Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)

For other uses, see Iconoclast (disambiguation).
Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)
Studio album by Heaven Shall Burn
Released January 25, 2008 (2008-01-25)
Studio Rape of Harmonies Studios, Germany
Genre Melodic death metal, metalcore, deathcore
Length 58:09
Label Century Media
Producer Alexander Dietz, Maik Weichert
Heaven Shall Burn chronology
Deaf to Our Prayers
(2006)		 Iconoclast
(Part 1: The Final Resistance)
(2008)		 Invictus
(Iconoclast III)
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Rock Hard9.0/10[3]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5[4]

Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance) is the fifth studio album by the German extreme metal band Heaven Shall Burn. The album was released in Europe on 28 January 2008, followed by an American release on 5 February 2008; both dates through Century Media Records.

The album entered the German Media Control chart at No. 21.

Track listing

Standard Edition CD
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Awoken" (Intro)Ólafur Arnalds 1:29
2. "Endzeit"    4:18
3. "Like a Thousand Suns"    3:46
4. "Murderers of all Murderers"    3:55
5. "Forlorn Skies"    4:51
6. "A Dying Ember"    6:57
7. "Joel"    5:03
8. "A Quest for Resistance"    4:51
9. "Black Tears" (Edge of Sanity cover)Dan Swanö 3:06
10. "The Bombs of My Saviours"    4:22
11. "Against All Lies"    5:08
12. "The Disease"    2:46
13. "Equinox"  Arnalds 3:10
14. "Atonement"    4:35
Total length:
 58:09

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Heaven Shall Burn
Production
Additional musicians
  • Patrick W. Engel – additional vocals on "Endzeit", additional guitar, bass
  • Ólafur Arnalds – piano on "Awoken" and "Equinox"
  • Margrét Soffia Einarsdóttir – violin on "Awoken" and "Equinox"
  • Una Pétursdóffir – violin on "Awoken" and "Equinox"
  • Arndis Hulda Audunsdóffir – viola on "Awoken" and "Equinox"
  • Thordur Gudmundur Herrmannson – cello on "Awoken" and "Equinox"

Chart performance

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 65
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 97
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 30

References

  1. ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Heaven Shall Burn - Iconoclast Part 1: The Final Resistance". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Heaven Shall Burn – Iconoclast I: The Final Resistance". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2015. This 58-minute CD is not designed for metalcore purists; rather, these German agitators combine metalcore with a strong death metal influence and, at times, hints of black metal. But metalcore is the dominant ingredient, and the abrasive screaming vocals of Marcus Bischoff are quite typical of metalcore and hardcore singers.
  3. ↑ Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard - Iconoclast review". www.rockhard.de (in German). Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Heaven Shall Burn Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Heaven Shall Burn – Iconoclast" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Heaven Shall Burn – Iconoclast". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Heaven Shall Burn – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Heaven Shall Burn.

External links

Iconoclast at AllMusic

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