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 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 25, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal Melodic death metal[1] | |||
| Length | 41:09, 56:23 (with bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast Records | |||
| Before the Dawn chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Rock Hard | 8/10[3] |
Background
editIn 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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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- ^ "Before the Dawn - Deathstar Rising". www.metalstorm.net. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Before the Dawn – Deathstar Rising". AllMusic.
- ^ Blum, Tobias (March 2011). "Before the Dawn – Deathstar Rising". Rock Hard (in German). No. 286.
- ^ [1] Nuclear Blast official website
- ^ Before the Dawn official website Archived 9 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Blabbermouth.net [2]. Accessed 18 June 2011.
- ^ "Before the Dawn: Deathstar Rising" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.