Herzwerk II

Herzwerk II ("Heart-work II") is the fourth studio album by German industrial metal band Megaherz. It is the last album to feature singer Alexx Wesselsky before he left the band together with Noel Pix to form Eisbrecher.

Herzwerk II
Studio album by Megaherz
Released	2002
Genre	Industrial metal nu metal alternative metal
Length	63:57
Label	Firestarter
Producer	Christian "X-ti" Bystron, Ralf Weigand
Megaherz chronology
Querschnitt (2001) Herzwerk II (2002) 5 (2004)

The final track, "Es brennt" ("It Burns"), which talks about the differences between Eastern and Western Germany, was included on the digipak version of the disc. The album was re-released in the United States in 2008, with "Es brennt" included.

Track listing

1. "Herzblut" ("Heart-blood")^[1] - 5:18
2. "Glas und Tränen" ("Glass and Tears") - 3:55
3. "I.M. Rumpelstilzchen" (Unofficial collaborator Rumplestiltskin) - 4:31
4. "5. März" ("March 5th") - 4:17
5. "F.F.F. (Flesh for Fantasy)" - 5:25 (Billy Idol cover)
6. "Hand auf's Herz" ("Hand on My Heart") - 3:59
7. "Zu den Sternen" ("To the Stars") - 5:14
8. "Licht II (Instrumental)" ("Light II") - 2:08
9. "Heute schon gelebt?" ("Lived Yet Today?") - 3:51
10. "An deinem Grab" ("At Your Grave") - 6:57
11. "Perfekte Droge" ("Perfect Drug") - 4:27
12. "Spiel' nicht…" ("Don't Play…") - 4:41
13. "Gold" - 5:11
14. "Es brennt" ("It Burns") - 4:03

^ "Herzblut" is a German compound word literally meaning "heart-blood" or "blood of the heart". The official translation suggests that "a better translation would be 'your everything and all, your essence'."

Personnel

• Alexander Wesselsky – lead vocals
• Christian "X-ti" Bystron – guitar
• Wenz – bass
• Oliver Pohl – guitar
• Jürgen Schlachter – drums
• Ralf Weigand – keyboards, percussion
• Corni Bartels – drums on "Hand auf's Herz"
• Nicki Schuster, Claudia Rossler, Voodoo Man – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	78

External links

• Megaherz official site