E Nomine

E Nomine
E Nomine
Origin	Germany
Genres	Monumental dance; Gregorian vocals; Techno / trance; New-age
Years active	1999–2008
Labels	PolyGram, Polydor, Universal
Members	Christian "Chris Tentum" Weller; Senad Fuerzkelper Giccic
Past members	Friedrich "Fritz" Graner
Website	enomine-germany.de (archived)

E Nomine (Latin for "Out of the Name", from the In Nomine, "In the Name [of]") is a German musical project formed in 1999 by producers Christian Weller and Friedrich "Fritz" Graner. Their music, which they call monumental vocal style, is a combination of trance, techno, and vocals which closely resemble Gregorian singing and chanting. Other vocals are performed by German voice actors such as long-time collaborators Christian Brückner and Rolf Schult. The primary languages in the songs are German and Latin.

The project released its first album, Das Testament, in 1999. It was followed by Finsternis in 2002, Die Prophezeiung in 2003 and a compilation in 2004 (Das Beste aus... Gottes Beitrag und Teufels Werk), which also included new songs. No further official releases followed, but the project never officially ended. Two unreleased songs, Heilig and Excalibur, became public under various circumstances.

In 2008, the founders of E Nomine Weller and Graner started a new project, Schlafes Bruder.^[1] Their first album includes both of the unreleased songs that originated from the E Nomine project.

E Nomine's Christian-themed song "Vater Unser" (Our Father) and album Das Testament were very popular among the German public.^[2]

^ "Schlafes Bruder on Discogs". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "Polydor Germany Taps Into Teenage Zeitgeist". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 August 2000. p. 53. Among Scharnweber's labelmates are ambient/electronic outfit E Nomine, whose religious-themed top five single "Vater Unser" (Our Father), the chorus is a cover of O Fortuna from Carl Orff, and album "Das Testament" (The Testament)--both released in November 1999--clearly struck a collective chord with the German public, thanks in part to its use of the sampled voices of leading U.S. movie starts including Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Nicolas Cage, and John Travolta.

[SchlafesBruder-1] "Schlafes Bruder on Discogs". Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[Nielsen-2] "Polydor Germany Taps Into Teenage Zeitgeist". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 August 2000. p. 53. Among Scharnweber's labelmates are ambient/electronic outfit E Nomine, whose religious-themed top five single "Vater Unser" (Our Father), the chorus is a cover of O Fortuna from Carl Orff, and album "Das Testament" (The Testament)--both released in November 1999--clearly struck a collective chord with the German public, thanks in part to its use of the sampled voices of leading U.S. movie starts including Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Nicolas Cage, and John Travolta.

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