Maximalism (album)

Maximalism
Studio album by Amaranthe
Released	21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Recorded	18 April – 3 August 2016 (2016-04-18 – 2016-08-03)
Studio	Top Floor (Gothenburg, Sweden) Hansen (Ribe, Denmark) Amaranthe (Los Angeles)
Genre	Melodic death metal [1] power metal [2] EDM [2] trance [3] [4]
Length	39:42
Label	Spinefarm
Producer	Jacob Hansen
Amaranthe chronology
Massive Addictive (2014) Maximalism (2016) Helix (2018)
Singles from Maximalism
"That Song" Released: 21 September 2016 [5] "Fury" Released: 7 October 2016 "Boomerang" Released: 9 January 2017 "Maximize" Released: 29 August 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AudioVein Entertainment	[1]
BraveWords	7.5/10 [3]
Metal Hammer (GER)	2/7 [6]
Metal Hammer (UK)	[4]
Metal Temple	10/10 [7]
The Soundboard	5/10 [2]
We Love Metal	10/10 [8]

Maximalism (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe. ^[9] It is also the final album to feature vocalist and co-founder Jake E. It was recorded between 18 April and 3 August 2016, and released on 21 October that year.

Track listing

Maximalism– Standard edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Maximize"	Olof Mörck Elize Ryd Jake E	Mörck Ryd	3:10
2.	"Boomerang"	Mörck Ryd Jake E	Mörck Ryd	3:22
3.	"That Song"	Mörck Ryd Jake E	Ryd Mörck	3:13
4.	"21"	Ryd Mörck Jake E	Mörck Ryd Jake E	3:05
5.	"On the Rocks"	Mörck Ryd Jake E	Mörck Ryd Jake E	3:09
6.	"Limitless"	Ryd Mörck Jake E	Ryd Mörck	3:10
7.	"Fury"	Jake E Ryd Mörck Henrik Englund	Ryd Mörck	2:58
8.	"Faster"	Jake E	Jake E Mörck Ryd	3:25
9.	"Break Down and Cry"	Jake E	Jake E Mörck Morten Løwe Sørensen	3:56
10.	"Supersonic"	Ryd Mörck Jake E	Ryd Mörck Jake E	3:17
11.	"Fireball"	Mörck Ryd Jake E	Mörck Ryd Jake E	3:14
12.	"Endlessly"	Ryd Mörck	Ryd Mörck	3:43
Total length:				39:42

Maximalism– Japanese edition (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
13.	"Burn with Me" (live in O2 Islington, London 2014)	Jake E Mörck	Mörck Jake E Ryd	4:15
14.	"1.000.000 Lightyears" (live in O2 Islington, London 2014)	Mörck Ryd Jake E Andy Solveström	Mörck Ryd	3:24
15.	"Leave Everything Behind" (live in O2 Islington, London 2014)	Jake E Mörck	Mörck Jake E	3:26
Total length:				50:47

Personnel

Amaranthe

• Elize Ryd – clean vocals (female)
• Jake E – clean vocals (male)
• Olof Mörck – guitars, keyboards, programming, co-producer, mixing
• Johan Andreassen – bass
• Morten Løwe Sørensen – drums
• Henrik Englund – harsh vocals

Production

• Jacob Hansen – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
• Jakob Herrmann – co-producer, engineer

Miscellaneous

• Mattias Bylund – strings on "Endlessly"
• Michael Bohlin – mixing of Japanese bonus tracks
• Gustavo Sazes – artwork
• Patric Ullaeus – photography
• Jonas Haagensen – studio assistant & co-engineering
• Christoffer Borg – studio assistant & co-engineering

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10]	94
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [11]	91
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [12]	3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13]	84
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [14]	24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16]	44
US Billboard 200 [17]	169
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [18]	25
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [19]	6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [20]	1

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