Dawn of the Nine is the 12th studio album by the Swedish death metal band Unleashed. It was released on 27 April 2015 by Nuclear Blast Records.[1]

Dawn of the Nine
Studio album by
Released27 April 2015
RecordedSeptember 2014, January 2015 at Chrome Studios, Stockholm[1]
GenreDeath metal
Length44:52
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerFredrik Folkare
Unleashed chronology
Odalheim
(2012)
Dawn of the Nine
(2015)
The Hunt for White Christ
(2018)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MetalSucks     [2]
Louder Than War          [3]
Metal Storm          [4]
Metal Hammer     [5]

Dawn of the Nine received positive reviews upon its release. Metal Sucks gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, commenting: "there is minimal respite from the full-on, brutal assault of uptempo, ultra-precise tech-death drumming and expert riffage/shreddy guitar soloing that will melt just about any face" whilst adding praise to the simplicity of the album with "there is a tasteful simplicity to the album’s stripped-down songwriting".[2] Louder Than War rated the album 7 out of 10, calling the album: "a solid effort, and it certainly deserves your listen".[3] Metal Hammer gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, commenting: "Viking veterans get older, wiser and meaner".[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."A New Day Will Rise"3:51
2."They Came to Die"3:13
3."Defenders of Midgard"4:37
4."Where Is Your God Now?"4:24
5."The Bolt Thrower"3:49
6."Let the Hammer Fly"4:10
7."Where Churches Once Burned"5:18
8."Land of the Thousand Lakes"4:15
9."Dawn of the Nine"6:41
10."Welcome the Son of Thor!"4:34

Personnel

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Unleashed[1]

  • Johnny Hedlund – Vocals, Bass, lyrics
  • Fredrik Folkare – Lead guitar, music
  • Tomas Olsson – Rhythm guitar
  • Anders Schultz – drums

Production

  • Fredrik Folkar – Engineering, Production
  • Pär Olofsson – Cover art
  • Erik Martensson – Mastering
  • Soile Siirtola – Photography
  • Joakim Sterner – Layout

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dawn of the Nine – Unleashed – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Kip Wingerschmidt (28 April 2015). "Album Review: Unleashed's Dawn of the Nine – MetalSucks". MetalSucks. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b Joshua Hart (15 June 2015). "Unleashed: Dawn of the Nine – album review – Louder Than War". Louder Than War. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. ^ Doc Godin (23 April 2015). "Unleashed – Dawn of the Nine review – Metal Storm". Metal Storm. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Olivier Badin (31 March 2015). "Unleashed: Dawn of the Nine – Metal Hammer". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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