Armamentarium (album)

Armamentarium
Studio album by Neaera
Released	August 24, 2007 (2007-08-24)
Recorded	June 2007 (2007-06)
Studio	Hansen Studios
Genre	Melodic death metal, metalcore
Length	52:57
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Jacob Hansen, Alexander Dietz, Neaera
Neaera chronology
Let the Tempest Come (2006) Armamentarium (2007) Omnicide – Creation Unleashed (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]

Armamentarium is the third studio album by German melodic death metal band Neaera. It was released on 24 August 2007 through Metal Blade Records.

Packaging

The first edition of this album contains a bonus DVD (61 minutes long) of Neaera playing live in their hometown of Münster. ^{[3] [ unreliable source? ]}

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Neaera; all music is composed by Neaera.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spearheading the Spawn"	5:45
2.	"Tools of Greed"	3:51
3.	"Armamentarium"	4:45
4.	"Synergy"	4:53
5.	"Harbinger"	4:56
6.	"In Loss"	3:32
7.	"The Orphaning"	3:51
8.	"The Escape from Escapism"	4:08
9.	"Mutiny of Untamed Minds"	4:31
10.	"The Need for Pain"	5:29
11.	"Liberation"	7:13
Total length:		52:57

US bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"The Cleansing Void"	4:09
Total length:		57:06

Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mechanisms of Standstill"
2.	"Paradigm Lost"
3.	"The World Devourers"
4.	"Let the Tempest Come"
5.	"I Love the World"
6.	"Armamentarium"
7.	"Walls Instead of Bridges"
8.	"...to Oblivion" (contains "From Grief...")
9.	"Broken Spine"
10.	"Scars to Grey"
11.	"Where Submission Reigns"

Credits

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

Personnel

Neaera

• Benjamin Hilleke – vocals
• Stefan Keller – guitar
• Tobias Buck – guitar
• Benjamin Donath – bass
• Sebastian Heldt – drums

Additional musicians

• Marcus Bischoff (Heaven Shall Burn) – vocals on "Liberation"

Production

• Neaera – production
• Jacob Hansen – production, recording, mixing, mastering
• Alexander Dietz (Heaven Shall Burn) – vocals recording
• Ralf Müller – vocals recording

Artwork and design

• theterje.net – artwork

Studios

• Hansen Studios – recording, mixing, mastering
• Rape of Harmonies Studios – vocals recording

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5]	65

References

1. Bowar, Chad. "Neaera - Armamentarium Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
2. Prato, Greg. Armamentarium - Neaera at AllMusic
3. Encyclopaedia Metallum – Neaera – Armamentarium
4. Armamentarium (booklet). Neaera. Metal Blade Records. 2007.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Neaera – Armamentarium" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.

External links

• Armamentarium at AllMusic
• Armamentarium at Metal Blade Records