Ghost Empire
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 number 7, becoming Caliban's first top 10 album.
| Ghost Empire | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 24, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 48:04 | |||
| Language | English, German | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Benny Richter, Marc Görtz | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   |
| Rock Sound | 6/10[2] |
Track list
All lyrics are written by Dörner, additional lyrics written by Richter and Görtz; all music is 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 | ||
| No. | Title | Additional lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Falling Downwards" | Heafy | 3:47 |
| Total length: | 51:54 | ||
| 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 |
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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.CS1 maint: others (link)
- 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.
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