Invictus (Iconoclast III)

Invictus (Iconoclast III)
Studio album by Heaven Shall Burn
Released May 21, 2010
Recorded 2009 / 2010
Antfarm Studio, Denmark
Genre Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal
Length 45:09 (Standard Edition)
Label Century Media Records
Producer Alexander Dietz and Maik Weichert
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
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PopMatters link
Pure Grain Audio link

Invictus (Iconoclast III) is the sixth studio album by German Metalcore band Heaven Shall Burn and is the last part of the Iconoclast trilogy, following their previous studio album Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance) (2008) and the live CD/DVD Bildersturm: Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance) (2009).

It was released on 21 May 2010 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. On June 8, 2010 it was released in the United States. The Album entered the German Media Control Charts at No. 9.[1]

The band uploaded the songs "Combat" and "The Omen" on their Myspace profile as a preview.[2]

Contents

Track listing

Standard Edition CD
No. Title Length
1. "Intro"   1:10
2. "The Omen"   3:38
3. "Combat"   3:48
4. "I Was I Am I Shall Be"   3:56
5. "Buried In Forgotten Grounds"   5:33
6. "Sevastopol"   4:04
7. "The Lie You Bleed For"   4:41
8. "Return To Sanity"   3:20
9. "Against Bridge Burners"   3:29
10. "Of Forsaken Poets"   4:32
11. "Given In Death"   5:12
12. "Outro"   1:46
Total length:
 45:09

The limited edition includes, a wristband, a sticker and a bonus DVD containing a special live performance in Vienna under the motto "Defending Sparta". Inspired by the film 300, the band chose 300 fans, gave them special t-shirts and let them have a battle on the band's music.[4]

Reception

Response to Invictus has been mostly positive. The album has garnered high scores from professional and independent reviewers alike. Both PopMatters and Blistering.com praised the band's consistent improvement from album to album over the course of their career. PopMatters went a step further, stating that "[...]Invictus (Iconoclast III) takes the trend to a whole new level, advancing Heaven Shall Burn above all of their contemporaries and vaulting them into the highest echelon of melodic death metal bands worldwide".

Almost all reviews have paid notice to the song "Given in Death" and the guest appearance by Deadlock vocalist Sabine Weniger (along with guitarist Sebastian Reichl of the same band). Blistering.com refers to her singing alongside Marcus Bischoff as "a stunning duet", while PopMatters said of the song, "[...]the gorgeous contrast between Bischoff’s furious screams and Weniger’s beautiful clean singing is simply breathtaking".

Personnel

Heaven shall burn
CD Credits
Additional Musicians
  • Vocals – Sabine Weniger (Deadlock) on "Given in Death"
  • Guitar – Sebastian Reichl (Deadlock) on "Given in Death"
  • Guitar, Bass – Patrick W. Engel
  • Vocals – Patrick Schleitzer
DVD Credits
  • Recorded at Szene, Vienna, February 21, 2010
  • Recording – Alexander Dietz
  • Mixing – Patrick W. Engel, Alexander Dietz
  • Mastering – Patrick W. Engel
  • Show production – Werner Stockiner, Benjamin Mahnert, Maik Weichert
  • FoH Sound – Steffen "Slayer" Jochmann
  • Light Design – Martin Kames

References

  1. ^ http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Heaven+Shall+Burn/longplay
  2. ^ http://www.metal-hammer.de/Heaven_Shall_Burn_alle_Infos_INVICTUS.html
  3. ^ http://www.cmdistro.com/Item/Heaven_Shall_Burn_-_Invictus_-Ltd_CD+DVD-/33989
  4. ^ http://www.stormbringer.at/news.php?id=13853
Heaven Shall Burn
Marcus Bischoff · Maik Weichert · Eric Bischoff · Matthias Voigt · Alexander Dietz
Patrick Schleitzer
Studio albums
Asunder · Whatever It May Take · Antigone · Deaf to Our Prayers · Iconoclast · Invictus (Iconoclast III)
Live albums
Bildersturm: Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)
Compilations
In Battle... (There Is No Law)
Split albums
The Split Program · The Split Program II · Heaven Shall Burn/Fall Of Serenity split
EPs
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