Yes, German metal fans should really be looking forward to this Friday. Not only does the 29th of February mark the release of Atrocity’s new album Werk 80 II, but this is also the day when the band will re-release many of their older albums again.

First, some info about the re-releases
Among the Atrocity albums to see life for the second time is the original Werk 80 which features lots of metal covers of songs from the ’80s, just like the new Werk 80 II. Also getting re-released are Willenskraft, Blut, Die Liebe (feat. Das Ich), Calling The Rain (feat. Yasmin), and Hallucinations/The Hunt. Several of these albums have extra bonus tracks that were not available on the original versions. For example, the Werk 80 re-release includes the 3 bonus tracks that were previously only on the limited festival edition of the album, plus 2 other remixes from related singles. Take a look at the end of this post for the full tracklisting of all the albums.

Some of these re-releases really go back to the time when Atrocity was a proper death metal band. I just had to start listening to Willenskraft as I type this post, and I am now remembering how much I love it. “Scorching Breath” is just an awesome track, the guitar riffs are insane. If this doesn’t get you moving, you’ve got to be comatose. I wish I could find someplace that has samples from this and the other albums for you to listen to, but I haven’t found any.

Where to find the 6 re-releases
You can find the 6 re-releases online in several different shops. Both AlphaMusic.de and EMP.de have them for 9.99 Euros each, except for Hallucinations/The Hunt which is slightly more because it has 2 CDs.

Now, an update about Werk 80 II
As you know, Werk 80 II is a followup to Atrocity’s first ’80s cover album, Werk 80. The standard album features 11 tracks, while the limited edition digipack has an extra bonus track. There is also a third version of the album that I just recently found out about, called the deluxe edition, in which you will actually get both Werk 80 albums (I and II) together in a special slipcase plus an alternate album cover. In case you were wondering, if you choose to get this deluxe double disc version, you will get the limited edition version of Werk 80 II with the bonus track, but only the standard version of the original Werk 80. This is a really great combination if you love metal and classic ’80s hits. I would definitely buy it if I didn’t already have the limited festival edition of the original Werk 80, which has 3 bonus tracks of its own.

Listen to Werk 80 II
Atrocity’s MySpace page provides a few medleys from Werk 80 II for your listening pleasure, plus some songs from their previous album Atlantis which is also really great.

Where to find Werk 80 II
EMP.de has Werk 80 II for the lowest price I’ve found online (13.99 Euros), but if you want to get the CD shipped to America you’ll have to go to the next site, AlphaMusic.de. Ironically, they actually have the limited edition for cheaper than the regular version, so you may as well pay less to get more, while you can.

All of the tracklists are going to make this a very long post, so I hid them below.

Werk 80 II tracklisting:
01. People Are People
02. Smalltown Boy
03. Relax
04. Hey Little Girl
05. Don’t You Forget About Me
06. Fade To Grey
07. Such A Shame
08. The Sun Always Shines On TV
09. Keine Heimat
10. Here Comes The Rain
11. Forever Young
12. Feels Like Heaven (bonus track on the limited edition only)

Blut re-release tracklist:
01. Trial
02. Miss Directed
03. In my veins
04. B.L.U.T.
05. I am in darkness
06. Calling the rain
07. Moon-struck
08. Ever and anon
09. Begotten son (of wrath)
10. Into the maze
11. Leichenfeier
12. Goddess in black
13. Threnody (The spirit never dies)
14. Soul embrace
15. Land beyond the forest

Calling The Rain (feat. Yasmin) re-release tracklist:
01. Calling the rain
02. Back from eternity
03. Departure
04. Land beyond the forest
05. Migrants shade
06. Die Geburt eines Baumes
07. Valling the rain (Remix)
08. Ancient sadness

Die Liebe (feat. Das Ich) re-release tracklist:
01. Die Liebe
02. Moonstrucker
03. Bloodlust (Undead Trance)
04. Miss Directed
05. Parantalia
06. Trial by ordeal
07. Unschuld
08. Von Leid und Elend und Seelenqualen
09. Die Todgeweihten

Hallucinations/The Hunt re-release tracklist:

Disc 1:
01. Deep in your subconcious
02. Life is a long and silent river
03. Fatal step
04. Hallucinations
05. Defeated intellect
06. Abyss of addiction
07. Hold out (To the end)
08. Last temptation
09. Blue blood
10. When the fire burns over the seas
11. Humans lost humanity

Disc 2:
01. The hunt (Unholy Version)
02. Blue blood (Remake 1996)
03. I´am in darkness (Demo 1993)
04. Unspoken names (Demo 1991)
05. Hold out (To the end) (Session 1990)
06. Fatal step (Live)
07. Hallucinations (Live)
08. Live is a long and silent river (Live)
09. Arch Angel (Live)

Werk 80 re-release tracklist:
01. Shout
02. Rage hard
03. Wild boys
04. The great commandment
05. Send me an angel
06. Tainted love
07. Der Mussolini
08. Being boiled
09. Don’t go
10. Let’s dance
11. Maid of Orleans
12. Das letzte Mal (Bonustrack)
13. Die Deutschmaschine (Bonustrack)
14. Verschwende deine Jugend (Bonustrack)
15. Tainted love (Remix)
16. Shout (Edit)

Willenskraft re-release tracklist:
01. Intro
02. Scorching breath
03. Deliverance
04. Blood-stained prophecy
05. Love is dead
06. We are degeneration
07. Willenskraft
08. For ever and a day
09. Seal of secrecy
10. Down below
11. The hunt
12. Deliverance (Remix)
13. Willenskraft (Remix)
14. Scorching breath (Remix)
15. Gottes Tod

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