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Saltatio Mortis
Saltatio Mortis (2009)
Background information
Origin	Karlsruhe, Germany
Genres	Medieval metal
Years active	2000—present
Labels	Napalm Records

Members	Alea der Bescheidene Bruder Frank El Silbador Falk Irmenfried von Hasen-Mümmelstein Lasterbalk der Lästerliche Till Promill Jean Méchant Luzi das L

Past members	Die Fackel Dominor der Filigrane Ungemach der Missgestimmte Mik El Angelo Thoron Trommelfeuer Cordoban der Verspielte Herr Samoel

Website	Official website

Saltatio Mortis is a German medieval metal group. The Latin name means "dance of death".^[1] 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
Luzi das L (since 2011) - pipes, shawms, flutes

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

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^[2] (Forever Free) Vertigo/Capitol

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"

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

External links

Authority control databases

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	Germany
Artists	MusicBrainz