Das Testament [Import, Original recording remastered]

E Nomine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Universal Import
• Copy Protected
• ASIN: B000079BBK
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,082 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Am Anfang War ... Die Schopfung

2. Vater Unser

3. Das Gestandnis- Interlude

4. E Nomine ( Denn Sie Wissen Nicht Was Sie Tun

5. Die Stimme Des Herrn-Interlude

6. Die 10 Gebote

7. Der Verrat - Interlude

8. Das Abendmahl

9. Vergeltung-Interlude

10. Die Sintflut

11. Die Entscheidung-Interlude

12. Himmel And Holle

13. Garten Eden-Interlude

14. Der Furst Der Finsternis

15. Die Mahnung-Interlude

16. Bibelworte Das Allmachtigen

17. Ruckkehr Aus Agypten-Interlude

18. Die Posaunen Von Jericho

19. Empfangnis -Interlude

20. Ava Maria

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

The debut album from the German dance group that dared to use a "synchrovoice" sample of Robert DeNiro saying The Lord's Prayer throughout the track "Vater Unser"! "Das Testament" is dedicated to the subject "god and church", but in a very modern way. The synchro voice of De Niro is used here again to generate comfortable shivers; additional German synchrovoices of the following actors: Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Nicolas Cage and John Travolta.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Das Testament" - "God And Church", April 12, 2004

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Clarissa "MoonGoddess" (Ontario, California) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Das Testament (Audio CD)

A friend of mine kindly introduced me to E Nomine and I can never thank him enough because they're now one of my all-time favorite groups! I haven't heard music this satisfying in a long while... After reading the reviews for this album I noticed someone complain about the remastered version of `Das Testament' but I just don't get it. They claim there to be too much classical and not enough dance beats but I find there to be more of the latter. Every time I listen to this it sends me into a hypnotic trance. It takes an open-mind to see the real beauty of the German speaking heard throughout the songs for it's often a tough language to handle (it's not exactly appealing) but in a strange way it compliments the glorious choirs and haunting Gregorian chants and, on occasion, the ethereal female vocalists.

Now I can't say for sure (although I'm pretty certain) because, aside from the English version of "Vater Unser" ("Lord's Prayer") and the meaning of the record's title, I have no clue as to what they're saying but the pictures inside the booklet depict religious themes, such as a statue of an angel holding a large cross and two hands cupping the sun as its rays escape through the fingers, shooting up into a clear blue sky with white clouds that truly look divine... Tracks such as the ear-catching "Das Abendmahl", the dreamy "Psalm 23", the heart-wrenching splendor of "Per L'Eternita" with what sounds like a boy soprano, and the stunning "Der Befehl des Konig Herodes" simply take my breath away. They also tackle a common yet amazing rendition of "Ave Maria", which has been done many times before but never as good as this!

E Nomine may not be as accessible or as easy to digest but if you stay objective than fans of Enigma and Schiller should greatly appreciate their debut, `Das Testament', for the wonder it is.

{Also check out `Finsternis' by the same artist}

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Amazing, February 24, 2005

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Just a Fan (MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Das Testament (Audio CD)

This CD is just that. Amazing. The chanting, the chorus. Everything. This one tells some of the Bible stories. It has good beats, good lyrics, and a good chorus. I am deffinitly going to buy another one of their CDs.

For all of you who speak English and don't know German, I have translations up for this CD (and will for the others once I get them) at my website www.enomineforus.tk. The site is in all English.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A techno masterpiece, October 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Das Testament (Audio CD)

I was stationed in the military in Germany for four years and left in 2000. I was recently playing this album for a friend. He was a amazed at the effect of the music--hence my search for this album on the net. I'm glad to see that it is still available.
I bought the album not because I heard it on the radio or in the clubs, but because I saw it featured in a store and was curious after hearing it mentioned on a German radio "morning sermonette" type feature. What luck! This album is stunning. The setting of the Our Father does convey a feeling of doubt and anger--but so does the Book of Ecclesiastes. This is prayer with a passion--so different from some of the insipid mass produced stuff that passes as "Christian music" (with all respect to artists who do try to put some real emotion into their music). The setting of the creation is just plain beautiful. I've played the album so many times that I can recite the beginning of the book of Genesis in German--and I certainly can't in English. One of my favorite albums of all time.