Blutengel releases video for 'Black'

German Darkwave band BlutEngel, fronted by Chris Pohl, released the music video for 'Black', the first and lead single of the mini album of the same name. The track was previously included in the band's latest studio album, 'Leitbild' (Model, in English).

The video, directed by Silvan Büge, despite being pretty simple, includes the usual elements in the band's well known videos, characterised by playing with eroticism and Gothic aesthetics in unusual ways, in addition to this time include supernatural aspects of dark suburban fantasy.

Black, the mini album, consists on the title track, two remixes of it and five original songs, one of which, Blood Rain, is available to be reproduced in different portals. The disc is being sold on diverse digital stores.

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Review: BlutEngel – 'Complete'

BLUTENGEL
'Complete'
OUT OF LINE

German vampire pop returns in habitually bombastic form with the release of 'Complete' the lead single from BlutEngel's forthcoming tenth full-length studio album 'Leitbild. No strangers to combining soaring choruses, infectiously melodic leads, and steady dance beats, the band's darkwave meets synthpop formula is fully intact and has its eyes locked on European dancefloors.

The title track 'Complete' is an anthemic slice of Europop flirting dark synthpop that ticks all of the boxes in terms of what fans will want from a BlutEngel release. The remix courtesy of Massive Ego kicks up the harder dance elements of the song and as a result creates a truly undeniable floor-filler.

'Nowhere' harks back to the early BlutEngel sound – with a little more of the futurepop elements and an up-tempo rhythmic backbone that compliments the soaring melodies of the title track nicely. The single closes with the instrumental 'Dusk', which has a far more rhythmic ebm structure to it for a nice experimental and unexpected treat to end on.

In terms of production the now recognisably bombastic dark pop production of BlutEngel remains intact and to their usual uncompromising sheen. The songs, even thos that hark back to earlier sounds, still have that glossy sheen that would make mainstream pop acts jealous.

This is a strong lead single that hints at some very nice things on the upcoming tenth album. 'Complete' is a great, dance-friendly pop track that lives up to an already impressive body of work, while the b-sides hint at a more old school element returning to the fore. 'Leitbild' is shaping up to be an interesting album.  

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New Chrom and Blutengel releases from Out Of Line

Electro duo Chrom have announced the release of 'Regret & Testify', which will be released via Out Of Line on 14^th November as a limited edition of 555 CDs in hand-numbered Digipaks.
The single features remixes from Too Dead To Die, Frozen Plasma and Rob Dust as well the exclusive b-side 'Rage Against The World'.

Track List: 
1. Regret & Testify 
2. Regret & Testify (Too Dead To Die Remix)
3. Regret & Testify (Frozen Plasma Remix)
4. Regret & Testify (Rob Dust Remix)
5. Regret & Testify (Extended Mix)
6. Rage Against The World  

You can also catch Chrom live on the following dates: 
15.11.2014 CHROM live - Kulturfabrik Krefeld
25.-26.07.2105 Amphi Festival - Lanxess Eventpark Köln 

Vampiric synthpop outfit Blutengel have announced the release of 'Ashe Zu Ashe', the first single from the band's forthcoming ninth full-length studio album 'Omen'. The single will be released on 14^th November 2014 via Out Of Line as both a CD and vinyl picture disc.

Track List:
1. Asche zu Asche
2. Asche zu Asche (Extended Dust Devil Mix)
3. Asche zu Asche (Gintronic Remix)
4. Insensitive World 

You can also catch Blutengel live on the following dates:
12.12.2014 Leipzig - Theaterfabrik
13.12.2014 Leipzig - Theaterfabrik
29.01.2015 Jyväskylän - Paviljonki - BeatCon Music & Games Festival
8./9.09 2015 Hildesheim - Mera Luna Festival

Both Chrom's 'Regret & Testify' and are available to pre-order now via the Out Of Line webshop. For more information on the bands please visit their respective websites.

http://chrom-music.com
http://www.blutengel.de

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Blutengel to release 'Black Symphonies An Orchestral Journey'

Blutengel continue to pursue blending their vampiric synthpop with classical instrumentation. Continuing from the acclaimed performance at the first Gothic Meets Klassik festival, Chris Pohl and co. have struck out on an extended tour to promote their new found passion for the symphonic. Now the band return with a full-orchestral studio album featuring symphonic versions of tracks such as 'Reich Mir Die Hand', 'You Walk Away' and 'Monument' as well as live footage from the band's performance at Neues Gewandhaus, Leipzig.

