Deathstar Rising is the sixth album by Finnish metal band Before the Dawn, released on 25 February 2011, by Nuclear Blast[4] in Europe (3 May 2011 is the release date for the US).[5] The album reached the Finnish top ten, peaking at number eight.

Deathstar Rising
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2011
GenreGothic metal
Melodic death metal[1]
Length41:09, 56:23 (with bonus tracks)
LabelNuclear Blast Records
Before the Dawn chronology
Soundscape of Silence
(2008)
Deathstar Rising
(2011)
Rise of the Phoenix
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rock Hard8/10[3]

Background

edit

In June 2011 it was announced that with mutual decision, Lars Eikind and Atte Palokangas left the band after the gig at Nummirock festival on 25 June. Lars left for personal reasons and Atte purely musical.[6]

Track listing

edit
No.TitleLength
1."The First Snow"1:20
2."Winter Within"4:32
3."Deathstar"3:31
4."Remembrance"3:38
5."Unbroken"4:40
6."Judgement"4:20
7."The Wake"5:07
8."Sanctuary"4:52
9."Butterfly Effect"3:53
10."Wreith"5:16
11."Infinity (Demo 2000)" (European bonus track)3:02
12."My Room (Acoustic)" (European bonus track)4:27
13."Unbreakable (Live)" (European bonus track)3:18
14."The Black (Live)" (European bonus track)4:25

Charts

edit
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 8

References

edit
  1. ^ "Before the Dawn - Deathstar Rising". www.metalstorm.net. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Before the Dawn – Deathstar Rising". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Blum, Tobias (March 2011). "Before the Dawn – Deathstar Rising". Rock Hard (in German). No. 286.
  4. ^ [1] Nuclear Blast official website
  5. ^ Before the Dawn official website Archived 9 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Blabbermouth.net [2]. Accessed 18 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Before the Dawn: Deathstar Rising" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
edit