Of Truth and Sacrifice is the ninth studio album by German extreme metal band Heaven Shall Burn, released on 20 March 2020 through Century Media Records. The album consists of two parts; volume one titled "Of Truth" with ten tracks and volume two called "Of Sacrifice" with nine tracks.[5] Both parts include all but one original song; on volume two the band covered Nuclear Assault's 1989 song "Critical Mass". At 97 minutes runtime, the band released their longest album to date.[6]
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| Released | 20 March 2020 | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, metalcore | |||
| Length | 97:33 | |||
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| Label | Century Media | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Kerrang! | 2/5[1] |
| Metal.de | 8/10[2] |
| Metal Hammer | 6.5/7[3] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5[4] |
The album was supported by the singles "Weakness Leaving My Heart", "Protector" and "My Heart and the Ocean" released in January and February 2020, respectively.[7] The music video for "Eradicate" was made by famed Ugandan ultra-low budget studio Wakaliwood.
Commercially, the album debuted at number one in Germany, becoming the band's first album to do so.[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Heaven Shall Burn, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "March of Retribution" | 1:21 |
| 2. | "Thoughts and Prayers" | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Eradicate" | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Protector" | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Übermacht" | 5:25 |
| 6. | "My Heart and the Ocean" | 5:51 |
| 7. | "Expatriate" | 8:53 |
| 8. | "What War Means" | 5:31 |
| 9. | "Terminate the Unconcern" | 4:42 |
| 10. | "The Ashes of My Enemies" | 2:02 |
| Total length: | 48:41 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Children of a Lesser God" | 6:35 | |
| 2. | "La Résistance" | 5:06 | |
| 3. | "The Sorrows of Victory (Featuring Chris Harms of Lord of the Lost)" | 8:25 | |
| 4. | "Stateless" | 3:49 | |
| 5. | "Tirpitz" | 5:54 | |
| 6. | "Truther" | 2:41 | |
| 7. | "Critical Mass" | 3:35 | |
| 8. | "Eagles Among Vultures" | 5:06 | |
| 9. | "Weakness Leaving My Heart" | 7:31 | |
| Total length: | 48:42 | ||
Charts
edit| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 4 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 157 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 1 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] | 180 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] | 25 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 6 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2020) | Position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 96 |
References
edit- ^ Slessor, Dan (23 March 2020). "Album Review: Heaven Shall Burn – Of Truth and Sacrifice". Kerrang!. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Klaas, Michael (23 March 2020). "Heaven Shall Burn - Of Truth & Sacrifice". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Kessler, Sebastian (23 March 2020). "Heaven Shall Burn: Of Truth and Sacrifice". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Garland, Robert (23 March 2020). "Heaven Shall Burn: Of Truth and Sacrifice". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Gieseler, Björn (20 March 2020). "Heaven Shall Burn: Mit der homöopathischen Dosis Weiterentwicklung". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Heaven Shall Burn: Of Truth and Sacrifice". Century Media. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Bernhardt, Stefanie (20 March 2020). "Von der Bereitschaft, sich für die Wahrheit zu opfern". Stuttgarter Zeitung. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Heaven Shall Burn – Of Truth & Sacrifice" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Heaven Shall Burn – Of Truth & Sacrifice" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Heaven Shall Burn – Of Truth & Sacrifice" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Heaven Shall Burn - albums" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 13: del 20.3.2020 al 26.3.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Heaven Shall Burn – Of Truth & Sacrifice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 2020" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 18 December 2020.