Das Testament [Import][Original recording remastered]

E Nomine

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 2002)
• Original Release Date: January 7, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Universal Import
• Copy Protected
• ASIN: B000079BBK
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #61,762 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Am Anfang War... Die Schöpfung

2. Vater Unser [Deutsche Synchronstimme: Robert de Niro]

3. Geständnis (Interlude)

4. E Nomine (Denn Sie Wissen Nicht Was Sie Tun) [DT. Sync.: Robert de Nir]

5. Die Stimme des Herrn (Interlude)

6. Die 10 Gebote [DT. Sync.: Jack Nicholson]

7. Der Verrat (Interlude)

8. Abendmahl [DT. Sync.: Robert de Niro]

9. Vergeltung (Interlude)

10. Die Sintflut [DT. Sync.: Jack Nicholson]

11. Die Entscheidung (Interlude)

12. Himmel and Hölle [DT. Sync.: Nicolas Cage]

13. Garten Eden (Interlude)

14. Der Fürst Der Finsternis [DT. Sync.: Al Pacino]

15. Die Mahnung (Interlude)

16. Bibelworte das Allmächtigen [DT. Sync.: John Travolta]

17. Rückkehr Aus Ägypten (Interlude)

18. Die Posaunen Von Jericho [DT. Sync.: Al Pacino]

19. Empfängnis (Interlude)

20. Ava Maria [DT. Sync.: Nicolas Cage]

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

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

By	Clarissa "MoonGoddess" (Ontario, California) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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

By	Just a Fan (MD) - See all my reviews

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent CD, July 15, 2006

By	Mitchel weate - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The songs on this cd are great, All the songs on the CD are good and If you liked anything else by E Nomine you should check out Das Testament.

A previous review said that this won't work on computers, but that hasn't been true for me. I can't save the files as an mp3, but I was able to save them as windows media audio file (wpa).