The album is available as a deluxe CD / DVD release as well as a limited edition wooden box set featuring the 'Krieger' CD single, t-shirt, candle and certificate of ownership.

Track List:

CD
1. Legend / Nachtbringer (Symphonic Version)
2. Krieger (Symphonic Version)
3. Soultaker (Symphonic Version)
4. Über den Horizont (Symphonic Version)
5. Deine Welt (Symphonic Version)
6. Behind The Mirror (Symphonic Version)
7. Kinder dieser Stadt (Symphonic Version)
8. Reich mir die Hand (Symphonic Version)
9. Die Zeit (Symphonic Version)
10. Seelenschmerz (Symphonic Version)
11. You Walk Away (Symphonic Version)
12. Monument (Symphonic Version)

DVD: (Box Set and Deluxe Version)
Live from "Neues Gewandhaus Leipzig"
1. Soultaker
2. Ein Augenblick
3. Die With You
4. Reich mir die Hand

'Krieger' CDS: (Box Set only)
1. Krieger
2. Krieger Lord Of The Lost Version feat. Chris Harms
3. Grey City

'Black Symphonies...' is available to pre-order via the Out Of Line webshop now. For more information on the band, please visit their official website.

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BlutEngel to release 'Once In A Lifetime'

Hot on the heels of the band's successful album 'Monument', Chris Pohl and BlutEngel have announced the release of a live CD, DVD and Blu-Ray for 1^st November 2013 via Out Of Line.

Recorded live at Berlin’s traditional music hall “Huxley’s Neue Welt”, the concert saw Blutengel's Pohl and Goldmann backed by a selected ensemble comprised of piano, strings and percussion, plus stage dancers to present new workings of the band's hit-laden back catalogue.

The CD album features all 23 songs performed on the night, while the DVD/Blu-Ray presents them in 5.1 surround sound and also features glimpses behind the scenes of the tour, as well as the video clips and “making of”-documentaries for 'You Walk Away' and 'Kinder dieser Stadt'.

Track list: 

CD1 - Live in Berlin 2013
1. Legend (intro)
2. Nachtbringer
3. Tears Might Dry
4. Willst Du?
5. Vampire Romance
6. All These Lies
7. Deine Welt
8. Das andere Ich
9. Die With You
10. What You Get
11. Lebensrichter
12. Behind The Mirror

CD 2 - Live in Berlin
1. Lucifer
2. Uns gehört die Nacht
3. Reich mir die Hand
4. Save Our Souls
5. You Walk Away
6. Kinder dieser Stadt
7. Ein Augenblick
8. No Eternity
9. Bloody Pleasures
10. Engelsblut
11. Monument

DVD & BluRay Disc
Monument Tour 2012
1. Legend (intro)
2. Nachtbringer  
3. Tears might dry
4. Willst Du?
5. Vampire romance 
6. All theses lies
7. Deine Welt
8. Das andere ich
9. Die with you
10. What you get
11. Lebensrichter  
12. Behind the mirror

13. Lucifer   
14. Uns gehört die Nacht

15. Reich mir die Hand
16. Save our souls
17. You walk away  
18. Kinder dieser Stadt
19. Ein Augenblick
20. No eternity
21. Bloody pleasures 
22. Engelsblut
23. Monument

Bonus Material:
- Save our souls - Video Clip
- You walk away - Video Clip
- Kinder dieser Stadt - Video Clip
- Behind the scenes:  Blutengel LIVE Konzert, You walk away & Kinder dieser Stadt Video Clip
- After the show

'Once In A Lifetime' is available to pre-order now from the Out Of Line webshop. For more information on BlutEngel, please visit their official website.

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New from Blutengel

Hell bent on making sure 2013 is remembered as the year of Blutengel, the synth-vamps led by Chris Pohl have announced a new single release, in the form of 'Kinder dieser Stadt', as well as a new perfume for both ladies and gentlemen named after their latest album.

