extreme metal
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band
Heaven Shall Burn
Heaven Shall Burn are a German extreme metal band from Saalfeld, formed in 1995. The band consists of vocalist Marcus Bischoff, guitarists Maik Weichert and Alexander Dietz, bassist Eric Bischoff and drummer Christian Bass. They are currently si ...
, released on 19 April 2013 through
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million.
Background
Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Oli ...
. The album entered the US
Top Heatseekers albums
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at No. 14 selling 1,175 copies in the first week.
Track listing
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Heaven Shall Burn
* Marcus Bischoff – vocals
* Alexander Dietz – guitars, producer,
engineer
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* Maik Weichert – guitars, co-producer
* 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
Hans Jürgen "Hansi" Kürsch (born 10 August 1966) is a German singer, songwriter and former bass guitarist, best known as a member of the power metal band Blind Guardian. One of the founders of the band, he has been its lead vocalist since its ...
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Blind Guardian
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Carcass
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*Dressed carcass, the body of a livestock animal ready for butchery, after removal of skin, visceral organs, head, feet etc.
*Carrion, the decaying dead body of an animal or human being
*The str ...
) – 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
Tue Madsen (born 1969) is a Danish music producer and sound engineer, who is well known in metal genre for his work with bands like Meshuggah, Dark Tranquillity, Suicide Silence, Hatesphere, The Haunted,
Mnemic,
Ektomorf, Cataract,
Exmortem ...
– 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)
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Colin Richardson
Colin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on over 100 albums and is most frequently associated with heavy metal and its subgenres.
Career
Some of the bands he has worked for include:
* 3 In ...
– mixing, mastering
* Carl Bown –
mixing engineer
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