Memento (Böhse Onkelz album) explained

Memento
Type:studio
Artist:Böhse Onkelz
Cover:This_is_the_front_cover_for_Memento_by_the_artist_Böhse_Onkelz._The_cover_art_copyright_is_believed_to_belong_to_the_label,_Principal_Studios,_or_the_graphic_artist(s).jpg
Label:Matapaloz
Studio:Wire World Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre:Hard rock
Length:56:38
Producer:
  • Matt "Gonzo" Roehr
  • Stephan Weidner
  • Michael Mainx (co-producer)
Prev Title:Onkelz wie wir...
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Böhse Onkelz
Next Year:2020

Memento is the 16th studio album and at the same time the comeback album of the German hard rock band Böhse Onkelz. It was released on 28 October 2016 on their then newly-founded label Matapaloz.[1]

Title

The title of the album Memento is Latin for "remember". The band was inspired to choose this name by the movie Memento.[2]

Cover

The band had asked their supporters in July 2016 to send them pictures of their Onkelz-tattoos, promising them that all pictures would be printed on the CD or the booklet. With that, they wanted to thank their fans for the years of support and show the strong bonds between them and their fans.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Gott hat ein Problem" (Engl. "God's got a problem") – 5:01
  2. "Frei" ("Free") – 4:23
  3. "Markt und Moral" ("Market and morals"), 3:55
  4. "Jeder kriegt was er verdient" ("Everybody gets what he deserves") – 4:49
  5. "Mach's dir selbst" ("Do it yourself") – 3:31
  6. "Irgendwas für nichts" ("Something for nothing") – 3:26
  7. "Wo auch immer wir stehen" ("Wherever we are") – 6:38
  8. "Es ist sinnlos mit sich selbst zu spaßen" ("It's pointless to have fun only by yourself") – 4:40
  9. "Der Junge mit dem Schwefelholz" ("The boy with the match") – 7:43
  10. "Nach allen Regeln der Sucht" ("By the rules of addiction") – 5:05
  11. "Auf die Freundschaft" ("To friendship") – 4:09
  12. "52 Wochen" ("52 weeks") – 3:18

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 25
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 55
Chart (2017)Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 59

References

  1. Web site: Böhse Onkelz: Was wir bisher über MEMENTO wissen. pressure-magazine.de. 2021-11-23. 2016-09-23.
  2. Booklet
  3. Web site: 2016-07-05. Böhse Onkelz: So werdet ihr Teil des neuen Albums. 2021-11-23. Metal Hammer. de-DE.
  4. Web site: Ö3 Austria Top40 Jahreshitparade Alben 2016. Ö3 Austria Top 40. 30 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Top 100 Album – Jahrescharts: 2016. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. de. 30 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2016: Alben. Schweizer Hitparade. 30 November 2021.
  7. Web site: Top 100 Album – Jahrescharts: 2017. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. de. 30 November 2021.

External links

Memento on Discogs