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Veto (album)

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Veto
Studio album by
Heaven Shall Burn
ReleasedApril 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)
Recorded2013
StudioChemical Burn Studios, Germany (recording), Antfarm Studio, Denmark (mixing)
GenreMelodic death metal,[1] metalcore[2][1]
Length49:22
LanguageEnglish, German
LabelCentury Media
ProducerAlexander Dietz, Maik Weichert
Heaven Shall Burn chronology
Invictus (Iconoclast III)
(2010) 		Veto
(2013) 		Wanderer
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!6/10[2]
Metal Hammer6/10[3]
Rock Hard9.0/10[4]
Sputnikmusic3.9/5[1]

Veto is the seventh studio album by German extreme metal band Heaven Shall Burn, released on 19 April 2013 through Century Media Records. The album entered the US Top Heatseekers albums at No. 14[5] selling 1,175 copies in the first week.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Heaven Shall Burn, except where noted.

Standard Edition CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Godiva"  4:20
2."Land of the Upright Ones"  4:09
3."Die Stürme rufen Dich" (German: "The storms call out for you")  4:00
4."Fallen"  4:30
5."Hunters Will Be Hunted"  6:00
6."You Will Be Godless"  3:11
7."Valhalla" (Blind Guardian cover)Hansi KürschHansi Kürsch, André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen, Thomas Stauch5:30
8."Antagonized"  3:34
9."Like Gods Among Mortals"  4:21
10."53 Nations"  4:07
11."Beyond Redemption"  5:47
Total length:49:02
Special Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."European Super State" (Killing Joke cover)Killing Joke4:31
Total length:53:53
Korean Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Nowhere" (Therapy? cover)Andy Cairns2:25
Total length:51:47
iTunes deluxe version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."European Super State" (Killing Joke cover)Jaz Coleman, Martin Glover, Geordie Walker, Paul Ferguson4:31
13."River Runs Red" (Life of Agony cover) 1:51
14."Whatever It May Take 2013" 3:44
Total length:59:28
Bonus CD: 500.Live (Live in Saalfeld, 21. December 2012)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Counterweight" 4:38
2."Profane Believers" 3:35
3."The Only Truth" 4:23
4."The Omen" 3:54
5."Voice of the Voiceless" 4:14
6."Behind a Wall of Silence" 3:52
7."Combat" 3:43
8."Forlorn Skies" 4:17
9."Whatever It May Take" 3:49
10."The Disease" 3:02
11."Trespassing the Shores of Your World" 5:30
12."Endzeit" 5:29
13."Black Tears" (Edge of Sanity cover)Dan Swanö3:12
14."To Inherit the Guilt" 3:28
15."The Weapon They Fear" 4:15
Total length:1:01:11
Blizzard Over England Mix
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Godiva" 4:23
2."Land of the Upright Ones" 4:07
3."Die Stürme rufen Dich" 4:19
4."Fallen" 4:36
5."Hunters Will Be Hunted" 5:59
6."You Will Be Godless" 3:10
7."Valhalla" (Blind Guardian cover)Blind Guardian5:30
8."Antagonized" 3:33
9."Like Gods Among Mortals" 3:32
10."53 Nations" 4:17
11."Beyond Redemption" 5:43
Total length:49:04

Personnel

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

Heaven Shall Burn

  • Marcus Bischoff – vocals
  • Alexander Dietz – guitars, producer, engineer
  • Maik Weichert – guitars, co-producer
  • Eric Bischoff – bass
  • Matthias Voigt – drums

Additional musicians

  • René Liedtke – additional lead and solo guitars on "Valhalla" and "Beyond Redemption", choir on "Valhalla"
  • Alexander Klopp – solo guitars on "Land of the Upright Ones", choir on "Valhalla"
  • Ralf Klein – solo guitars on "Land of the Upright Ones", choir on "Valhalla"
  • Rob Franssen (Born from Pain) – chorus vocals, backing vocals on "Die Stürme rufen Dich"
  • Dominik Stammen (Born from Pain) – chorus vocals, backing vocals on "Die Stürme rufen Dich"
  • Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian) – guest vocals on "Valhalla", choir on "Valhalla"
  • Dan Wilding (Carcass) – additional percussion and drums
  • Katharina Radig – vocals on "European Super State", choir on "Valhalla"
  • Benjamin Mahnert – choir on "Valhalla"
  • Elsterglanz – choir on "Valhalla"
  • Patrick W. Engel – choir on "Valhalla"

Production

Production (500.Live)

  • Lars Dietrich – live recording
  • Sebastian "Seeb" Levermann – live recording
  • Alexander Dietz – mixing, mastering
  • Christian Thiele – photography

Production (Blizzard Over England Mix)

Release history

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Region Date
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway April 19, 2013
Europe April 22, 2013
Australia, New Zealand, Finland April 26, 2013
US, Canada April 30, 2013

Chart performance

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 153
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 194
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 71
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 14

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Heaven Shall Burn Veto". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Zorgdrager, Bradley. "Heaven Shall Burn Veto". exclaim.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Hill, Stephen. "HEAVEN SHALL BURN: VETO" (Login required). metalhammer.teamrock.com/. Team Rock Limited. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Kaiser, Boris. "Rock Hard - Veto review". www.rockhard.de (in German). Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Heaven Shall Burn Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  6. ^ Brown, Matt. "Metal By Numbers 5/8: What's With HIM?". www.metalinsider.net. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Heaven Shall Burn – Veto" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Heaven Shall Burn – Veto" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Heaven Shall Burn – Veto" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  10. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Heaven Shall Burn – Veto". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
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