The single taken from the album 'Monument' features the anthemic ' Kinder dieser Stadt', as well as the B-side 'She Tries' plus two additional remixes of the title track and will be available as both a CD digipak, limited edition vinyl and digital download from 19^th July.

Track List

:1. Kinder dieser Stadt
2. She Tries
3. Kinder dieser Stadt (City Never Sleeps Remix)
4. Kinder dieser Stadt (Remixed By The Lonely Soul Experience)

Joining the band's foray into alcoholic beverages with 'Engelsblut' comes the band's first fragrance. Blutengel: The Perfume is a result of a collaboration between Chris Pohl and a leading perfume creator and is described as:

“Vampirically good, irresistible and sexy – a highly individual fragrance for the children of the night.”

Both the single and the new fragrance are available through Out Of Line Music. For more information on the band please see their official website.

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Blutengel announce classical music tour

German vampyre-pop outfit, led by Chris Pohl, have announced the band will embark on a tour with an ensemble of classically-trained musicians who will transform the group's dance-friendly synthpop into a symphonic experience.

Since the band's performance at the Gothic Meets Klassik festival at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig they have incorporated an acoustic version of their song 'Die With You' into their touring set, which has been met with an enthusiastic audience response. The band then decided that this should not remain a one-off and therefore to add some selected dates to their schedule this year in order to fully explore this new found side.

The band will also be joined by another, as yet unnamed, act who will open the shows.

Tour Dates:

11.10.2013 Dresden / Alter Schlachthof- Ticket € 32,90 order here
26.10.2013 Oberhausen / Turbinenhalle - Ticket € 32,90 order here
09.11.2013 Berlin - Huxley`s neue Welt - Ticket 32,90 order here
29.11.2013 Hamburg / Markthalle - Ticket € 32,90 order here

Seated shows... therefore ticket contingents are extremely limited!

For more information on the band, please visit their official website.

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Review: Blutengel - 'Monument'

BLUTENGEL 
'Monument' 
OUT OF LINE 

Blutengel's lascivious blend of vampiric synthpop has seen Chris Pohl and his band enjoy dance-floor success for fifteen years and the band's eighth album, 'Monument', feels very much like a culmination of that near decade-and-a-half's work. The album's production feels more opulent than it ever has and the band have synthesized the best elements of their many hit singles to great effect across the fourteen tracks here.

There is nothing wildly different on offer on 'Monument' that fans are not already well accustomed to. The catchy synthesizer melodies, driving dance beats and symphonic embellishments coupled with compulsive sing-a-long choruses are safe and well. But where previous albums have tended to feel a little formulaic across extended listening, 'Monument' on the other hand does a great job of holding the listeners attention. Yes, Blutengel are first and foremost a dance band, but here it feels like they have sharpened their focus, blending the best that their anthemic sound has to offer.
Songs like 'You Walk Away', 'All These Lies', 'Wilst Du?' and 'Lebensrichter' are prime examples of Pohl and co.'s penchant for writing excellent club hits while 'Tears Might Dry' and 'Save Our Souls' provide a pop grounding that will work very well live. Even the emotional ballads such as 'Die Zeit', which have sometimes in the past felt a little corny, manage to come off rather well here.

The production is perhaps the best of any of the band's records, which is saying something as they have always been an act that strives to put out well constructed albums which, as a result, has seen them flirting with chart success in their native land. Yet 'Monument' overwhelmingly has the feeling of a band looking over their own back catalogue in order to craft their definitive statement, which Pohl has undeniably pulled off here. Though such a consolidation of their sound raises the question as to where Blutengel can go from here?

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Blutengel announce eighth album, 'Monument', details

Vampire synthpop act Blutengel, led by Chris Pohl, have announced that their latest album 'Monument' will be released through Out Of Line records on 18th February 2013. In support of the new album the band have released a music video for the track 'You Walk Away', which can be viewed below:

Track list:

1. A New Dawn To Rise (Intro)
2. You Walk Away
3. Kinder dieser Stadt
4. All These Lies
5. Tears Might Dry
6. Uns gehört die Nacht
7. Die Zeit
8. When I Feel You
9. Willst du?
10. Nie mehr
11. Save Our Souls
12. Deine Welt
13. Lebensrichter
14. Monument

For further information, please visit the band's official website.

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