Werk 80 is the fifth full-length album by German industrial gothic metal band Atrocity and was released in 1997. It's the band's first full-length album with cover versions of popular 1980s songs.[1] Atrocity released a sequel, Werk 80 II, in 2008.

Werk 80
Studio album by
ReleasedSummer 1997
RecordedSpring 1997
Danse Macabre Studio
Bayreuth, Germany
GenreIndustrial metal, gothic metal
Length46:06
LabelMassacre
ProducerAlexander Krull, Bruno Kramm
Atrocity chronology
Willenskraft
(1996)
Werk 80
(1997)
Non Plus Ultra: 1989-1999
(1999)
Singles from Werk 80
  1. "Shout"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Tainted Love"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Das Letzte Mal"
    Released: 1997

Track listing edit

CD edit

LP edit

Disc one, side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shout"Orzabal, Stanley6:30
2."Rage Hard"Nash, Johnson, O'Toole, Gill5:00
3."Wild Boys"Taylor, Taylor, Rhodes, Taylor, Le Bon4:13
Disc one, side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."The Great Commandment"Maile, Meyn, Kreyssig3:31
5."Send Me An Angel"Sterry, Zatorski3:50
6."Tainted Love"Cobb2:50
7."Der Mussolini"Delgado, Görl3:50
Disc two, side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Being Boiled"Oakey, Ware, Marsh3:52
9."Don't Go"Moyet, Clarke3:04
10."Let's Dance"Bowie5:14
11."Maid of Orleans"McCluskey4:12
Disc two, side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
12."Das Letzte Mal" (original title: "Als Wär's Das Letzte Mal") Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft 
13."Die Deutschmaschine"And OneAnd One 
14."Verschwende Deine Jugend" Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft 

Werk 80 II limited edition edit

On 29 February 2008 Atrocity released the follow-up Werk 80 II. A limited two disc edition was released on the same day, with on the second disc a re-pressing of the original Werk 80 with additional bonus tracks that had been previously released as tracks on the fourth side of the LP and two extra tracks of singles released from Werk 80: "Tainted Love (Albrin-mix)" and "Shout (Edit)".:[2]

Credits edit

  • Produced by Alexander Krull & Bruno Kramm.
  • Recorded & Mixed at Dance Macabre Studio, Bayreuth.
  • Engineered by Bruno Kramm, Eva Istok, Ingo Beitz.
  • Mixed by Bruno Kramm and Alexander Krull.
  • Mastered by Alexander Krull at Master Sound.
  • Keyboards and sampling by Bruno Kramm.
  • Guest vocals by Liv Kristine Espenaes.
  • Classical voice by Sofia Solovej.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Review at Wavegothic".
  2. ^ Encyclopaedia Metallum - Atrocity (Ger) - Werk 80
  3. ^ ATROCITY - Werk 80