 3:39
  7. Let yourself go - 3:27
  8. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth - 3:15
  9. Everything around us is silent - 4:39
  10. It doesn't take much to be happy - 3:43
  11. Blessed or sinner - 3:37
  12. When the memory awakens - 4:04
  13. The band that brings the truth - 4:11

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
opposition
  DE 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 04/17/2015 (69 weeks)
  AT 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 04/17/2015 (21 weeks)
  CH 2 04/12/2015 (12 weeks)
Singles
We break your souls
  DE 8th December 26, 2014 (1 week)
  AT 60 02/01/2015 (1 week)
Unforgettable, immortal, for life
  DE 6th 02/06/2015 (1 week)
  AT 37 02/06/2015 (1 week)
Like a protecting angel
  DE 11 03/27/2015 (1 week)
  AT 37 03/27/2015 (1 week)

Opposition went straight to number 1 in the German and Austrian album charts , while it was number 2 in Switzerland. In the 2015 German annual charts, the album was number 7.

On December 12, 2014, the first single Wir break your Souls was released and entered the German charts at number 8 for a week. The second single Unforgotten, Immortal, Lifetime was released on January 23, 2015 and reached number 6 in the charts. On March 13, 2015, Wie ein schützender Engel was released as the third single and entered the charts at position 11. In addition, music videos for the songs The band, the truth is brought out , have no fear , let yourself go , alone, without you, with you and together and united .

Sales figures and awards

In June 2018, Opposition was awarded platinum for over 200,000 units sold in Germany. In May 2017 the album received the golden record in Austria for more than 7,500 sales.

Frei.Wild received an award for the album in the category "Group Rock / Alternative (national)" at the 2016 Echoverleihung .

reception

Professional reviews
Reviews
source rating
laut.de
Metal hammer

“The majority of the more than two dozen" opposition "chants simply sound like B-goods. The predecessor proved that the simple, sing-along and party-compatible recipe from South Tyrol can sound fresh. Unfortunately, nothing remains of the "enemies of your enemies" hit density. "Opposition" in no way seems aggressive or motivated, as one might assume given the title. [...] The South Tyroleans just don't seem to think of anything anymore. There is no other way to explain why "Solid Traps As You Fall, But Landen Do You Hard" actually contains a track about a night of drinking. [...] "Opposition" basically no longer offers any target for critics and the media. Whether that's good or bad for the band remains to be seen. If things go on like this musically in the long term, there is hardly any need for discussion in this respect either. "

- Manuel Berger : laut.de

Xtreme Edition

Opposition Xtreme Edition
Studio album by Frei-Wild-Logo.svg

Publication
(s)

4th December 2015

Label (s) Rookies & Kings

Format (s)

3 CDs + 2 DVDs, download, LP

Genre (s)

German rock , hard rock

Title (number)

59/45 (download version)

running time

176: 13 (Download version)

occupation Vocals , electric guitar : Philipp Burger

Drums : Christian Fohrer
E-bass : Jochen Gargitter
E-guitar: Jonas Notdurfter

On December 4, 2015, a new version of the album was released as an Xtreme Edition .

content

In addition to all the songs from the normal album, the Xtreme Edition also contains associated single tracks, a free download song and three previously unreleased pieces from the period in which the album was created. The two DVDs, with a total playing time of over five hours, show live recordings of the band from the previous tour to the album as well as a road movie .

Cover design

The album cover of the Xtreme Edition is black, white and red. It shows Philipp Burger on stage with guitar. The faces of the other three band members can be seen on his body. Fans and the opposition flame can be seen in the background. The Frei.Wild logo and the words Opposition and Xtreme Edition are located in the upper right corner of the picture .

