Ghost Empire
| Ghost Empire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Caliban | ||||
| Released |
January 24, 2014 (see Release history) | |||
| Studio | (see Studios) | |||
| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 48:04 | |||
| Language | English, German | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Benny Richter, Marc Görtz | |||
| Caliban chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [1] |
| Rock Sound | 6/10[2] |
Ghost Empire is the ninth studio album by German metalcore band Caliban, released on January 24, 2014 through Century Media Records. The album entered the German Media Control Charts at #7, becoming Caliban's first top 10 album.
Track list
All lyrics written by Dörner, additional lyrics written by Richter and Görtz; all music composed by Görtz.
| No. | Title | Additional lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "King" | 4:02 | |
| 2. | "Chaos – Creation" | 3:30 | |
| 3. | "Wolves and Rats" | 3:59 | |
| 4. | "nebeL" | Sobtzick | 3:11 |
| 5. | "I Am Ghost" | 3:46 | |
| 6. | "Devil's Night" | 4:23 | |
| 7. | "yOUR Song" | 4:26 | |
| 8. | "Cries and Whispers" | 3:55 | |
| 9. | "Good Man" | 5:07 | |
| 10. | "I Am Rebellion" | 4:21 | |
| 11. | "Who We Are" | 4:09 | |
| 12. | "My Vertigo" | 3:15 | |
Total length: |
48:04 | ||
| Limited Edition bonus track | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Additional lyrics | Length |
| 13. | "Falling Downwards" | Heafy | 3:47 |
Total length: |
51:54 | ||
| iTunes bonus tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Additional lyrics | Length |
| 13. | "Falling Downwards" | Live Track (Available with "Album Only" Purchase) | 3:47 |
| 14. | "We Are The Many (Live In Bochum 2012)" | Live Track (Available with "Album Only" Purchase) | 4:33 |
| 15. | "Davy Jones (Live In Bochum 2012)" | Live Track | 4:26 |
| 16. | "The Bogeyman (Live In Bochum 2012)" | Live Track | 4:33 |
Total length: |
65:28 | ||
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[3][4]
Personnel
- Caliban
- Andreas Dörner – vocals
- Marc Görtz – guitar
- Denis Schmidt – guitar, vocals
- Marco Schaller – bass
- Patrick Grün – drums
- Guest musicians
- Bastian Sobtzick (Callejon) – vocals on "nebeL"
- Christoph Koterzina (Callejon) – vocals on "Good Man"
- Matt Heafy – vocals on "Falling Downwards"
- Additional musicians
- Benny Richter – keyboards, additional vocals
- Marcel Neumann (We Butter the Bread with Butter) – additional keyboards
- Christoph Koterzina (Callejon) – backing vocals
- Neberu – group shouts
- Production
- Benny Richter – production, recording (at B.B.Serious Studios only)
- Marc Görtz – production, recording (at Nemesis Studios only)
- Marcel Neumann (We Butter the Bread with Butter) – co-production of "Chaos - Creation", "Wolves and Rats", "Cries and Whispers", "Who We Are", "My Vertigo"
- Dominic Paraskevopoulos – recording (drums only)
- Klaus Scheuermann – mixing
- Olman Viper – mastering
- Artwork and design
- Christopher Lovell – artwork
- Thomas Böcker – graphic design
- Sandra Muequin – photography
Studios
- B.B.Serious Studios – recording
- Nemesis Studios – recording
- LEVEL3ENTERTAINMENT – recording (drums only)
- Hertwerk/nullzweistudios – mastering
Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand | January 24, 2014 |
| Europe | January 27, 2014 |
| USA, Canada | February 04, 2014 |
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 32 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 184 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 7 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 51 |
References
- ↑ Todd Lyons. "Caliban - Ghost Empire CD Review". About.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/caliban-ghost-empire
- ↑ Ghost Empire (liner notes). Caliban. Century Media. 2014.
- ↑ iTunes Store
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Caliban – Ghost Empire" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Caliban – Ghost Empire" (in French). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Caliban – Ghost Empire". Hung Medien.
External links
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