Deathstar Rising

Deathstar Rising
Studio album by Before the Dawn
Released	February 25, 2011
Genre	Gothic metal Melodic death metal
Length	41:09, 56:23 (with bonus tracks)
Label	Nuclear Blast Records
Before the Dawn chronology
Soundscape of Silence (2008) Deathstar Rising (2011) Rise of the Phoenix (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Rock Hard	8/10

Deathstar Rising is the sixth album by Finnish metal band Before the Dawn, released on 25 February 2011, by Nuclear Blast in Europe (3 May 2011 is the release date for the US). The album reached the Finnish top ten, peaking at number eight.

Background

In 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.

Track listing

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

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)	8

External links

• Before the Dawn official website Media page