| Dawn of the Nine | ||||
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| Released | April 27, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | September 2014, January 2015 at Chrome Studios, Stockholm [1] | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 44:52 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Fredrik Folkare | |||
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Dawn of the Nine is the 12th studio album by the Swedish death metal band Unleashed. It was released on 27 April 2015 by Nuclear Blast Records. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| MetalSucks |    [2] |
| Louder Than War |   [3] |
| Metal Storm | [4] |
| Metal Hammer | [5] |
Dawn of the Nine received positive reviews upon its release. Metal Sucks gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, commenting: "there is minimal respite from the full-on, brutal assault of uptempo, ultra-precise tech-death drumming and expert riffage/shreddy guitar soloing that will melt just about any face" whilst adding praise to the simplicity of the album with "there is a tasteful simplicity to the album’s stripped-down songwriting". [2] Louder Than War rated the album 7 out of 10, calling the album: "a solid effort, and it certainly deserves your listen". [3] Metal Hammer gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, commenting: "Viking veterans get older, wiser and meaner". [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A New Day Will Rise" | 3:51 |
| 2. | "They Came to Die" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Defenders of Midgard" | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Where Is Your God Now?" | 4:24 |
| 5. | "The Bolt Thrower" | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Let the Hammer Fly" | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Where Churches Once Burned" | 5:18 |
| 8. | "Land of the Thousand Lakes" | 4:15 |
| 9. | "Dawn of the Nine" | 6:41 |
| 10. | "Welcome the Son of Thor!" | 4:34 |
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