''Invictus (Iconoclast III)'' is the sixth studio album by German

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and is the last part of the ''Iconoclast'' trilogy, following their previous studio album '' Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)'' released in 2008 and the live CD/DVD ''Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)'' released in 2009. It was released on May 21, 2010 in

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. On June 8, 2010 it was released in the United States. The band uploaded the songs "Combat" and "The Omen" on their Myspace profile as a preview. The album entered the German

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at #9. Selling 900 copies in the first week ''Invictus'' entered the US

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at #48

Track listing

The limited edition includes, a wristband, a sticker and a bonus DVD containing a special live performance in

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with the theme "Defending Sparta". Inspired by the movie '' 300'', the band chose 300 fans, gave them special T-shirts and let them have a battle on the band's music.

Credits

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes. ;Heaven Shall Burn * Marcus Bischoff –

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* Alexander Dietz –

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, producer,

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* Maik Weichert – guitars, producer * Eric Bischoff –

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* Matthias Voigt –

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;Production *

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– mixing, mastering * Patrick W. Engel – engineering, additional guitars and bass * Ralf Müller – engineering * Red Design – box design * Joshua Andrew Belanger – digipak design * Stefan Wibbeke – additional design ;Additional musicians * Sabine Weniger (

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) – additional vocals on "Given in Death" * Sebastian Reichl (

) – additional guitar on "Given in Death" * Patrick Schleitzer – additional vocals * Ólafur Arnalds – "Intro" and "Outro" ;Production (''"Defending Sparta"'') * Alexander Dietz – recording, mixing * Patrick W. Engel – mixing, mastering * Werner Stockinger – show production * Benjamin Mahnert – show production * Maik Weichert – show production * Steffen "Slayer" Jochmann – FoH sound * Martin Kames – light design

Release history

Chart performance

References

External links

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