I Am Nemesis

Studio album by Caliban

Released

February 3, 2012

Recorded

2011 at Level 3 Entertainment studios

Genre

Metalcore

Length

45:23

Label

Century Media

Producer

Benny Richter, Marc Görtz

Caliban chronology

Say Hello to Tragedy
(2009)

I Am Nemesis
(2012)

Ghost Empire
(2014)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]
AllMusic	(positive)^[2]

I Am Nemesis is the 8th full-length album by the German metalcore band Caliban, which was released on February 3, 2012 on Century Media.

Background

Lyrically, "I Am Nemesis" is a continuation of the band's last record, "Say Hello to Tragedy", and focuses on controversial and often overlooked world issues. The guitarist Marc Görtz told: "The album breaks new soil without forgetting our roots. There are new influences such as shimmering guitar melodies and technical grooves with Meshuggah-like heaviness. It was important to us to have an elaborate album without any fillers. Additionally, the sound of the album is the best we've ever had by far: it is heavy and brutal without being chaotic."^[3] Marcus Bischoff of Heaven Shall Burn and Mitch Lucker of Suicide Silence are confirmed as guest vocals.

Release and promotion

The first track off the album "Memorial" premiered on December 19, as a music video on the website Metal Hammer Germany.,^[3] and the second single "Dein R3.ich" was released on January 6, 2012. The album entered the German Media Control chart at No. 21. Caliban promoted the album through their "Get Infected" Tour 2012 with support of Winds Of Plague, We Butter The Bread With Butter, Eyes Set To Kill and Attila which started off on February 2 in Karlsruhe, Germany.^[3] Due to personal reasons All Shall Perish had to cancel the tour, they are replaced by Winds of Plague.

Track list

All songs written by Marc Görtz. All lyrics written by Andreas Dörner except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"We Are the Many"		4:01
2.	"The Bogeyman"		3:08
3.	"Memorial"		4:19
4.	"No Tomorrow"		3:26
5.	"Edge of Black"	Benny Richter	4:58
6.	"Davy Jones"	Marc Görtz	4:06
7.	"Deadly Dream"		4:02
8.	"Open Letter"		3:38
9.	"Dein R3.ich"		3:30
10.	"Broadcast to Damnation"		3:32
11.	"This Oath"		3:29
12.	"Modern Warfare"		3:22
13.	"Pulse" (The Mad Capsule Markets cover) (Japanese Bonus track)		3:07
Total length:			45:23

Special/Limited Deluxe Box Set Edition Bonus CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shout at the Devil" (Mötley Crüe cover)	3:36
2.	"Sonne" (Rammstein cover)	3:47
3.	"Feasting on the Blood of the Insane" (Six Feet Under cover)	4:32
4.	"Die, Die My Darling" (Misfits cover)	3:45
5.	"Blinded by Fear" (At The Gates cover)	2:34
6.	"High Hopes" (Pink Floyd cover)	6:36
7.	"Among the Living" (Anthrax cover)	5:48
8.	"Edge of Black" (Remix)	3:31
Total length:		34:08

Credits

Caliban

Andreas Dörner – lead vocals
Denis Schmidt – guitars, clean vocals
Marc Görtz – guitars
Marco Schaller – bass
Patrick Grün – drums

Guest musicians

Marcus Bischoff (Heaven Shall Burn) – guest vocals on "We Are the Many"
Mitch Lucker (Suicide Silence) – guest vocals on "We Are the Many"
Benny Richter (The Mercury Arc) – guest vocals on "We Are the Many", keyboards on "Dein R3.ich" and "The Bogeyman", production
Christoph Koterzina – clean vocals on "Modern Warfare", backing vocals on "Open Letter"
As Blood Runs Black – gang vocals

Additional

Marc Görtz – producer
Klaus Scheuermann – mixing
J. Oliver Wiebe – mastering
Marcel Neumann – co-producter on "Dein R3.ich", "The Bogeyman" and "Deadly Dream"
Mark K. Kraemer for Twenty-Dirt – artwork

Release history

Region	Date
Austria	February 3, 2012
Germany
Norway
Switzerland
Belgium	February 6, 2012
Denmark
France
Greece
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
United Kingdom
Italy	February 7, 2012
Spain	February 7, 2012
Finland	February 8, 2012
Hungary
Sweden
Australia	February 10, 2012
New Zealand	February 10, 2012
United States	February 28, 2012

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	47
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	61

References

↑ Andrew Kapper (March 14, 2012). "Caliban - I am Nemesis - About.com". About.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
↑ Christian Genzel. "I Am Nemesis - Caliban: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
1 2 3 "CALIBAN: 'Memorial' Video Released".
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Caliban – I Am Nemesis" (in German). Hung Medien.
↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Caliban – I Am Nemesis". Hung Medien.

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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