Christ 0

Studio album by Vanden Plas

Released

February 21, 2006

Recorded

2005

Genre

Progressive metal

Length

67:15

Label

Inside Out Music

Producer

Markus Teske

Vanden Plas chronology

Beyond Daylight
(2002)

Christ 0
(2006)

The Seraphic Clockwork
(2010)

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Christ 0 is the fifth full-length studio album by the German progressive metal band Vanden Plas, released on March 31, 2006^[1] by InsideOut Music. This concept album interprets the novel The Count of Monte Cristo, exploring the story of a man imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit and following his chain of vengeful murders through the eyes of "X," an Interpol detective assigned to the case. Throughout the course of the album, both characters come to terms with their goals; X realizes just how similar the nature of his work is to Christ-0's, while 0 repents for the sins of his vengeance and commits suicide. The lyrics make several contemporary references, alluding to modern movies (e.g. Silence of the Lambs) and organizations (Interpol).

The band employed a forty-piece choir^[2] for the first time in this album. Lead vocalist Andy Kuntz stated that such orchestral elements were new to Vanden Plas and attributes this experimentation with the four-year wait since their previous album, Beyond Daylight.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Christ 0"	Kuntz	Werno	5:34
2.	"Postcard to God"	Kuntz	S. Lill	6:17
3.	"Wish You Were Here"	Kuntz	Werno	9:14
4.	"Silently"	Kuntz	S. Lill	8:31
5.	"Shadow I Am"	Kuntz	S. Lill	5:28
6.	"Fireroses Dance"	Kuntz	Werno	6:03
7.	"Somewhere Alone in the Dark"	Kuntz	S. Lill	5:30
8.	"January Sun"	Kuntz	Werno/Kuntz	10:05
9.	"Lost in Silence"	Kuntz	Kuntz	4:19

bonus track edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"Gethsemane"	Tim Rice	Andrew Lloyd Webber	6:18

Bonus track

The first copies of Christ 0 contained a bonus track, Gethsemane.^[1] This track is a cover of a song from Jesus Christ Superstar of the same name.

Musicians

Andy Kuntz – Vocals, Photography
Stephan Lill – Guitars
Günter Werno – Keyboards
Torsten Reichert – Bass
Andreas Lill – Drums

Personnel

Thomas Ewerhard – Artwork
Markus Teske – Producer, Mastering, Mixing
Vanden Plas – Arranger, Producer
Stefanie Veenstra – Photography

References

1 2 http://www.vandenplas.de/discography_christ_0.php
↑ http://www.vandenplas.de/biography.php
↑ Ytsejam.com (2005-04-28). "INTERVIEW: Andy Kuntz / Vanden Plas". Ytsejam.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-06.

Vanden Plas

Andy Kuntz Stephan Lill Torsten Reichert Andreas Lill Günter Werno

Studio albums	Colour Temple (1994) The God Thing (1997) Far Off Grace (1999) Beyond Daylight (2002) Christ 0 (2006) The Seraphic Clockwork (2010)

Live albums	Spirit of Live (2000)

Related projects	Missa Mercuria (2002)

Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo (1844)

Characters	Edmond Dantès Abbé Faria

Films	The Count of Monte Cristo (1913) Monte Cristo (1922) The Count of Monte Cristo (1929) The Countess of Monte-Christo The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) El Conde de Monte Cristo (1942) The Count of Monte Cristo (1943) The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) Mask of the Avenger The Count of Monte Cristo (1953) The Count of Monte Cristo (1954) Vanjikottai Valiban Raj Tilak The Count of Monte Cristo (1961) The Count of Monte Cristo (1975) Padayottam Veta The Count of Monte Cristo (1998 miniseries) The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Television	The Count of Monte Cristo (1956) The Count of Monte Cristo (1964) Ezel Revenge Montecristo Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Yago

Literature	The Stars My Destination The Stars' Tennis Balls A Prisoner of Birth

Other	The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (biography) The Count of Monte Cristo (Wildhorn-Murphy musical) The Count of Monte Cristo (Behr musical) Christ 0 (album) The Treasure of Monte Cristo (film)

Related	Pierre Picaud "Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times" Gankutsuou characters

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