Born to Be Heiled

2012 Hanzel und Gretyl album

Born to Be Heiled

Studio album by

Hanzel und Gretyl

Released

November 27, 2012

Recorded

Kinderland Studios, New York City

Genre

Industrial metal, extreme metal

Length

40:25

Label

Metropolis

Producer

Hanzel und Gretyl

Hanzel und Gretyl chronology

2012: Zwanzig Zwölf
(2008)

Born to Be Heiled
(2012)

Hanzel und Gretyl für immer
(2013)

Born to Be Heiled is the sixth full-length album by American industrial metal band Hanzel und Gretyl. It was released via Metropolis Records on November 27, 2012. The album was one of the debut releases for the Metropolis Metal Records, a subdivision of Metropolis Records.^[1] The album was a basis for the remix album Hanzel und Gretyl für Immer.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hanzel und Gretyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hanzel und Gretyl für immer"	3:34
2.	"Unterstützung 87"	3:32
3.	"Blitzkriegerz und Hellriderz"	3:32
4.	"Hammerzeit"	3:54
5.	"Der Furor"	2:14
6.	"Born to Be Heiled"	3:16
7.	"Holy Shiza"	3:24
8.	"Motorschwein"	3:45
9.	"I'm Movin' to Deutschland"	4:23
10.	"Ironstar Outlaws"	5:35
11.	"More German than German"	3:16
Total length:		40:25

Personnel

Kaizer von Loopy – vocals, guitar, programming
Vas Kallas – lead vocals, bass

Reception

Metal.de rated the album positively, stating the album was done better than the previous once.^[3] Music Trespass stated that "The record featured an eclectic blend of death, black and doom metal, classic rock, electronic and industrial elements all tied together with the band's unmistakable ersatz German affectations."^[2] The release of the album was followed by a series of concert tours,^[1] which were also received positively.^[4]^[5]

External links

Official Hanzel und Gretyl website
Metropolis Records

References

^ ^a ^b "HANZEL UND GRETYL | R.U.M zine". October 14, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Hanzel und Gretyl - Release remix companion album!". www.musictrespass.com. October 7, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^ "Hanzel und Gretyl - Born To Be Heiled Review • metal.de". metal.de. December 13, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^ "HANZEL AND GRETYL & DEADCELL – NL- Utrecht, Tivoli (27.10.2012)". Monkeypress.de (in German). November 17, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^ Ritchie, Mike (June 18, 2013). "REVIEW: Hanzel und Gretyl Born to be Heiled in Columbus". Dayton937. Retrieved May 3, 2024.