#11. Stahlmann - Heimlich
Title: Heimlich
Artist: Stahlmann
Album: Phosphor
I had to dig back through the archives, and with the exception of Rammstein's multiple appearances, there has never been another band singing in a language other than English on the Top 20 Countdown. I found this curious as I do spend a lot of time listening to German industrial/NDH music and try to stay current with all of the releases within, but here we are. Stahlmann isn't one that I'd consider one of my favorites of the genre (e.g. Eisbrecher, Megaherz, OOMPH!, Exfeind) but they consistently have one or two songs on every record that I enjoy. The crushing heaviness of "Heimlich" continually batters you from chorus to verse to chorus, and lyrically the song deals with death being around every corner, always lurking silently and waiting for us all.
Definitely a switch-up from Tommy Richman and Owl City the last two years at 11, hah!
Favorite line: "Der Tod kommt heimlich, und er ist immer nah bei mir"
Previous five #11s:
2024: Tommy Richman - Million Dollar Baby
2023: Owl City - Kelly Time
2022: The Weeknd - Gasoline
2021: The Birthday Massacre - The NeverEnding Story
2020: Nightwish - Harvest
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