Year : 2014 (Deluxe Edition 2015)
Style : Metalcore
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 153 mb
Bio:
Both originally hailing from the Ruhr Area, the largest agglomeration in Germany, modern metal force CALIBAN and Century Media Records are finally worldwide partners in crime after being neighbours for years and already co-operating for CALIBAN's last album "The Awakening" for North America. After Heaven Shall Burn and Maroon Century Media Records is delighted to welcome CALIBAN and hence being a home for the trinity of German modern metal.Formed in 1997, CALIBAN is one of the few German bands who managed to build up an international status in recent years. In North America they toured with labelmates God Forbid, The Red Chord, I Killed The Prom Queen and many more and also stopped at North American Festivals such as Hellfest (Syracuse) and New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. They toured Japan with Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall, played the Beast Feast as well as visited Indonesia, Malaysia and last, but not least Australia as part of the Gigantour with Megadeth, Soulfly and Arch Enemy. Apart from several headline runs they were part of numerous European tours with bands such as In Flames and Devil Driver, Machine Head or Kreator. Also, it doesn't come as a surprise that you could watch CALIBAN on countless European festivals such as With Full Force Festival (D), Graspop Metal Meeting (B), Summerbreeze (D), Rock am Ring/Rock im Park (D), Wacken Open Air (D) as well as the prestigious Nova Rock (A) and Download Festival (UK). Recently they supported Machine Head and their acquaintances Killswitch Engage on selected shows.
Album:
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 number 7, becoming Caliban's first top 10 album.So many bands get in a rut and recycle the same sound and songs it seems as the years go by, German Metal band CALIBAN is the exception to that trend. Sixteen years is a long time to stay fresh, hungry, and write new music with different edges to it, but these guys do it like they are a new band. To this U.S. writer they pretty much are new to me for some reason. So I dug in and looked back to get a perspective and what a history.“Ghost Empire” by CALIBAN is the band’s latest and it is the epitome of what a metal album should sound like; bold, aggressive, melodic, tempo and style changes galore, and you never stop banging your head. Shades of SEVENDUST and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE immediately stand out as the assault begins on your senses. The album takes another twist as vocalist Andy Dörner evolves into a true singer and finds his voice in song to go along with those primal screams. “Chaos” is a prime example of just how far the band can take one song and twist its face off and put it back again backwards while Andy puts his full arsenal on display in this anthem-like metal song.The guitar work takes some wild runs and adds some intense effects such as the beginning of “nebeL” and this song really had me reminiscing about some of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’s recent work. “Devil’s Night” almost has a symphonic start of that makes you wonder what happened here for just a second and then the guitars and full weaponry of the musicianship punch you right in the mouth. Yet this song also has those KILLSWITCH ENGAGE elements in tempo change and that melodic-twist that allows you to take a breath of air before they rip right back into your soul.CALIBAN has created a masterpiece with “Ghost Empire” and has garnered a new fan along the way.
Line-Up:
Andreas Dörner – Screams / Clean Vocals
Denis Schmidt – Clean Vocals and Guitar
Marc Görtz - Guitar
Marco Schaller - Bass
Patrick Grün - Drums
Tracklist:
01. King (4:03)
02. Chaos - Creation (3:31)
03. Wolves And Rats (4:00)
04. nebeL (3:12)
05. I Am Ghost (3:46)
06. Devil's Night (4:24)
07. yOUR Song (4:26)
08. Cries And Whispers (3:56)
09. Good Man (5:07)
10. I Am Rebellion (4:21)
11. Who We Are (4:09)
12. My Vertigo (3:16)
13. Falling Downwards (feat. Matt Heafy of Trivium) (3:47) (Bonus Track)
14. We Are The Many (Live in Bochum 2012) (4:33) (Bonus Track)
15. Davy Jones (Live in Bochum 2012) (4:26) (Bonus Track)
16. The Bogeyman (Live in Bochum 2012) (3:35) (Bonus Track)
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