Samurai (Die Apokalyptischen Reiter album)

Samurai
Studio album by Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Released	November 11, 2004
Genre	Heavy metal Thrash metal Death metal Folk metal
Length	48:27
Label	Nuclear Blast
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter chronology
Have a Nice Trip (2003) Samurai (2004) Riders on the Storm (2006)

Samurai is the fifth studio album by 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 1000 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

References

1. "Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Samurai - Encyclopaedia Metallum". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.