Ghost Empire

Studio album by Caliban

Released

January 24, 2014

Studio

(see Studios)

Genre

Metalcore

Length

48:04

Language

English, German

Label

Century Media

Producer

Benny Richter, Marc Görtz

Caliban chronology

I Am Nemesis
(2012)

Ghost Empire
(2014)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]
Rock Sound	6/10^[2]

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 #7, becoming Caliban's first top 10 album.

Track list

All lyrics written by Dörner, additional lyrics written by Richter and Görtz; all music composed by Görtz.

No.	Title	Additional lyrics	Length
1.	"King"		4:02
2.	"Chaos – Creation"		3:30
3.	"Wolves and Rats"		3:59
4.	"nebeL"	Sobtzick	3:11
5.	"I Am Ghost"		3:46
6.	"Devil's Night"		4:23
7.	"yOUR Song"		4:26
8.	"Cries and Whispers"		3:55
9.	"Good Man"		5:07
10.	"I Am Rebellion"		4:21
11.	"Who We Are"		4:09
12.	"My Vertigo"		3:15
Total length:			48:04

Limited Edition bonus track
No.	Title	Additional lyrics	Length
13.	"Falling Downwards"	Heafy	3:47
Total length:			51:54

iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Additional lyrics	Length
13.	"Falling Downwards"	Live Track (Available with "Album Only" Purchase)	3:47
14.	"We Are The Many (Live In Bochum 2012)"	Live Track (Available with "Album Only" Purchase)	4:33
15.	"Davy Jones (Live In Bochum 2012)"	Live Track	4:26
16.	"The Bogeyman (Live In Bochum 2012)"	Live Track	4:33
Total length:			65:28

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[3]^[4]

Personnel

Caliban

Andreas Dörner – vocals
Marc Görtz – guitar
Denis Schmidt – guitar, vocals
Marco Schaller – bass
Patrick Grün – drums

Guest musicians

Bastian Sobtzick (Callejon) – vocals on "nebeL"
Christoph Koterzina (Callejon) – vocals on "Good Man"
Matt Heafy – vocals on "Falling Downwards"

Additional musicians

Benny Richter – keyboards, additional vocals
Marcel Neumann (We Butter the Bread with Butter) – additional keyboards
Christoph Koterzina (Callejon) – backing vocals
Neberu – group shouts

Production

Benny Richter – production, recording (at B.B.Serious Studios only)
Marc Görtz – production, recording (at Nemesis Studios only)
Marcel Neumann (We Butter the Bread with Butter) – co-production of "Chaos - Creation", "Wolves and Rats", "Cries and Whispers", "Who We Are", "My Vertigo"
Dominic Paraskevopoulos – recording (drums only)
Klaus Scheuermann – mixing
Olman Viper – mastering

Artwork and design

Christopher Lovell – artwork
Thomas Böcker – graphic design
Sandra Muequin – photography

Studios

B.B.Serious Studios – recording
Nemesis Studios – recording
LEVEL3ENTERTAINMENT – recording (drums only)
Hertwerk/nullzweistudios – mastering

Release history

Region	Date
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand	January 24, 2014
Europe	January 27, 2014
USA, Canada	February 4, 2014

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[6]	184
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	51

References

↑ Todd Lyons. "Caliban - Ghost Empire CD Review". About.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
↑ http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/caliban-ghost-empire
↑ Ghost Empire (liner notes). Caliban. Century Media. 2014.
↑ iTunes Store
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Caliban – Ghost Empire" (in German). Hung Medien.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Caliban – Ghost Empire" (in French). Hung Medien.
↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Caliban – Ghost Empire". Hung Medien.

External links

Ghost Empire at AllMusic
Ghost Empire at Century Media

Caliban
Andreas Dörner Denis Schmidt Marc Görtz Marco Schaller Patrick Grün
Studio albums	A Small Boy and a Grey Heaven Vent Shadow Hearts The Opposite from Within The Undying Darkness The Awakening Say Hello to Tragedy I Am Nemesis Ghost Empire Gravity
Split albums	The Split Program The Split Program II
Associated acts	Heaven Shall Burn

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