Invictus (Iconoclast III)

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Invictus (Iconoclast III)
Studio album by Heaven Shall Burn
Released May 21, 2010
Recorded 2009 / 2010
Antfarm Studio, Denmark
Genre Melodic death metal, death metal, metalcore, deathcore
Length 45:09 (Standard Edition)
Label Century Media Records
Producer Alexander Dietz and Maik Weichert
Heaven Shall Burn chronology

Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)
(2008)
Invictus (Iconoclast III)
(2010)
Veto
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Sputnikmusic [2]
PopMatters [3]

Invictus (Iconoclast III) is the sixth studio album by German melodic death metal 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.[4]

The band uploaded the songs "Combat" and "The Omen" on their Myspace profile as a preview.[5]

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 (featuring Sabine Scherer of Deadlock)"   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.[7]

Personnel

Heaven Shall Burn
  • Marcus Bischoff - vocals
  • Alexander Dietz - guitars
  • Maik Weichert - guitars
  • Eric Bischoff - bass
  • Matthias Voigt - drums

CD credits
Additional personnel

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

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