Veto (album)
For other uses, see Veto (disambiguation).
| Veto | ||||
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| Studio album by Heaven Shall Burn | ||||
| Released | April 19, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Winter 2012/2013 | |||
| Studio |
Recording: Chemical Burn Studios, Germany Mixing: Antfarm Studio, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, deathcore | |||
| Length | 49:22 | |||
| Language | English, German | |||
| Label | Century Media Records | |||
| Producer | Alexander Dietz, Maik Weichert | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 6/10[1] |
| Metal Hammer | 6/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 9.0/10[3] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.9/5[4] |
Veto is the seventh studio album by German melodic death metal band Heaven Shall Burn, released on 19 April 2013 through Century Media Records.
The album entered the US Top Heatseekers albums at #14[5] selling 1,175 copies in the first week.[6]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Heaven Shall Burn.
| Standard Edition CD | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Godiva" | 4:20 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Land of the Upright Ones" | 4:09 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Die Stürme rufen Dich" | 4:00 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Fallen" | 4:30 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Hunters Will Be Hunted" | 6:00 | ||||||||
| 6. | "You Will Be Godless" | 3:11 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Valhalla" (Blind Guardian cover) | Blind Guardian | 5:30 | |||||||
| 8. | "Antagonized" | 3:34 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Like Gods Among Mortals" | 4:21 | ||||||||
| 10. | "53 Nations" | 4:07 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Beyond Redemption" | 5:47 | ||||||||
Total length: |
49:02 | |||||||||
| Special Edition bonus tracks | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 12. | "European Super State" (Killing Joke cover) | 4:31 | ||||||||
Total length: |
53:53 | |||||||||
| iTunes deluxe version bonus tracks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 12. | "European Super State" (Killing Joke cover) | Jaz Coleman, Martin Glover, Geordie Walker, Paul Ferguson | 4:31 | |||||||
| 13. | "River Runs Red" (Life of Agony cover) | 1:51 | ||||||||
| 14. | "Whatever It May Take 2013" | 3:44 | ||||||||
Total length: |
59:28 | |||||||||
| Bonus CD: 500.Live (Live in Saalfeld, 21. December 2012) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Counterweight" | 4:38 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Profane Believers" | 3:35 | ||||||||
| 3. | "The Only Truth" | 4:23 | ||||||||
| 4. | "The Omen" | 3:54 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Voice of the Voiceless" | 4:14 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Behind a Wall of Silence" | 3:52 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Combat" | 3:43 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Forlorn Skies" | 4:17 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Whatever It May Take" | 3:49 | ||||||||
| 10. | "The Disease" | 3:02 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Trespassing the Shores of Your World" | 5:30 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Endzeit" | 5:29 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Black Tears" (Edge of Sanity cover) | Dan Swarnö | 3:12 | |||||||
| 14. | "To Inherit the Guilt" | 3:28 | ||||||||
| 15. | "The Weapon They Fear" | 4:15 | ||||||||
Total length: |
1:01:11 | |||||||||
| Blizzard Over England Mix | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Godiva" | 4:23 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Land of the Upright Ones" | 4:07 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Die Stürme rufen Dich" | 4:19 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Fallen" | 4:36 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Hunters Will Be Hunted" | 5:59 | ||||||||
| 6. | "You Will Be Godless" | 3:10 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Valhalla" (Blind Guardian cover) | Blind Guardian | 5:30 | |||||||
| 8. | "Antagonized" | 3:33 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Like Gods Among Mortals" | 3:32 | ||||||||
| 10. | "53 Nations" | 4:17 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Beyond Redemption" | 5:43 | ||||||||
Total length: |
49:04 | |||||||||
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
- Heaven Shall Burn
- Marcus Bischoff – vocals
- Alexander Dietz – guitars, production, engineer
- Maik Weichert – guitars, co-production
- Eric Bischoff – bass
- Matthias Voigt – drums
- Additional musicians
- René Liedtke – additional lead and solo guitars on "Valhalla" and "Beyond Redemption", choir on "Valhalla"
- Alexander Klopp – solo guitars on "Land of the Upright Ones", choir on "Valhalla"
- Ralf Klein – solo guitars on "Land of the Upright Ones", choir on "Valhalla"
- Rob Franssen (Born from Pain) – chorus vocals, backing vocals on "Die Stürme rufen Dich"
- Dominik Stammen (Born from Pain) – chorus vocals, backing vocals on "Die Stürme rufen Dich"
- Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian) – guest vocals on "Valhalla", choir on "Valhalla"
- Dan Wilding (Carcass) – additional percussion and drums
- Katharina Radig – vocals on "European Super State", choir on "Valhalla"
- Benjamin Mahnert – choir on "Valhalla"
- Elsterglanz – choir on "Valhalla"
- Patrick W. Engel – choir on "Valhalla"
- Production
- Tue Madsen – mixing, mastering
- Patrick Wittstock – design, layout
- John Collier – front cover
- Production (500.Live)
- Lars Dietrich – live recording
- Sebastian "Seeb" Levermann – live recording
- Alexander Dietz – mixing, mastering
- Christian Thiele – photography
- Production (Blizzard Over England Mix)
- Colin Richardson – mixing, mastering
- Carl Bown – mixing engineer
Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway | April 19, 2013 |
| Europe | April 22, 2013 |
| Australia, New Zealand, Finland | April 26, 2013 |
| USA, Canada | April 30, 2013 |
Chart performance
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 20 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 153 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 194 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 2 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 71 |
| US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] | 14 |
References
- ↑ Zorgdrager, Bradley. "Heaven Shall Burn Veto". exclaim.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ↑ Hill, Stephen. "HEAVEN SHALL BURN: VETO" (Login required). http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/''. Team Rock Limited. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ↑ Kaiser, Boris. "Rock Hard - Veto review". www.rockhard.de (in German). Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Heaven Shall Burn Veto". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Heaven Shall Burn Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Heaven Shall Burn.
- ↑ Brown, Matt. "Metal By Numbers 5/8: What’s With HIM?". www.metalinsider.net. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Heaven Shall Burn – Veto" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Heaven Shall Burn – Veto" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Heaven Shall Burn – Veto" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Heaven Shall Burn – Veto". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
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