Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)
Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance) is the fifth studio album by the German extreme metal band Heaven Shall Burn. The album was released in Europe on 28 January 2008, followed by an American release on 5 February 2008; both dates through Century Media Records.
| Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance) | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 25, 2008 | |||
| Studio | Rape of Harmonies Studios, Germany | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 58:09 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Alexander Dietz, Maik Weichert | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [1] |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Rock Hard | 9.0/10[3] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5[4] |
The album entered the German Media Control chart at No. 21.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Awoken" (Intro) | Ólafur Arnalds | 1:29 |
| 2. | "Endzeit" | 4:18 | |
| 3. | "Like a Thousand Suns" | 3:46 | |
| 4. | "Murderers of all Murderers" | 3:55 | |
| 5. | "Forlorn Skies" | 4:51 | |
| 6. | "A Dying Ember" | 6:57 | |
| 7. | "Joel" | 5:03 | |
| 8. | "A Quest for Resistance" | 4:51 | |
| 9. | "Black Tears" (Edge of Sanity cover) | Dan Swanö | 3:06 |
| 10. | "The Bombs of My Saviours" | 4:22 | |
| 11. | "Against All Lies" | 5:08 | |
| 12. | "The Disease" | 2:46 | |
| 13. | "Equinox" | Arnalds | 3:10 |
| 14. | "Atonement" (Instrumental) | 4:35 | |
| Total length: | 58:09 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "No One Will Shed a Tear" | 4:41 |
| 16. | "Downfall of Christ" (Merauder cover) | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 66:00 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Echoes" (Intro) | 1:26 |
| 2. | "The Weapon They Fear" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "The Only Truth" | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Counterweight" | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Profane Believers" | 4:38 |
| 6. | "The Seventh Cross" | 5:22 |
| 7. | "Voice of the Voiceless" | 6:08 |
| 8. | "Behind a Wall of Silence" | 5:20 |
| 9. | "mybestfriends.com" | 5:05 |
| 10. | "No One Will Shed a Tear" | 5:06 |
| 11. | "Counterweight" (musicvideo) | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 50:44 | |
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
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Chart performance
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 65 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 21 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 97 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] | 30 |
References
- Bowar, Chad. "Heaven Shall Burn - Iconoclast Part 1: The Final Resistance". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- Henderson, Alex. "Heaven Shall Burn – Iconoclast I: The Final Resistance". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
This 58-minute CD is not designed for metalcore purists; rather, these German agitators combine metalcore with a strong death metal influence and, at times, hints of black metal. But metalcore is the dominant ingredient, and the abrasive screaming vocals of Marcus Bischoff are quite typical of metalcore and hardcore singers.
- Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard - Iconoclast review". www.rockhard.de (in German). Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- "Heaven Shall Burn Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- "Austriancharts.at – Heaven Shall Burn – Iconoclast" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- "Swisscharts.com – Heaven Shall Burn – Iconoclast". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- "Heaven Shall Burn Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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