The Awakening (Caliban album)

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The Awakening
Caliban-The Awakening2007.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 May 2007 (Germany)
28 May 2007 (UK)
23 October 2007 (US)
RecordedJanuary–February 2007 at Cemetery Studios
Genre Metalcore
Length43:38
Label Roadrunner, Century Media
Producer Benny Richter
Caliban chronology
The Undying Darkness
(2006)
The Awakening
(2007)
Say Hello to Tragedy
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Terrorizer Magazine (6.5/10)[ citation needed ]
Metal Hammer (7/10)[ citation needed ]
Metal Storm (4/10) [1]
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The Awakening is the sixth studio album by German metalcore band Caliban, released on 25 May 2007. The album peaked at number 36 on the German album charts. A limited digipak edition was released, which also came with a bonus patch. The album was released in the United States on 23 October 2007. This delay was because of the band's American label, Abacus Recordings, merging with Century Media.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Andreas Dörner and all music written by Marc Görtz.

No.TitleLength
1."I Will Never Let You Down"3:33
2."Let Go"3:58
3."Another Cold Day"4:34
4."My Time Has Come"3:41
5."Life Is Too Short"3:42
6."Give Me a Reason"3:55
7."Stop Running"3:18
8."The Awakening"3:53
9."I Believe..."3:20
10."Rise and Fight"3:37
11."Nowhere to Run, No Place to Hide"3:38
12."I'll Show No Fear"3:29
Total length:43:38
Japanese Edition Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
13."I See the Falling Sky" (feat. Anders Fridén of In Flames))5:07
Total length:48:45

Personnel

Credits

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 74
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 36

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