Unendlich (Schandmaul album)

Unendlich
Studio album by Schandmaul
Released 24 January 2014
Genre Folk rock, Folk Metal, Medieval
Label Universal
Schandmaul chronology

Traumtänzer
(2011)		 Unendlich
(2014)

Unendlich is the eighth studio album by the German band Schandmaul. Combining instruments like uileann pipes and fiddles with electric guitards, it focuses on the band's roots in folk rock.[1] It is Schandmaul's first release on the Universal label.[2]

The album contains references to historical events like the Battle of Trafalgar as well as a homage to Wolfgang Hohlbein's Magic Moon (German: Märchenmond).[1][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Metal Hammer Germany 5/7[3]
Rock Hard 7.0/10[4]

Metal Hammer Germany observed that on this release Schandmaul had returned to being "bards" that tell stories of folklore. The track "Märchenmond" was reviewed as close to progressive rock, while the instrumental tracks were generally called "average".[3] The Sonic Seducer noted the various folk instruments used for the recordings and the diverse musical styles like bossa nova ("Tangossa"), Irish folk ("Little Miss Midleton") and epic guitar rock.[3] The reviewer for Rock Hard wrote that although the production was flawless, the album did not reflect the band's full potential and should have contained more hard rock tracks.[4]

The album peaked at position two in the German Media Control Charts while the single "Euch zum Geleit" reached position 85.[5][6] It was nominated for the 2014 ECHO award.[7]

Track list

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Trafalgar"  Thomas Lindner 3:38
2. "Tippelbruder"  Lindner 3:09
3. "Kaspar"  Lindner 3:11
4. "In Deinem Namen"  Birgit Muggenthaler-Schmack 4:41
5. "Bunt und nicht braun"  Martin Duckstein 3:42
6. "Mit der Flut"  Lindner 2:49
7. "Baum des Lebens"  Muggenthaler-Schmack 3:45
8. "Tangossa"  Lindner 3:54
9. "Euch zum Geleit"  Duckstein 4:09
10. "Saphira"  Lindner 4:31
11. "Mittsommer"  Muggenthaler-Schmack 4:17
12. "Little Miss Midleton"  Lindner 2:49
13. "Der Teufel..."  Lindner 2:40
14. "Mein Bildnis"  Muggenthaler-Schmack 4:02
15. "Märchenmond"  Lindner 6:47

Chart positions

Charts Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 23

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Berger, Daniel (2014). "Schandmaul – Unendlich". Sonic Seducer (in German) 21 (2): 86.
  2. ↑ Berger, Daniel (2014). "Schandmaul: Für immer Folk" [Schandmaul: Folk Forever]. Sonic Seducer (in German) 21 (2): 90–94.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Liebler, Manuel (30 January 2014). "Schandmaul – Unendlich". Metal Hammer (in German).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Blum, Tobias (2014). [http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1[review]=32243 "Schandmaul – Unendlich"]. Rock Hard (in German) (321).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Schandmaul – Longplay-Chartverfolgung". Musicline.de (in German). Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Schandmaul – Single-Chartverfolgung". Musicline.de (in German). Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Nominierte 2014: Rock / Alternative National". Echo (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Schandmaul – Unendlich" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Schandmaul – Unendlich". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2014.