Английская Википедия:Antigone (album)

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Antigone is the third full-length album of the German metal band Heaven Shall Burn. It was released on 26 April 2004 through Century Media Records.

Background

The title was inspired by the female character of the play Antigone by Sophocles. The play is about a passionate young woman, that does what she knows is right, even though it is against the law. She makes sure that all of the town's people know what she did and she is punished by the king.

The intro and the two outros were composed and recorded by Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds. A video was made for "The Weapon They Fear", a song that commemorates Víctor Jara. "Tree of Freedom" deals with the life of Nelson Mandela. "Voice of the Voiceless" refers to the band's strong pro-vegan stance. "Bleeding to Death" deals with the economic and social problems in the former East Germany, from where the band originates.

The song "The Dream is Dead" was featured in an episode of Viva la Bam, entitled "Viva La Europe Pt. 2".

Reception

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In 2005, Antigone was ranked number 474 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[1]

Track listing

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  • Track 8's title is Icelandic and means "Rising Hope", but it contains a spelling mistake, as rísa is written with an í, not an ì. This error is present on all releases of the album.
  • Track 12' title is Icelandic and means "Dying Hope".

Credits

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Heaven Shall Burn
  • Marcus Bischoff – vocals
  • Maik Weichert – guitars
  • Patrick Schleitzer – guitars
  • Eric Bischoff – bass
  • Matthias Voigt – drums
Additional musicians
  • Alexander Dietz – clean vocals on "To Harvest the Storm", "The Dream Is Dead"
  • Ólafur Arnalds – piano, samples, keyboard on "Echoes", "Rìsandi Von", "Deyjandi Von"
  • Greta Salome Stefansdottir – violin on "Echoes", "Rìsandi Von", "Deyjandi Von"
  • Thordur Gudmundur Herrmannson – cello on "Echoes", "Rìsandi Von", "Deyjandi Von"
Production
Artwork and design

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog #
Europe[2] Шаблон:Start date Century Media Records Compact Disc Шаблон:N/a
USA[3] Шаблон:Start date CD, digital download Шаблон:N/a
Шаблон:N/a Шаблон:Start date[4] Lifeforce Records Vinyl[5] Шаблон:N/a
Japan[6] Шаблон:Start date Howling Bull CD HWCY-1189
Russia[7] Шаблон:Start date Mazzar Records CD MYST CD 264
South Korea[8] Шаблон:N/a Dope Entertainment CD Шаблон:N/a
South America[5] Шаблон:N/a Liberation Records CD Шаблон:N/a

References

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External links

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