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The Awakening
by: Caliban
Price: $15.98 current as of:
03/14/2010 23:38 EDT
Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0727701842424
Item Dimensions: 21
Label: Century Media
Manufacturer: Century Media
MPN: 18424
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Century Media
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Studio: Century Media
Editorial Review:Album Description:Release postponed in the U.S.! 2007 release from the German Death-Core band, unleashed ten years after the band originally formed. They have been a major influence on bands like Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage, etc. and continue to break new ground with each release. 12 tracks including 'I Will Never Let You Down', 'I'll Show No Fear' and 'Let Go'. Roadrunner.
Disc 1:- I Will Never Let You Down
- Let Go
- Another Cold Day
- My Time Has Come
- Life Is Too Short
- Give Me a Reason
- Stop Running
- Awakening
- I Believe
- Rise and Fight
- Nowhere to Run, No Place to Hide
- I'll Show No Fear
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Rating:  -
Caliban's sixth-full length practically has "great metalcore" written all over it. Let's go over some of the facts, shall we? A) it was released the U.S.A. through the wealthy Roadrunner Records; b) hardcore-influenced metal is very popular at this point in time (and has been for some time), so it should sell fairly well here in the States; c) it boasts a crystal clear final mixing job from none other than Killswitch Engage's Adam Dutkiewicz (can you name almost any recent metalcore disc that wasn't?). ...
Rating:  -
Perhaps the structure of the tracks might have been better (harder) and connected but whatever, its a great album.
In a sea of rock/metal wannabes, we see utter failures up to decent acts. I dislike comparing Caliban to others as usually provokes angry replies from competition fans, however these German 'metallers' are more in step with the genre they belong to (metalcore, hardcore punk, extreme metal,...)
Hope Caliban will stick to its roots, deliver the goods and beat the competition ...
Rating: -
I will begin by saying that I have an obvious bias towards the longtime metalcore machine that is Caliban. I've been a fan since SHADOW HEARTS, and have really appreciated the diversity of each album which has followed since that release. This is a band that has not been afraid to take chances regardless of criticism and unworthy comparisons to lesser acts.
I wrote a review on THE UNDYING DARKNESS that stated that that album would be the album for which they were going to be judged by. It didn't receive ...
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