Helix (Amaranthe album)

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Helix
Album cover of Helix by Amaranthe.jpg
Studio album by
Amaranthe
ReleasedOctober 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
RecordedMarch 5 – May 11, 2018 (2018-03-05 – 2018-05-11)
Studio
Genre
Length41:15
Label Spinefarm
Producer Jacob Hansen
Amaranthe chronology
Maximalism
(2016)		Helix
(2018)		 Manifest
(2020)
Singles from Helix
  1. "365"
    Released: August 10, 2018 [4]
  2. "Countdown"
    Released: September 28, 2018 [5]
  3. "Inferno"
    Released: October 12, 2018 [6]
  4. "Dream"
    Released: January 10, 2019
  5. "Helix"
    Released: September 6, 2019
  6. "GG6"
    Released: November 22, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 7/10 [7]
Metal Hammer (UK)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Helix (stylized in all caps) is the fifth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe. It is also the first album featuring the band's new clean male vocalist Nils Molin (Dynazty), since the departure of the band's former clean male vocalist Jake E.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Elize Ryd and Olof Mörck; all music is composed by Mörck and Ryd, except where noted

Helix– Standard edition
No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Score" 3:41
2."365" 3:28
3."Inferno" 3:13
4."Countdown" 3:01
5."Helix" 3:35
6."Dream" 3:39
7."GG6"
  • Mörck
  • Henrik Englund
  • Ryd
3:10
8."Breakthrough Starshot" 3:12
9."My Haven"
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Englund
3:43
10."Iconic" 3:12
11."Unified" 3:59
12."Momentum" 3:22
Total length:41:15
Helix– Limited edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
13."Say the Word"2:52
14."Dream" (acoustic)3:35
Total length:47:42
Helix– Japanese edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
13."Helix" (acoustic)2:41
14."Unified" (acoustic)3:20
Total length:47:16
Helix– 2021 version
No.TitleLength
13."Say the Word"2:52
14."Dream" (acoustic)3:35
15."Helix" (acoustic)2:41
16."Unified" (acoustic)3:20
Total length:53:43
Helix– Japanese deluxe edition (bonus DVD)
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."365" (music video) Patric Ullaeus 3:30
2."The Making of 365" 3:54
3."The Making of Helix" 12:10
Total length:19:34

Personnel

Band members
Crew

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] 57
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [10] 101
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [11] 39
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [12] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 29
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [14] 54
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] 78
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [16] 64
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 21
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [19] 52
UK Album Sales (OCC) [20] 60
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [21] 5
US Top Current Albums ( Billboard ) [22] 52
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [23] 1
US Top Hard Rock Album Sales ( Billboard ) [24] 7
US Top Rock Album Sales ( Billboard ) [25] 19

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