Umbra et Imago (lt. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. : "Shadow and Image") is a German gothic metal-/Neue Deutsche Härte-band formed in autumn 1991. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Neue Deutsche Härte ("new German hardness" /nɔʏ̯ə dɔʏ̯tʃə hɛrtə/ also known as Tanzmetall (dance metal a term popularized by In picking up Sigmund Freud's idea that sexuality was the center of our being they processed sadomasochistic fantasies though their cynic lyrics. Sigmund Freud (ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfʁɔʏt born Sigismund Shlomo Freud (May 6 1856 &ndash September 23 1939 was an Austrian Psychiatrist who founded Sadism refers to Sexual or non-sexual gratification in the infliction of Pain or humiliation upon or by another person The band is famous for incorporating BDSM acts and complex pyrotechnics into their live shows.