The Awakening (Caliban album)

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The Awakening
Caliban-The Awakening2007.jpg
Studio album by
Caliban
ReleasedGermany May 25, 2007
United Kingdom May 28, 2007
United States October 23, 2007
RecordedJanuary 2007 – February 2007 at Cemetery Studios
GenreMetalcore
Length43:38
LabelRoadrunner
Century Media
ProducerBenny Richter
Caliban chronology
The Undying Darkness
(2006) 		The Awakening
(2007) 		Say Hello to Tragedy
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Terrorizer Magazine(6.5/10)[citation needed]
Metal Hammer(7/10)[citation needed]
Metal Storm(4/10)[1]
Sputnikmusic2/5 stars[2]

The Awakening is the sixth studio album by Caliban, released in Germany on May 25, 2007. The album peaked at number 36 on the German album charts. A limited digipak edition was released, which also came with a bonus patch. The album was released in the United States on October 23, 2007. This delay was because of the band's American label, Abacus Recordings, merging with Century Media.

Track listing[]

All lyrics written by Andreas Dörner and all music written by Marc Görtz

No.TitleLength
1."I Will Never Let You Down"3:33
2."Let Go"3:58
3."Another Cold Day"4:34
4."My Time Has Come"3:41
5."Life Is Too Short"3:42
6."Give Me a Reason"3:55
7."Stop Running"3:18
8."The Awakening"3:53
9."I Believe..."3:20
10."Rise and Fight"3:37
11."Nowhere to Run, No Place to Hide"3:38
12."I'll Show No Fear"3:29
13."I See the Falling Sky" (feat. Anders Fridén of In Flames) (Japanese bonus)5:07
Total length:43:38

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Line-up[]

  • Andreas Dörner – vocals
  • Denis Schmidt – guitar, clean vocals
  • Marc Goertz – guitar
  • Marco Schaller – bass
  • Patrick Grün – drums
  • Anders Fridén - lead vocals on "I See The Falling Sky"

Credits[]

  • Produced by Benny Richter
  • Co-produced by Marc Goertz
  • Mixed by Adam Dutkiewicz
  • Music by Marc Goertz
  • Music arranged by Caliban
  • Lyrics by Andreas Dörner
  • Keyboards and samples by Benny Richter
  • Additional bass guitar by Bony Fertigmensch

Charts[]

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 74
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 36

References[]

  1. ^ "Metal Storm Review". Metal Storm. October 22, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sputnikmusic Review". Sputnikmusic. May 31, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Caliban - The Awakening - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Caliban – The Awakening" (in German). Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Caliban – The Awakening" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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