| Stille | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Lacrimosa |
| Cover: | Stille - Front Cover.jpg |
| Released: | 17 March 1997 |
| Genre: | Gothic metal |
| Length: | 78:00 |
| Label: | Hall of Sermon HOS 781 |
| Prev Title: | Inferno |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Elodia |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
Stille is the fifth studio album by German duo Lacrimosa. It features a mix of classical instruments and Gothic metal.
As a concept, Stille connects to the previous release Inferno which is reflected in several tracks. The first track "Der erste Tag [The first Day]" features the recovery from a burning inferno while the last track reviews the principle of hope throughout the history of mankind. "Stolzes Herz" has been called "an ode to hope".[1]
The album stayed in the German charts for three weeks, peaking at position 64[2] with the single "Stolzes Herz" being Lacrimosa's first song to enter the German single charts.[3] A retrospective review in 2002 by the German Powermetal magazine praised Stille for its powerful lyrics and true emotions.[1] In contrast, the Visions magazine marked a lack of variation in Tilo Wolff's singing and wrote that the expectations that had been raised by the pre-release single "Stolzes Herz" had not been fulfilled by the full album.