Rudy Ratzinger is at it again. Wumpscut has a new album called Schädling which has just been released today (March 21st) in Germany. The Americans will see the album in just a few weeks on April 8th via Metropolis Records, Wumpscut’s typical US-distributor. So far so good, but now this is where it gets a little confusing. There are 4 different versions of the album:

• The first edition of Schädling is a limited run and all copies are autographed by Rudy. This version contains 1 CD with the 12-song album and a special booklet with parchment paper. It is packaged in an oversized SACD case and is available only in Germany, although some other stores may decide to import it.
• The second edition of Schädling is the same 1 CD with 12 songs in the SACD, but it is not limited and does not have the autographed parchment paper booklet. This is what you would call the most standard version of the album. It will be the version that’s available worldwide, although I don’t know if the US version from Metropolis will also have the SACD packaging or not.
• The Schädlingsbox is the box set version which is limited to 1,515 units. It contains the limited first edition of the album (see above) plus a 2nd CD containing a remix album. Also included is a polo shirt in sizes Medium or X-Large, a flag, fridge magnet, postcard, calendar, sticker, and a poster.
• The Vinylschädling version is obviously the version of the album on 12″ vinyl LPs. This is limited to just 300 units.

Also note that the Wumpscut shop offers a special package containing the Schädlingsbox, the limited first edition of the album, the vinyl version, plus the DJ Dwarf Eight single (limited to 500 units) and Dwarf Craving v2. This is not really a version of the album, but rather a combination of items that are available.

Listen to Wumpscut and Schädling
You can listen to reasonably long MP3 samples from Schädling in Wumpscut’s shop. Just go to one of the items like the second edition here to download these samples. Wumpscut’s MySpace page also has a sampling from the album.

Where to buy Schädling

• In Europe - The official Wumpscut shop has all the different versions of the album, plus all kinds of older Wumpscut music and other merchandise.
• In the USA and Canada - Metropolis Records has the US version available for pre-order, as well as the first edition German version as an import. They have the lowest prices for these items that I have seen in US-based shops.

Wumpscut - Schädling tracklist
01. Rusty Nails From Hell
02. Schäbiger Lump
03. Oh How It Feels
04. Foretold
05. Break The Seal
06. Rifki
07. Enemy
08. Hard To Bear
09. Spuuk (Now Is Over)
10. Moloch
11. Voodoo Void
12. Nest

Schädling remix CD tracklist (only in the Schädlingsbox)
01. Schäbiger Lump (Ranthony Other remix)
02. Rifki (Cerebral Apoplexy remix)
03. Rusty Nails From Hell (12 inch remix)
04. Schäbiger Lump (Der Blutharsch remix)
05. Rifki (Mechanimal Canicals remix)
06. Schäbiger Lump (Recently Deceased club mix)
07. Schäbiger Lump (Midnight Commodore remix)
08. Rifki (K-U-T-T Remix)
09. Schäbiger Lump (Recently Deceased Floating remix)
10. Schäbiger Lump (Reznick remix)
11. Schäbiger Lump (Yendri Goosepimple remix)
12. Rifki (Advent Resilience remix)
13. Schäbiger Lump (Erektor remix)
14. Schäbiger Lump (Piscide remix)
15. Schäbiger Lump (Naked Beat remix)
16. Schäbiger Lump (ASL remix)

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