Heart of the Hurricane
2018 studio album by Beyond the Black
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Heart of the Hurricane is the third studio album by the German symphonic metal band Beyond the Black. It was released on 31 August 2018 through Napalm Records. This is the first album to feature an all-new lineup assembled by vocalist Jennifer Haben;[3] drummer Kai Tschierschky, guitarists Tobi Lodes and Chris Hermsdörfer, and bassist Stefan Herkenhoff. Hermsdörfer contributed male singing in "Million Lightyears" and growled vocals in "My God Is Dead" and "Scream for Me".[4]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 31 August 2018 | |||
| Studios | Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal[1][2] | |||
| Length | 55:29 | |||
| Label | Napalm Records | |||
| Producers | Hartmut Krech, Mark Nissen, Hannes Braun, Sascha Paeth | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Hysteria" | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Heart of the Hurricane" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Through the Mirror" | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Million Lightyears" | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Song for the Godless" | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Escape from the Earth" | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Beneath a Blackened Sky" | 5:02 |
| 8. | "Fairytale of Doom" | 4:43 |
| 9. | "My God Is Dead" | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Dear Death" | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Scream for Me" | 4:04 |
| 12. | "Freedom" | 3:44 |
| 13. | "Breeze" | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 55:29 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "Echo from the Past" | 5:31 |
| 15. | "Parade" | 3:41 |
| Total length: | 64:41 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 16. | "Spiderweb Of Eyes" | 3:49 |
| 17. | "We Will Find A Way" | 4:26 |
| 18. | "Still Breathing" | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 76:36 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 19. | "Wound so Deep" | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 80:15 | |
Personnel
- Beyond the Black
- Jennifer Haben – lead vocals
- Tobi Lodes – guitar, backing vocals
- Chris Hermsdörfer – guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on tracks 4, 9, and 11
- Stefan Herkenhoff – bass
- Kai Tschierschky – drums
- Session musicians
- Corvin Bahn – keyboards
- Sandro Friedrich – flute
- Billy King – choir vocals
- Kammerchor Vela Cantamus – choir vocals on "Breeze"
- Production
- Hartmut Krech, Mark Nissen, Hannes Braun – producers, engineers and mixing on tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, and 14
- Sascha Paeth – producer, engineer and mixing on tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, and 15
- Heilemania – artwork, photography
- Michael 'Miro' Rodenberg – mastering, additional programming
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 5 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 4 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 14 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[8] | 28 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[9] | 7 |
