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Originally Posted by Neapolitan
If the title is Arbeit Macht Frei then the title is a reference to the sign Nazis posted above the entrance to concentration camps. It would be a phrase known to non-German speakers from general knowledge of events that took place during WWII. I would highly doubt if a German band would use such an album title.
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A point I made in my review. I guess it's like someone using the phrase "Liberte, egalite, fraternite" but not necessarily being French. As you say, it's a phrase recognised (and shunned, for its connotations) around the world.