Saltatio Mortis

Saltatio Mortis
Saltatio Mortis
	Saltatio Mortis in 2025
Background information
Origin	Karlsruhe, Germany
Genres	Medieval metal, medieval rock
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Prometheus, Vertigo/Capitol, We Love Music, Napalm
Members	Alea der Bescheidene; Bruder Frank; El Silbador; Falk Irmenfried von Hasen-Mümmelstein; Lasterbalk der Lästerliche; Till Promill; Jean Méchant
Past members	Die Fackel; Dominor der Filigrane; Ungemach der Missgestimmte; Mik El Angelo ; Thoron Trommelfeuer; Cordoban der Verspielte; Herr Samoel; Luzi das L
Website	www.saltatio-mortis.com

Saltatio Mortis is a German medieval metal group from Karlsruhe, formed in 2000. The Latin name means "dance of death". It is an allusion to the Danse Macabre, and a motto of the band is: "He who dances does not die."

Members

Current

Alea der Bescheidene - vocals, bagpipes, didgeridoo, guitar, Irish bouzouki, shawms
Falk Irmenfried von Hasen-Mümmelstein - bagpipes, vocals, hurdy-gurdy, shawms
El Silbador (since 2006) - bagpipes, shawms, smallpipes, uilleann pipes and other pipes
Bruder Frank (since 2006) - bass guitars, electric upright Chapman Stick, guitar
Till Promill (since 2012) - guitars
Jean Mechant der Tambour (since 2009) - drums, piano, guitar, vocals

Past

Lasterbalk der Lästerliche (up to 2021) - drums, davul and other percussion
Dominor der Filigrane (2000 to 2009) - guitars, German bagpipes, shawms
Die Fackel (2000 to 2006) - bass guitars, mandola, harp, German bagpipes, shawms
Ungemach der Missgestimmte (2000 to 2006) - guitars, bagpipes, shawms, percussion, programming
Thoron Trommelfeuer (2000 to 2009) - orchestral percussion
Herr Schmitt (2004 to 2007) - drums and other percussion
Mik El Angelo (2006 to 2009) - guitars, lutes, citterns
Cordoban der Verspielte - shawms, bagpipes, vielle, whistles, vocals
Herr Samoel (2007 to 2012) - guitars, Irish bouzouki
Luzi das L (2011 to 2025) - pipes, shawms, flutes

Discography

Studio albums

2001: Tavernakel (Tavernaculum), Napalm Records
2002: Das zweite Gesicht (The second Face), Napalm Records
2003: Heptessenz (Seventh Essence), Napalm Records
26 January 2004: Erwachen (Awakening), Napalm Records
29 August 2005: Des Königs Henker (The King's Hangman), Napalm Records
3 September 2007: Aus der Asche (From the Ashes), Napalm Records
31 August 2009: Wer Wind Sät (Who Sows the Wind), Napalm Records
29 August 2011: Sturm aufs Paradies (Rush for Paradise), Napalm Records
16 August 2013: Das Schwarze Einmaleins (The Black 1times1), Napalm Records
14 August 2015: Zirkus Zeitgeist (Circus Zeitgeist), We Love Music
17 August 2018: Brot und Spiele (Bread and Games), Vertigo/Capitol
9 October 2020: Für immer frei (Forever Free), Vertigo/Capitol
7 June 2024 Finsterwacht (Darkenguard), Prometheus Records
2027: Staub & Schatten, Prometheus Records

Live albums

2005: Manufactum Napalm Records
2010: Manufactum II Napalm Records
1 April 2011: 10 Jahre Wild Und Frei (10 Years Wild and Free) Live CD/DVD recorded at the Stadthalle Wuppertal 15/10/2010, Napalm Records
8 April 2013: Manufactum III Live CD, Napalm Records
2016: Zirkus Zeitgeist – Live aus der großen Freiheit Live CD, We Love Music

Compilation albums

2016: Licht & Schatten - Best Of 2000-2014, We Love Music

Singles

2003: "Falsche Freunde"
2005: "Salz der Erde"
2009: "Ebenbild"
2011: "Hochzeitstanz"
2013: "Früher War Alles Besser", Napalm Records
12 July 2013: "Wachstum über alles", Napalm Records
2015: "Wo Sind Die Clowns"
2022: "The Dragonborn Comes" featuring Lara Loft
2022: "Pray To The Hunter (The Elder Scrolls Online)"
2022: "Wir woll'n nach Valhalla"
2022: "Alive Now"
2024: "Schwarzer Strand"
2024: "Fire & Ore"

DVDs

1 April 2011: 10 Jahre Wild Und Frei (10 Years Wild and Free) Live CD/DVD recorded at the Stadthalle Wuppertal 15/10/2010, Napalm Records
13 December 2013: Provocatio - Live Auf Dem Mittelaltermarkt, Blu-ray and DVD, Napalm Records

Guest appearances

2010: All We Are (on 25 Years in Rock... and Still Going Strong by Doro
2011: Symposium (on Wunsch ist Wunsch by Feuerschwanz)
2017: Gesegnet und hoch geachtet (Also the Reprisal Version of this song), Kommt herbei und feiert mit (on Der Fluch des Drachen by Corvus Corax
20 July 2018: We Drink Your Blood (on Communio Lupatum by Powerwolf)
2020: Krieg kennt keine sieger (Cover) (on The Ghost Xperiment - Illumination by Vanden Plas
2021: Warriors of the World United feat Angus McFife, Melissa Bonny (on Memento Mori by Feuerschwanz)
2022: Good Life (on Not The End of the Road by Kissin' Dynamite (credited as Jorg Roth)
2022: It's Raining Beer (on Lang Liebe Der Hass by Hamatom [de]) (credited as Alea)

References

↑ Jeffries, David. "AMG Saltatio Mortis". Allmusic.com. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
↑ "Für Immer Frei - Saltatio Mortis: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2020.

External links

Official website (in German)
Saltatio Mortis at AllMusic

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[1] Jeffries, David. "AMG Saltatio Mortis". Allmusic.com. Retrieved April 2, 2008.

[2] "Für Immer Frei - Saltatio Mortis: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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