Ghost Empire

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Ghost Empire
GhostEmpireCover.jpg
Studio album by
Released24 January 2014 (2014-01-24)
Genre Metalcore
Length48:04
LanguageEnglish, German
Label Century Media
Producer Benny Richter, Marc Görtz
Caliban chronology
I Am Nemesis
(2012)
Ghost Empire
(2014)
Gravity
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rock Sound 6/10 [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.

Contents

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
Guest musicians
Additional musicians
Production
Artwork and design

Studios

Release history

RegionDate
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand24 January 2014
Europe27 January 2014
USA, Canada4 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

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References

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