Mein Rasend Herz is the fifth folk metal

Folk metal

Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...

 album by the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 band In Extremo

In Extremo

In Extremo is a German medieval metal band originating from Berlin. The band's musical style combines metal with medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instruments with historical instruments...

. It was released on May 30, 2005 by Island Records

Island Records

Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

 and entered the German Media Control Charts at #3, its eventual peak position. It was preceded by the singles Nur Ihr Allein (May 17), Horizont (September 12), and Liam (February 3), all featured on this album. The Limited Edition Disc also features the German version of Liam.

Track listing

1. Raue See (In Extremo) – 4:31
2. Horizont (In Extremo/Marta Jandová
   Die Happy
   Die Happy is a German alternative metal band from Ulm.-History:The group was founded in 1993 by Czech singer Marta Jandová and Thorsten Mewes...
   
   ) – 3:41
3. Wessebronner Gebet
   Wessobrunn Prayer
   The Wessobrunn Prayer, sometimes called the Wessobrunn Creation Poem , believed to date from c790, is among the earliest known poetic works in Old High German.-Origins:...
   
    (In Extremo/unknown author, 8th century) – 4:27
4. Nur ihr allein (In Extremo) – 3:57
5. Fontaine la Jolie (In Extremo/traditional French lyrics) – 4:39
6. Macht und Dummheit (In Extremo) – 4:15
7. Tannhuser (Tannhäuser
   Tannhäuser
   Tannhäuser was a German Minnesänger and poet. Historically, his biography is obscure beyond the poetry, which dates between 1245 and 1265...
   
   , 13th century) – 3:11
8. Liam (In Extremo/Rea Garvey
   Reamonn
   Reamonn is a German rock and pop band. They have recorded six albums.-History:In 1997, Rea Garvey left his band The Reckless Pedestrians and home town of Tralee, Ireland to go to Germany with not a lot of money and a demo CD in his pocket...
   
   ) – 3:50
9. Rasend Herz (In Extremo) – 4:07
10. Singapur (In Extremo/Robert Beckmann) – 3:56
11. Poc Vecem (Per Vidal, 12th century/In Extremo/Robert Beckmann) – 4:39
12. Spielmann (In Extremo) – 3:33

Charts

Year	Album	Chart	Position
2005	Mein Rasend Herz	German Media Control Charts	#3
2005	Mein Rasend Herz	Top Swiss Albums	#40