First of all, if you don't own any records by this particulur artist, than this is an excellent place to start. As far as gothic music is conscerned...Sopor Aeternus are quite possibly the gothest of them all! This is some truly occultic, truly dark, and ultra surreal music that will evoke powerful emotion and enchant the listener into a forbidden realm that only Sopor Aeternus is able to capture. About %50 of this record is in german, and those tracks are all verry good. The absolute best tracks on the record are "Hades Pluton" and "The Sleeper". One thing a person should know of this album, ...this isn't really the kinda album that was made with a dancefloor in mind. If your looking for something clubby...this isn't your band. If your looking for something powerful and dark...this is it!