The masterpiece "Fremd" still haunts our auditory channels, the memories of the bygone tour are still fresh in our minds. Yet there is already news from the outland – in the guise of an elaborate single that belies its name with a total playing time of almost three (!) hours and proves how much really can be done with that format. What is special about this release is that the fans were given the chance to choose the title of the single in a vote in which ASP put their entire trust in their followers. The name "Eisige Wirklichkeit" won the battle with an overwhelming majority – this club-storming electro rock anthem that made the walls in the halls of the recent tour shake alarmingly.
Several versions of the title track, reworked with much love for elaborate detail, illuminate it from completely different angles. Very special highlights among them are the extremely club-compatible "Tanznacht Version" and the so-called 'horror score' version that approaches the subject in a very fitting way and features arrangements reminiscent of the soundtrack to a creepy movie. But the band also felt responsible for other tracks from their top ten album. Thus, one can listen to a fragile, handmade piano version of the moving ballad "Rücken an Rücken" that becomes so intimate that one wants to coil up with it under a warm blanket. And that is not all: faster than was deemed possible, "Eisige Wirklichkeit" will contain selected live versions from the first part of the "Fremd" tour – thereby setting the right mood for the second part of the journey that is accompanied by this brimful single horror story.
The limited special edition of the single comes with a bonus DVD, featuring the entire gig at the M'era Luna 2011 where ASP were the secret headliners, giving a stirring performance. Despite several camera errors and technical problems, it was decided that this grandiose live snap-shot should be saved and consigned to the memory of the fans. The CD and DVD are set in opulent book format (14 x 21 cm approx), and the DVD features the entire gig, include the cover version of the SISTERS OF MERCY's "Temple of Love", plus two exclusive backstage interviews. The book is hardback, with lavish Singer® sewn signatures. Includes a 40-page booklet, semigloss art print on 130g art paper with lavish spot varnishing, and additional artwork. Hand-numbered and strictly limited to 5999 copies.
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Disc 1 - CD:-
01. Eisige Wirklichkeit (Single Kurzschnitt)
02. Eisige Wirklichkeit (Tanznacht Version)
03. Rücken an Rücken (Nicht Erwünschter Radio Edit)
04. BaldAnders (Nun Anders Version)
05. FremdkörPerson, Erstens (Ab-Schnitt)
06. Rücken an Rücken (Auge in Auge Remix)
07. Eisige Wirklichkeit (Horror Score Version)
08. Rücken an Rücken (Stripped Down Piano Version)
09. A Prayer für Sanctuary/Wechselbalg (Live, Bochum – Matrix)
10. Eisige Wirklichkeit (Live, Bremen – Aladin)
11. Rücken an Rücken (Live, München – Muffat Halle)
12. FremdkörPerson, Erstens (Live, Hamburg – Dock)
Disc 2 - DVD:-
01. A Prayer for Sanctuary/Schwarzes Blut
02. Kokon
03. Wechselbalg
04. Und Wir Tanzten (Ungeschickte Liebesbriefe)
05. Sing Child
06. Schwarzer Schmetterling
07. Denn Ich Bin der Meister
08. Demütige Ansage
09. Temple of Love
10. Ich Bin ein Wahrer Satan
11. Werben
12. Biotopia
13. Ich Will Brennen
14. M'Era Luna Backstage Interview
15. Fremd Tour 2011 Backstage Interview
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