It’s Friday, September 28th, and if this date sounds familiar it’s because there are a lot of new German music releases out today. There’s a little bit of everything for you… industrial, metal, gothic, rock, and pop. Here’s a quick overview of these 8 new releases just to refresh your memory. Click on the bold title to read the full article and get the tracklist for that album or single.

• Eisheilig - Auf Dem Weg In Deine Welt album

Eisheilig’s new album features plenty of dark, gothic rock sounds that have gained them quite a following in recent years. Ten new tracks will keep you company when you’re feeling down.

• Emigrate - New York City single

“New York City” is the first single from Emigrate, Rammstein guitarist Richard Kruspe’s side project. The single has 3 album songs plus a remix of “New York City” by Alec Empire and the “My World” music video which is based on the new movie Resident Evil: Extinction.

• Juli - Ein Neuer Tag live album and DVD

Juli has become one of the most popular pop rock bands in Germany over the past few years. Ein Neuer Tag is their new live album, not to be confused with their studio album of the same name. The Ein Neuer Tag DVD set features footage from several entire concerts.

• Kash and Nik Page - Kommunion single

Much more than just an ordinary single, “Kommunion” offers 6 remixes of the title song where Kash collaborated with Nik Page, plus 6 more remixes of previous Kash songs. A total of 12 remixes makes this more of an über-single.

• Krieger - Krieger album

Krieger is a brand new German rock band who looks very promising. Their sound is nice and heavy and they are under the same management company as Rammstein. This is definitely one to pick up.

• Nena - Cover Me album

One of Germany’s most famous pop musicians is doing coversongs of a wide range of bands from around the world. Nena’s new album Cover Me offers up 2 discs filled to the brim with her remakes of classic songs.

• Painbastard - Borderline album

Painbastard’s new album Borderline is sure to please fans of industrial-dance music. These 14 new tracks are the band’s main attraction, following the preview songs we heard back in July on Nyctophobia.

• Songs of Lemuria - Deep album

Songs of Lemuria covers bands from Nirvana to Einstürzende Neubauten on their new album, Deep. Their use of gothic-influenced classical music and the beautiful vocals by Michaela Laubach and Nik Page make the sound pretty deep, too.

Not bad for one day, eh?

Nena, the German singer most famous here in the USA for her hit “99 Red Balloons” from back in the 80s, is releasing a new album this Friday, September 28th. The double-disc album Cover Me will consist entirely of coversongs. You will hear pop remakes of international superstars as well as little-known German bands, all on the same album. Some of the musicians Nena covers are Deichkind, Ideal, Udo Lindenberg, Peter Gabriel, Bob Dylan, Moby, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and Pink Floyd.

I saw the video for “Mach Die Augen Auf” and wasn’t too impressed. But then again I don’t usually listen to pop music, German or otherwise. Maybe you’ll like it. Have a look.

CD1
01. Mach Die Augen Auf
02. Eiszeit
03. Der Sheriff
04. Mein Weg Ist Mein Weg
05. Helden
06. Ich Werde Dich Lieben
07. Remmidemmi
08. Für Alle, Die
09. Winter Sommer
10. Astronaut
11. Ein Lied
12. Schön Von Hinten
13. Wir Bauen Eine Neue Stadt
14. In Den Tiefen Dunklen Gängen Der Vergangenheit
15. Die Kinder Deiner Kinder
16. Für Dich Tu Ich Fast Alles
17. Das Jahr 2000
18. Mein Schwert

CD2
01. The Last Time
02. It’s All Over Now Baby Blue
03. She’s Like A Rainbow
04. Fade Into You
05. Friday I’m In Love
06. Starman
07. Blowin’ In The Wind
08. Slipping Away
09. Sexy Boy
10. Big Yellow Taxi
11. Children Of The Revolution
12. After The Goldrush
13. Us And Them
14. Darkness