Track list

Xtreme Edition: CDs Xtreme Edition: DVDs
CD 1
  1. Intro - 1:36
  2. LUAA - Rock'n Opposition - 3:52
  3. To be or not to be - 3:49
  4. Unforgettable, immortal, for life - 3:39
  5. Feeling with the heart, seeing with the eyes - 3:35
  6. Everything around us is silent - 4:39
  7. It doesn't take much to be happy - 3:43
  8. Tomorrow everything will be better - 4:14
  9. High flight, low fall - 3:27
  10. I'm new, I'm starting - 3:56
  11. When the memory awakens - 4:04
  12. I want to lose you someday - 4:26
  13. Intro (live 2015) - 2:23
  14. We're Breaking Your Souls (live 2015) - 4:23
  15. LUAA - Rock'n Opposition (live 2015) - 3:49
CD 2
  1. For faith, for love, for hope - 3:58
  2. Let yourself go - 3:27
  3. Accepted fascist - 3:25
  4. Some things take time - 4:54
  5. We break your souls - 4:20
  6. The life that no dead man chooses - 4:35
  7. Blessed or sinner - 3:37
  8. Like a protecting angel - 4:07
  9. Don't be afraid - 3:52
  10. Go ahead, nothing going on (otherwise thick pants and your face big) - 2:49
  11. Something for everyone, but a little more for me - 3:30
  12. In the storm where our flags are - 4:19
  13. Unforgettable, immortal, for life (live 2015) - 3:45
  14. Like a protecting angel (live 2015) - 4:18
  15. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (live 2015) - 3:47
CD 3
  1. Nothing is worse than expected - 4:45
  2. Because you like to wage war - 4:09
  3. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth - 3:15
  4. Together and United - 4:05
  5. A prayer to a lie - 3:44
  6. Time, give me time - 4:51
  7. Solid fall as they fall, but land hard - 3:33
  8. Alone, without you, with you - 4:08
  9. Hear what your heart is telling you - 3:41
  10. You are her (the only one for me) - 4:55
  11. One friendship, one love, one family - 3:24
  12. The band that brings the truth - 4:11
  13. You are her (the only one for me) (live 2015) - 5:08
  14. Don't be afraid (live 2015) - 4:12
  15. Festivities fall as they fall, but land hard (live 2015) - 3:54
DVD 1 (live performance)
  1. Intro
  2. We break your souls
  3. LUAA - Rock'n Opposition
  4. Free wild
  5. Unforgettable, immortal, for life
  6. Ass kick
  7. Like a protecting angel
  8. We ride to doom
  9. Forward alone
  10. He who knows nothing will believe everything
  11. Shut up
  12. eye to eye
  13. You are her (the only one for me)
  14. Because you were just kidding me
  15. Damn world
  16. Have no fear
  17. South-Tirol
  18. The world is on fire
  19. Solid fall as they fall, but land hard
  20. The land of idiots
  21. Go with the gods
  22. We go down like bombs on you
  23. Winners get up where losers lie
DVD 2
  1. Road movie + concert excerpts Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol

Music video

A day before the Xtreme Edition was released, a music video for the song Feeling with the Heart, Seeing with the Eyes was released.

Chart success

After the release of the Xtreme Edition , Opposition (the sales of both album versions are valued together) managed to re-enter the German Top 100 in December 2015 at number 4.

Individual evidence

  1. album cover
  2. Album cover of the Mehr Geld für Bier Edition
  3. Chart sources: DE ( Memento of the original from August 5, 2016 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. AT CH @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musicline.de
  4. DE: Annual charts 2015 # 7
  5. Chart tracking We break your souls at musicline.de ( Memento of the original from April 2, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musicline.de
  6. Chart tracking Unforgotten, immortal, lifelong at musicline.de
  7. Platinum and gold rain! Two very special awards for several platinum and gold awards | Blog | Free wild. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
  8. You are Tyrol Cooperative: Exclusive: Frei.Wild im Goldrausch - Interview. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
  9. a b Manuel Berger: All Filler, No Killer. laut.de , accessed on April 26, 2015 (review of the sound carrier).
  10. Manuel Liebler: Frei.Wild - Opposition. Metal Hammer , April 15, 2015, accessed April 26, 2015 .
  11. Album cover of the Xtreme edition