Crematory Releases Greatest Hits Album “English Hymns & Deutsche Hymnen”!

German gothic metal pioneers CREMATORY release their much-awaited “Greatest Hits” album, “English Hymns & Deutsche Hymnen”, today via ROAR - A Division Of Reigning Phoenix Music. The compilation celebrates 35 years of the band’s career and brings together CREMATORY’s most iconic tracks and milestones, offering a retrospective journey through decades of their impressive history. At the same time, the band is currently on tour, performing fan favorites and new highlights live across Europe.

“English Hymns & Deutsche Hymnen” is available as an expansive three-CD edition as well as limited double-vinyl formats. The 3-CD set includes “English Hymns,” “Deutsche Hymnen,” and “Engulfed in Darkness Demo.” The vinyl editions come as a Neon Green double vinyl (English Hymns) and a Turquoise double vinyl (Deutsche Hymnen). Order your copy of this must-have gem, one that belongs into every well-sorted dark metal record collection, here: https://crematory.rpm.link/greatesthitsPR

"Greatest Hits" - Vinyl Track Listing

LP “English Hymns”:

1. The Eyes Of Suffering
2. Shadows Of Mine
3. Tears Of Time
4. Lost In Myself
5. For Love
6. Fly
7. The Fallen
8. Greed
9. Pray
10. Shadowmaker
11. Ravens Calling
12. Rise and Fall
13. Inglorious Darkness
14. Destination
15. The Future Is A Lonely Place
16. Born (Exclusive Bonus Track)
17. Wrong Side of the Mirror (Exclusive Bonus Track)

LP "Deutsche Hymnen":

1. Ist Es Wahr
2. Ewigkeit
3. Tick Tack
4. Kaltes Feuer
5. Höllenbrand
6. Kein Liebeslied
7. Auf Der Flucht
8. Haus mit Garten
9. Falsche Tränen
10. Kommt Näher
11. Virus
12. Tränen der Zeit
13. Trümmerwelten
14. Welt Aus Glas
15. Das Letzte Ticket
16. Blind (Exclusive Bonus Track)
17. Flammenmeer (Exclusive Bonus Track)

"Blind" - Official music video:

Formed in 1991 in Mannheim, Germany, CREMATORY have become one of the most enduring and influential acts in European gothic metal. Over more than three decades, the band evolved from their early death metal roots into a distinctive style combining heavy riffs, melodic keyboards, industrial textures, and contrasting vocal approaches.

Throughout their career, CREMATORY have explored themes of life, pain, introspection, and atmosphere, often blending deep growls with clean vocals to create a sound both powerful and haunting. Their growth in the 1990s brought them recognition across Europe through relentless touring and festival appearances.

The “Greatest Hits” album reflects the band’s bilingual legacy. “English Hymns & Deutsche Hymnen” gathers key tracks from across their catalogue in both languages and also includes the band’s earliest demo recordings, offering fans a comprehensive retrospective of CREMATORY’s long and influential journey. With 35 years of history, countless tours, and a legacy that helped shape European gothic, death and industrial metal, “Greatest Hits” stands as both a celebration of CREMATORY’s past and a powerful reminder that the band remains as vital as ever!

In support of the release, the band is currently on tour. Make sure to catch CREMATORY at the following dates below, with many more to be announced soon:

• May 15 – Erfurt, DE – From Hell
• May 16 – Zwickau, DE – Club Seilerstrasse
• May 17 – Potsdam, DE – Lindenpark
• May 22 – Oberhausen, DE – Kulttempel
• Jun 04 – Selb, DE – Rock Club
• Jun 05 – Salzburg, AT – Rock House
• Jun 07 – Pilsen, CZ – Metal Fest
• Jun 25 – Oschersleben, DE – Metal Dayz Festival
• Jun 26 – Leipzig, DE – Hellraiser
• Jul 04 – Mülheim / Ruhr, DE – Castle Rock Festival
• Jul 31 – Wacken, DE – Wacken Open Air
• Aug 22 – Pindelo Dos Milagres, PT – MMOA Festival
• Aug 28 – Barcelona, ES – Ripollet Rock Festival