Ghost Empire
2014 studio album by Caliban
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Ghost Empire is the ninth studio album by German metalcore band Caliban, released on 24 January 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 | 24 January 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 |   [1] |
| Rock Sound | 6/10[2] |
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Dörner, additional lyrics written by Richter and Görtz; all music is composed by Görtz.
| No. | Title | Additional lyrics | Length |
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| 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 |
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| 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 – lead vocals
- Marc Görtz – lead guitar
- Denis Schmidt – rhythm guitar, clean vocals
- Marco Schaller – bass, backing vocals
- 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 | 24 January 2014 |
| Europe | 27 January 2014 |
| USA, Canada | 4 February 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 |