Hørizøns
2020 studio album by Beyond the Black
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Hørizøns is the fourth studio album by the German symphonic metal band Beyond the Black. It was released on 19 June 2020 through Napalm Records. The album is noted to distance from the band's more symphonic roots in favor of "a more modern direction".[6]
Released19 June 2020
Studios
- Principal Studios
- Sawdust Recordings
GenresPower metal, symphonic metal[1]
Length55:40
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| Released | 19 June 2020 | |||
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| Genres | Power metal, symphonic metal[1] | |||
| Length | 55:40 | |||
| Label | Napalm Records | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Distorted Sound | 8/10[1] |
| Metal Hammer |   [5] |
On 6 March 2020, the band released the album's first single "Misery".[7] The following month, on 3 April, Beyond the Black released the second single for "Golden Pariahs" while also announcing their fourth studio album to be released on 19 June.[8] On 2 December, Beyond the Black released the third single for "Human".[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Horizons" | Jennifer Haben, Hardy Krech, Mark Nissen, David Levy | Haben, Chris Hermsdörfer, Krech, Nissen, Levy | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Misery" | Haben, Kai Tschierschky, Vincent Sorg, Lukas Hainer | Haben, Hermsdörfer, Sorg | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Wounded Healer" (featuring Elize Ryd) | Haben, Krech, Nissen, Levy | Haben, Hermsdörfer, Krech, Nissen, Levy, Stefan Herkenhoff | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Some Kind of Monster" | Haben, Krech, Nissen, Hainer | Haben, Hermsdörfer, Krech, Nissen, Johannes Braun | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Human" | Haben, Krech, Nissen, Hainer | Haben, Hermsdörfer, Krech, Nissen | 5:09 |
| 6. | "Golden Pariahs" | Haben, Krech, Nissen, Hainer, Julian Bruecker | Haben, Krech, Nissen, Christoph Wieczorek, Bruecker | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Marching On" | Haben, Krech, Nissen, Hainer, Braun | Haben, Hermsdörfer, Krech, Nissen, Braun | 4:01 |
| 8. | "You're Not Alone" | Haben, Krech, Nissen, Hainer | Haben, Krech, Nissen, Herkenhoff | 4:37 |
| 9. | "Out of the Ashes" | Haben, Krech, Nissen, Christian Neander, Daniel Flamm | Haben, Hermsdörfer, Krech, Nissen, Neander, Flamm | 4:35 |
| 10. | "Paralyzed" | Haben, Hermsdörfer, Tschierschky, Sorg, Herkenhoff | Haben, Hermsdörfer, Sorg, Herkenhoff | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Coming Home" | Haben, Krech, Nissen, Andreas Schnitzer | Haben, Hermsdörfer, Krech, Nissen | 4:42 |
| 12. | "I Won't Surrender" (featuring Tina Guo) | Haben, Martin Fliegenschmidt | Haben, Fliegenschmidt | 3:56 |
| 13. | "Welcome to My Wasteland" | Haben, Krech, Nissen, Hainer | Krech, Nissen | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 55:40 | |||
Personnel
- Beyond the Black
- Jennifer Haben – lead vocals
- Tobi Lodes – guitar, backing vocals
- Chris Hermsdörfer – guitar, co-lead vocals
- Stefan Herkenhoff – bass
- Kai Tschierschky – drums
- Additional personnel
- Elize Ryd – vocals (on track 3)
- Tina Guo – cello (on track 12)
- Amanda Somerville – choir vocals
- Billy King – choir vocals
- Production
- Reinsberg – artwork
- Chris Heidrich – photography
- Marc Schettler – producer (on all tracks except 2, 6, and 10), mastering
- Mark Nissen – producer (on all tracks except 2, 6, and 10), additional programming
- Hardy Krech – producer (on all tracks except 2, 6, and 10), additional programming
- Jim Müller – producer (on tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, and 11), additional programming
- Vincent Sorg – producer (on tracks 2 and 10)
- Christoph Wieczorek – producer (on track 6)
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 53 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 16 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 3 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 6 |