Rise of the Phoenix, is the seventh album by Finnish metal band Before the Dawn, released on 27 April 2012,[3][4] and their last album before their split from 2013 to 2021. It is their second album released via Nuclear Blast Records, and unlike previous albums, does not include clean vocals. After the departure of Lars Eikind (clean vocals and bass) and Atte Palokangas (drums) in mid-2011, Tuomas started rehearsals with a new line-up consisting of lead guitarist Juho Räihä and new companions Pyry Hanski (bass) and Joonas Kauppinen (drums) to support Insomnium for the "One For Sorrow European Tour 2011", or as they called it "Rebirth Tour 2011" in November.[5]

Rise of the Phoenix
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 2012
GenreMelodic death metal[1]
Length51:25
LabelNuclear Blast Records
Before the Dawn chronology
Deathstar Rising
(2011)
Rise of the Phoenix
(2012)
Stormbringers
(2023)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard8/10[2]

Background

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On 8 February 2012, Tuomas released a video teaser of the album, followed by a second teaser on 21 March. A week later, the first single "Phoenix Rising" was released along with an official video.[6] The second single "Pitch-Black Universe" was released with a video on 17 April.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Exordium"1:28
2."Pitch-Black Universe"4:44
3."Phoenix Rising"4:43
4."Cross to Bear"3:30
5."Throne of Ice"6:31
6."Perfect Storm"4:43
7."Fallen World"4:22
8."Eclipse"5:39
9."Closure"3:45
10."Unbreakable (2012 version)" (bonus track)3:18
11."Deliverance" (bonus track)3:27
12."Reflection (Demo 2000)" (bonus track)5:23
Total length:51:33

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 12

References

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  1. ^ "Before the Dawn - Rise of the Phoenix". www.metalstorm.net. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  2. ^ Cle, Bruder (May 2012). "Before the Dawn – Rise of the Phoenix". Rock Hard (in German). No. 300.
  3. ^ [1] Lambgoat website
  4. ^ [2] Nuclear Blast germany official website
  5. ^ "INSOMNIUM | News". Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-30. Insomnium's official website
  6. ^ [3] Archived 6 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Metal From Finland website
  7. ^ "Before the Dawn: Rise of the Phoenix" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
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