Samurai (Die Apokalyptischen Reiter album) explained

Samurai
Type:	Album
Artist:	Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Cover:	Die Apokalyptischen Reiter Samurai.jpg
Genre:	Melodic death metal Thrash metal Death metal Folk metal
Label:	Nuclear Blast
Prev Title:	Have a Nice Trip
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Riders on the Storm
Next Year:	2006

Samurai is the fifth studio album by German metal band Die Apokalyptischen Reiter. The release had two versions, the international version, and the U.S. version which had the band name changed to "The Apocalyptic Riders" and has a slightly different cover with a different track listing as well.^[1] It was also released as a box set, limited to 1,000 copies, which contained the CD, a patch, a flag and a DVD with four video clips, band documentary and a hidden track.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Wahnsinn" – 3:05
2. "Eruption" – 4:09
3. "Rock'n'Roll" – 1:57
4. "Silence of Sorrow" – 3:52
5. "Der Teufel" – 5:15
6. "Reitermaniacs" – 5:46
7. "Barmherzigkeit" – 3:29
8. "Per Aspera Ad Astra" – 4:31
9. "Lazy Day" – 3:12
10. "Die Sonne Scheint" – 3:09
11. "Roll my Heart" – 2:38
12. "Hey-Ho" – 3:58
13. "Northern Lights" - 3:18

U.S. track listing

1. "Silence of Sorrow" – 3:32
2. "Rock'n'Roll" – 1:57
3. "Hey-Ho" – 3:58
4. "Wahnsinn" – 3:05
5. "Eruption" – 4:09
6. "Der Teufel" – 5:15
7. "Reitermaniacs" – 5:46
8. "Barmherzigkeit" – 3:29
9. "Per Aspera ad Astra" – 4:31
10. "Lazy Day" – 3:12
11. "Die Sonne Scheint" – 3:09
12. "Roll my Heart" – 2:38
13. "Northern Lights" - 3:18

Credits

• Fuchs (aka Eumel - Daniel Täumel) - vocals, guitar
• Pitrone - guitar
• Dr. Pest (Mark Szakul) - keyboards, synthesizers
• Volk-Man - bass guitar, vocals
• Sir G. (Georg Lenhardt) - drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Samurai - Encyclopaedia Metallum . Metal-archives.com . 28 May 2015.