Bitter ist's dem Tod zu dienen

Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen (translation: It's Bitter to Serve the Death) is the second album by the Austrian black metal band Dornenreich. The album was originally released by CCP Records on June 25, 1999. The album was re-released by Prophecy Productions in 2003, and included the full, uncut booklet.

Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen
Studio album by Dornenreich
Released	June 25, 1999
Recorded	August and October 1998 and February 1999
Studio	CCP-Studio
Genre	Black metal
Length	57:37
Label	CCP Records
Producer	Claus Prellinger
Dornenreich chronology
Nicht Um Zu Sterben (1997) Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen (1999) Her von welken Nächten (2001)

Track listing

1. Nächtlich Liebend (translation: Nightly Loving) - 9:09
2. Wundenküssen (translation: Kissing Wounds) - 13:42
3. Reime Faucht Der Märchensarg (translation: The Fairy Tales Coffin Hisses Rhymes)- 12:21
4. Federstrich In Grabesnähe (translation: Stroke of the Pen Near the Grave)- 5:01
5. Leben lechzend Herzgeflüster (Eines Gedanken karge Silbensaat) (translation: Life Lusts For Heart Whisper (A Thought's Barren Syllable Seed)) - 9:34
6. Woran Erkennt Mich Deine Sehnsucht Morgen?(translation: Whereby Will Your Longing Recognize Me Tomorrow?) - 7:50

Line-up

• Eviga - lider, acoustic guitar, bass, vocals
• Dragomir - drums, percussion
• Dunklekind - synthesizer, vocals

Guest musician

• Stefan Niederwieser - cello