Hegemony (album)

Hegemony is the eleventh studio album from Swiss industrial metal band Samael, released on 13 October 2017 through Napalm.[1] Its release year coincides with the band's 30th anniversary.[5]

Hegemony
Studio album by Samael
Released	13 October 2017[1]
Studio	The Cube, Roystone Studio, Switzerland
Genre	Symphonic black metal, industrial metal
Length	51:29
Label	Napalm
Producer	Waldemar Sorychta, Xy
Samael chronology
Lux Mundi (2011) Hegemony (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Hammer	8/10[2]
Metal Injection	8/10[3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]

Critical reception

Revisiting Samael's musical development during their career, Cheryl Carter in her review for Metal Hammer found that "experimentation has worked in their favour through time" and that the album "sounds vibrant, accessible and deliciously catchy while housing muscular riffs and thrilling synth-led progressions". She highlighted "Vorph's dynamic voice, still huge after all this time" and concluded, "Hegemony is a slick and vital record that sounds absolutely massive and is wickedly good fun."[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Vorph, except where noted; all music is composed by Xy, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hegemony"	3:47
2.	"Samael"	3:58
3.	"Angel of Wrath"	3:29
4.	"Rite of Renewal"	4:31
5.	"Red Planet"	3:58
6.	"Black Supremacy"	3:50
7.	"Murder or Suicide"	4:03
8.	"This World"	3:52
9.	"Against All Enemies"	4:31
10.	"Land of the Living"	4:12
11.	"Dictate of Transparency"	3:58
12.	"Helter Skelter" (Written by Lennon–McCartney)	3:26

CD Digipak and LP bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Storm of Fire"	4:11
Total length:		55:40

Personnel

Samael

• Vorph – guitar, vocals
• Mak – guitar
• Drop – bass
• Xy – keyboard, programming, production

Technical personnel

• Waldemar Sorychta – production
• Stefan Glaumann – mixing
• Svante Forsbäck – mastering
• Patrick Pidoux – album cover, layout
• Aline Fournier – band photography

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	76
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	179

References

1. "SAMAEL: Watch 360-Degree Animated Video For 'Hegemony' Title Track". Blabbermouth.net. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
2. Carter, Cheryl (December 2017). "Samael Hegemony". Metal Hammer. No. 303. United Kingdom: Future Publishing. p. 123. ISSN 0955-1190. OCLC 775087096.
3. Deaville, Jason (15 October 2017). "Album Review: Samael Hegemony". metalinjection.net. New York. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
4. Willie (16 October 2017). "Samael: Hegemony". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
5. Selzer, Jonathan (December 2017). "Fight for Your Rite". Metal Hammer. No. 303. United Kingdom: Future Publishing. p. 119. ISSN 0955-1190. OCLC 775087096.
6. "Samael's Hegemony Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Baden-Baden, Germany: GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Samael – Hegemony". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
8. "Ultratop.be – Samael – Hegemony" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2018.