Germany’s politically charged heavy metal outfit, Heaven Shall Burn, has unleashed their sixth studio album, Invictus, in North America today, courtesy of Century Media Records.
Invictus [the full title of which is Invictus (Iconoclast III)] is the third part of the "Iconoclast" story, following the 2008 release, Iconoclast, and the 2009 DVD, Bildersturm. Like its predecessors, Invictus will again tell stories about unconventional heroes, while shedding a different light on well-known idols and legends.
The new full-length, which
Outburn Magazine calls, "
the perfect marriage of metalcore and melodic death metal," was recorded at Tue Madsen’s Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark. The album was produced by
Heaven Shall Burn’s guitarists,
Alexander Dietz and
Maik Weichert.
The track list for Invictus is:
01. Intro
02. The Omen
03. Combat
04. I Was I Am I Shall Be
05. Buried In Forgotten Grounds
06. Sevastopol
07. The Lie You Bleed For
08. Return To Sanity
09. Against Bridge Burners
10. Of Forsaken Poets
11. Nowhere
12. Given In Death
13. Outro
Two songs off Invictus, "The Omen" and "Combat", can be streamed on the band’s official MySpace page.
The new album debuted in the 9th position on the German Media Control Charts, when it released on May 21st. This marks the first time Heaven Shall Burn and Century Media Records have cracked the Top 10 in Germany.
