Phoenix (Emil Bulls album)

Phoenix is Emil Bulls' fifth major studio and seventh overall studio album. It was released on September 25, 2009. The first single from the record is "When God Was Sleeping". It is the first album recorded with guitarist Andreas Bock as Christian Schneider left the band to pursue personal projects. It was co-produced by Benny Richter and the band.

Phoenix
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2009
RecordedApril 2009 at Principal Studios, Senden, Germany
Coma Studio, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
GenreAlternative metal
Length50:46
LabelDrakkar Records/Sony BMG
ProducerBenny Richter & Emil Bulls
Emil Bulls chronology
The Black Path
(2008)
Phoenix
(2009)
The Feast
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Laut.de[1]
Metal Hammer4/7[2]
Plattentests.de [de]6/10[3]
Rock Hard9/10[4]

Track listing

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All songs written by Emil Bulls except where noted.
Lyrics by Christoph von Freydorf.

  1. "Here Comes the Fire" (Christoph von Freydorf) – 4:20
  2. "When God Was Sleeping" – 3:17
  3. "The Architects of My Apocalypse" – 3:15
  4. "Ad Infinitum" – 4:13
  5. "Infecting the Program" – 3:18
  6. "Nothing in This World" – 3:55
  7. "Time" (Christoph von Freydorf) – 3:51
  8. "It's High Time" – 3:29
  9. "The Storm Comes In" – 2:39
  10. "Triumph and Disaster" – 3:53
  11. "Man Overboard! (The Dark Hour of Reason)" – 4:21
  12. "Son of the Morning" – 4:14
  13. "I Don't Belong Here" (Christoph von Freydorf) – 6:01

Limited Edition

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  1. "Son of the Morning (Sepalot Remix)" – 3:54
  2. "When God Was a Razorcat (Dunn Ho' Landrock Remix)" – 3:41
  3. "Ad Flamingum (Christ's Flamingo Remix)" – 4:06
  4. "Triumphant Disaster (Cadillac Remix)" – 4:31
  5. "Fire in the Audience (Sin.bios Remix)" – 4:06

Personnel

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  • Christoph von Freydorf – vocals, guitar
  • James Richardson – bass
  • Stephan "Moik" Karl – guitar
  • Fabian "Fab" Fuess – drums
  • Andreas Bock – guitar, vocals
  • Benny Richter - producer, pianos, keyboards
  • Klaus Scheuermann – mixer, mastering
  • Toni Meloni – sound engineer, editing
  • Marco Perdacher - editing
  • Clemens Nagl - editing
  • Gerald von Foris – photography
  • KOMA-Grafik [1]artwork

References

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  1. ^ "Wenn hier nicht die Hölle los ist, spielen die Jungs im Krematorium".
  2. ^ "Kritik zu Emil Bulls PHOENIX".
  3. ^ "Emil Bulls - Phoenix - Plattentests.de-Rezension".
  4. ^ "EMIL BULLS - Phoenix".