Invictus (Iconoclast III) is the sixth studio album by German Death metal band Heaven Shall Burn and is the last part of the Iconoclast trilogy, following their previous studio album Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance) (2008) and the live CD/DVD Bildersturm: Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance) (2009).
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| Allmusic |   link |
| Sputnikmusic |  link |
| Blistering.com |   link |
| HCS.net | link |
| PopMatters | link |
| Pure Grain Audio | link |
It was released on 21 May 2010 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. On June 8, 2010 it was released in the United States. The Album entered the German Media Control Charts at No. 9.[1]
The band uploaded the songs "Combat" and "The Omen" on their Myspace profile as a preview.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 1:10 |
| 2. | "The Omen" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Combat" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "I Was I Am I Shall Be" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Buried In Forgotten Grounds" | 5:33 |
| 6. | "Sevastopol" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "The Lie You Bleed For" | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Return To Sanity" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Against Bridge Burners" | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Of Forsaken Poets" | 4:32 |
| 11. | "Given In Death (featuring Sabine Scherer of Deadlock)" | 5:12 |
| 12. | "Outro" | 1:46 |
| Total length: | 45:09 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 1:10 |
| 2. | "The Omen" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Combat" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "I Was I Am I Shall Be" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Buried In Forgotten Grounds" | 5:33 |
| 6. | "Sevastopol" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "The Lie You Bleed For" | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Return To Sanity" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Against Bridge Burners" | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Of Forsaken Poets" | 4:32 |
| 11. | "Nowhere" (Limited Edition Bonus Track, Therapy? cover, written by Andy Cairns) | 2:25 |
| 12. | "Given In Death" | 5:12 |
| 13. | "Outro" | |
| Total length: | 47:34 | |
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| 1. | "Forlorn Skies" | |
| 2. | "Counterweight" | |
| 3. | "Voice Of The Voiceless" | |
| 4. | "Endzeit" | |
| 5. | "Buried In Forgotten Grounds" | |
| 6. | "The Disease" | |
| 7. | "Architects Of The Apocalypse" | |
| 8. | "The Omen" | |
| 9. | "Unleash Enlightment" | |
| 10. | "Of No Avail" | |
| 11. | "Black Tears" (Edge of Sanity cover, written by Dan Swanö) | |
| 12. | "Behind A Wall Of Silence" |
The limited edition includes, a wristband, a sticker and a bonus DVD containing a special live performance in Vienna under the motto "Defending Sparta". Inspired by the film 300, the band chose 300 fans, gave them special t-shirts and let them have a battle on the band's music.[4]
Reception
Response to Invictus has been mostly positive. The album has garnered high scores from professional and independent reviewers alike. Both PopMatters and Blistering.com praised the band's consistent improvement from album to album over the course of their career. PopMatters went a step further, stating that "[...]Invictus (Iconoclast III) takes the trend to a whole new level, advancing Heaven Shall Burn above all of their contemporaries and vaulting them into the highest echelon of melodic death metal bands worldwide".
Almost all reviews have paid notice to the song "Given in Death" and the guest appearance by Deadlock vocalist Sabine Weniger (along with guitarist Sebastian Reichl of the same band). Blistering.com refers to her singing alongside Marcus Bischoff as "a stunning duet", while PopMatters said of the song, "[...]the gorgeous contrast between Bischoff’s furious screams and Weniger’s beautiful clean singing is simply breathtaking".
Personnel
- Heaven shall burn
- Vocals – Marcus Bischoff
- Guitar – Alexander Dietz
- Guitar – Maik Weichert
- Bass – Eric Bischoff
- Drums – Matthias Voigt
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References
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Heaven Shall Burn: Alle Infos zu INVICTUS sind da - METAL HAMMER". Metal-hammer.de. 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Heaven Shall Burn - Invictus (Ltd CD/DVD)(CD/DVD) - $15.50". Cmdistro.com. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "STORMBRINGER-News: HEAVEN SHALL BURN - 'Defending Sparta' 300 Krieger für Wien Show gesucht! (16.11.2009, 00:00 Uhr)". Stormbringer.at. Retrieved 2012-02-25.