Ghost Empire

Ghost Empire
Artwork by Christopher Lovell
Studio album by
Caliban
Released24 January 2014 (2014-01-24)
GenreMetalcore
Length48:04
LanguageEnglish, German
LabelCentury Media
ProducerBenny Richter, Marc Görtz
Caliban chronology
I Am Nemesis
(2012) 		Ghost Empire
(2014) 		Gravity
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Rock Sound6/10[2]

Ghost Empire is the ninth studio album by German metalcore band Caliban, released on 24 January 2014 through Century Media Records. The album entered the German Media Control Charts at number 7, becoming Caliban's first top 10 album.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dörner, additional lyrics written by Richter and Görtz; all music is composed by Görtz

No.TitleAdditional lyricsLength
1."King" 4:02
2."Chaos – Creation" 3:30
3."Wolves and Rats" 3:59
4."nebeL"Sobtzick3:11
5."I Am Ghost" 3:46
6."Devil's Night" 4:23
7."yOUR Song" 4:26
8."Cries and Whispers" 3:55
9."Good Man" 5:07
10."I Am Rebellion" 4:21
11."Who We Are" 4:09
12."My Vertigo" 3:15
Total length:48:04
Limited Edition bonus track
No.TitleAdditional lyricsLength
13."Falling Downwards"Heafy3:47
Total length:51:54
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleAdditional lyricsLength
13."Falling Downwards"Live Track (Available with "Album Only" Purchase)3:47
14."We Are The Many (Live in Bochum 2012)"Live Track (Available with "Album Only" Purchase)4:33
15."Davy Jones (Live in Bochum 2012)"Live Track4:26
16."The Bogeyman (Live in Bochum 2012)"Live Track4:33
Total length:65:28

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[3][4]

Personnel

Caliban
  • Andreas Dörner – lead vocals
  • Marc Görtz – lead guitar
  • Denis Schmidt – rhythm guitar, clean vocals
  • Marco Schaller – bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Grün – drums
Guest musicians
  • Bastian Sobtzick (Callejon) – vocals on "nebeL"
  • Christoph Koterzina (Callejon) – vocals on "Good Man"
  • Matt Heafy – vocals on "Falling Downwards"
Additional musicians
Production
  • Benny Richter – production, recording (at B.B.Serious Studios only)
  • Marc Görtz – production, recording (at Nemesis Studios only)
  • Marcel Neumann (We Butter the Bread with Butter) – co-production of "Chaos – Creation", "Wolves and Rats", "Cries and Whispers", "Who We Are", "My Vertigo"
  • Dominic Paraskevopoulos – recording (drums only)
  • Klaus Scheuermann – mixing
  • Olman Viper – mastering
Artwork and design
  • Christopher Lovell – artwork
  • Thomas Böcker – graphic design
  • Sandra Muequin – photography

Studios

  • B.B.Serious Studios – recording
  • Nemesis Studios – recording
  • LEVEL3ENTERTAINMENT – recording (drums only)
  • Hertwerk/nullzweistudios – mastering

Release history

Region Date
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand 24 January 2014
Europe 27 January 2014
USA, Canada 4 February 2014

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 184
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 51

References

  1. ^ Todd Lyons. "Caliban – Ghost Empire CD Review". About.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Caliban – Ghost Empire – Reviews".
  3. ^ Ghost Empire (liner notes). Caliban. Century Media. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ iTunes Store
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Caliban – Ghost Empire" (in German). Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Caliban – Ghost Empire" (in French). Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Caliban – Ghost Empire" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Caliban – Ghost Empire". Hung Medien.