Stille (Lacrimosa album)

This article is about the album by Lacrimosa. For the chemist, see John Kenneth Stille.

Stille
Studio album by Lacrimosa
Released	17 March 1997
Genre	Gothic metal
Length	78:00
Label	Hall of Sermon HOS 781
Lacrimosa chronology
Inferno (1995) Stille (1997) Elodia (1999)

Stille is the fifth studio album by German duo Lacrimosa. It features a mix of classical instruments and Gothic metal.

Concept

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]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Powermetal	Very favourable[1]
Visions	5/12[2]

The album stayed in the German charts for three weeks, peaking at position 64[3] with the single "Stolzes Herz" being Lacrimosa's first song to enter the German single charts.[4] 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.

Track listing

All music is composed by Tilo Wolff except where noted[5]

No.	Title	English title	Length
1.	"Der erste Tag"	The First Day	10:11
2.	"Not Every Pain Hurts" (composed by Tilo Wolff and Anne Nurmi)		5:20
3.	"Siehst du mich im Licht?"	Do You See Me in the Light?	8:19
4.	"Deine Nähe"	Your Closeness	11:02
5.	"Stolzes Herz"	Proud heart	8:47
6.	"Mein zweites Herz"	My Second Heart	6:53
7.	"Make It End" (composed by Tilo Wolff and Anne Nurmi)		6:06
8.	"Die Strasse der Zeit"	The Road of Time	14:42

References

1. Kempf, Mathias (30 October 2002). "Lacrimosa - Stille". Powermetal.de (in German). Weihrauch Medien Verlag. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
2. Friedel, Gregor (May 1997). "Lacrimosa - Stille". Visions (in German) (56).
3. "Lacrimosa – Stille". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
4. Hartmann, Andreas (10 August 2007). "Ach, diese Tieftraurigkeit". Die Tageszeitung (in German).
5. "Stille – Lacrimosa". Allmusic.