Ritual (Oomph! album)

Ritual is the 13th studio album by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Oomph!. The title was announced in a post on the band's official Facebook page on 15 November 2018.[1] The band had earlier said they expected the album to release on 18 January 2019. On the following day, the official artwork for the album and a track listing,[2] pre-order URL,[3] and a segment of upcoming single "Kein Liebeslied" (Not a love song) were released,[4] as well as reconfirming the release date. "Kein Liebeslied" was released on 30 November 2018 as the album's first single. The album's second single "Tausend Mann und ein Befehl" was released on 4 January 2019. All songs were released on January 18.
At the end of its release week, Ritual became the band's first #1 album, in their native Germany.[5]

Ritual
Studio album by Oomph!
Released	18 January 2019
Genre	Industrial metal, Neue Deutsche Härte
Label	Napalm
Oomph! chronology
XXV (2015) Ritual (2019)

Track listing[6]

No.	Title	English Translation	Length
1.	"Tausend Mann und ein Befehl"	A Thousand Men and one Order	4:19
2.	"Achtung! Achtung!"	Attention! Attention!	3:37
3.	"Kein Liebeslied"	Not a Love Song	3:36
4.	"Trümmerkinder"	Children of Debris	4:20
5.	"Europa (feat. Chris Harms)"	Europe	4:25
6.	"Im Namen des Vaters"	In the Name of the Father	3:56
7.	"Das Schweigen der Lämmer"	The Silence of the Lambs	3:49
8.	"TRRR – FCKN – HTLR"		3:32
9.	"Phönix aus der Asche"	Phoenix from the Ashes	4:22
10.	"Lass' die Beute frei"	Set the Booty Free	4:13
11.	"Seine Seele"	His Soul	4:09
Total length:			44:18

Bonus tracks

These are included on the Digital Download, Digipack CD, Vinyl, and Limited Edition Box Set releases.

No.	Title	English Translation	Length
12.	"In der Stille der Nacht (Bonus Track)"	In the Dead of Night (idiom)	4:14
13.	"Lazarus (Bonus Track)"		4:39
14.	"TRRR – FCKN – HTLR (Lord Of The Lost Remix) (Bonus Track)"		3:22
Total length:			12:15

In addition, the Limited edition box set features a 7" Vinyl with the exclusive song "Ich bin ein Fels" (I am a rock).

Singles

• "Kein Liebeslied"
• "Tausend Mann und ein Befehl"

Tour

The band toured in support of the album in the following locations and dates[7]

• 1 March 2019 – Capitol, Hanover, Germany^a
• 2 Mar – Astra, Berlin, Germany^a
• 3 Mar – Markthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany^a
• 5 Mar – Zeche, Bochum, Germany^a
• 6 Mar – Schlachthof, Weisbaden, Germany^a
• 8 Mar – Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, Germany^a
• 9 Mar – Backstage Werk, Munich, Germany^a
• 10 Mar – Kraftwerk Mitte, Dresden, Germany^a
• 12 Mar – Taubchenthal, Leipzig, Germany^a
• 13 Mar – Hirs'ch, Nuremberg, Germany^a
• 15 Mar – Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany^a
• 16 Mar – Iduna, Drachten, Netherlands^a
• 17 Mar – La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France^b
• 19 Mar – O2 Academy Islington, London, UK^b
• 20 Mar – La Machine, Paris, France^b
• 22 Mar – Sala Mon, Madrid, Spain^c
• 23 Mar – Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona, Spain^c
• 24 Mar – Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, France^b
• 26 Mar – Kofmehl, Solothurn, Switzerland^b
• 28 Mar – Conrad-Sohm, Dornbirn, Austria^b
• 29 Mar – Nová Chmelnice, Prague, Czech Republic^b
• 30 Mar – Dark Electro Festival, Warsaw, Poland

^a: with Nervenbeisser ^b: with Heldmaschine ^c: with Mind Driller

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8]	12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	24

References

1. Facebook, 15 November 2018, retrieved 15 November 2018 Oomph! album title announcement
2. Facebook, 16 November 2018, retrieved 16 November 2018 Oomph! album artwork, track listing etc announcement
3. OOMPH! – Napalm Records Online Store, 16 November 2018, retrieved 16 November 2018
4. OOMPH! – Kien Liebeslied (Trailer)|Napalm Records – YouTube, 16 November 2018, retrieved 16 November 2018
5. "Offizielle Deutsche Cherts" (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
6. "OOMPH! official website". www.oomph.de (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
7. OOMPH! – Unveil All Details Of Upcoming Album "Ritual!", 16 November 2018, retrieved 16 November 2018
8. "Austriancharts.at – Oomph! – Ritual" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Oomph! – Ritual" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Oomph! – Ritual". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2019.