Veto (album)

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Veto
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Studio album by
Heaven Shall Burn
ReleasedApril 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)
Recorded2013
StudioChemical Burn Studios, Germany (recording), Antfarm Studio, Denmark (mixing)
Genre Melodic death metal, [1] metalcore [2] [1]
Length49:22
LanguageEnglish, German
Label Century Media
Producer Alexander Dietz, Maik Weichert
Heaven Shall Burn chronology
Invictus (Iconoclast III)
(2010)		Veto
(2013)		 Wanderer
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! 6/10 [2]
Metal Hammer 6/10 [3]
Rock Hard9.0/10 [4]
Sputnikmusic3.9/5 [1]

Veto is the seventh studio album by German extreme metal band Heaven Shall Burn, released on 19 April 2013 through Century Media Records. The album entered the US Top Heatseekers albums at No. 14 [5] selling 1,175 copies in the first week. [6]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Heaven Shall Burn, except where noted.

Standard Edition CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Godiva"  4:20
2."Land of the Upright Ones"  4:09
3."Die Stürme rufen Dich" (German: "The storms call out for you")  4:00
4."Fallen"  4:30
5."Hunters Will Be Hunted"  6:00
6."You Will Be Godless"  3:11
7."Valhalla" (Blind Guardian cover) Hansi Kürsch Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen, Thomas Stauch 5:30
8."Antagonized"  3:34
9."Like Gods Among Mortals"  4:21
10."53 Nations"  4:07
11."Beyond Redemption"  5:47
Total length:49:02
Special Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."European Super State" (Killing Joke cover) Killing Joke 4:31
Total length:53:53
Korean Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Nowhere" (Therapy? cover) Andy Cairns 2:25
Total length:51:47
iTunes deluxe version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."European Super State" (Killing Joke cover) Jaz Coleman, Martin Glover, Geordie Walker, Paul Ferguson 4:31
13."River Runs Red" (Life of Agony cover) 1:51
14."Whatever It May Take 2013" 3:44
Total length:59:28
Bonus CD: 500.Live (Live in Saalfeld, 21. December 2012)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Counterweight" 4:38
2."Profane Believers" 3:35
3."The Only Truth" 4:23
4."The Omen" 3:54
5."Voice of the Voiceless" 4:14
6."Behind a Wall of Silence" 3:52
7."Combat" 3:43
8."Forlorn Skies" 4:17
9."Whatever It May Take" 3:49
10."The Disease" 3:02
11."Trespassing the Shores of Your World" 5:30
12."Endzeit" 5:29
13."Black Tears" (Edge of Sanity cover)Dan Swanö3:12
14."To Inherit the Guilt" 3:28
15."The Weapon They Fear" 4:15
Total length:1:01:11
Blizzard Over England Mix
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Godiva" 4:23
2."Land of the Upright Ones" 4:07
3."Die Stürme rufen Dich" 4:19
4."Fallen" 4:36
5."Hunters Will Be Hunted" 5:59
6."You Will Be Godless" 3:10
7."Valhalla" (Blind Guardian cover) Blind Guardian 5:30
8."Antagonized" 3:33
9."Like Gods Among Mortals" 3:32
10."53 Nations" 4:17
11."Beyond Redemption" 5:43
Total length:49:04

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Heaven Shall Burn

Additional musicians

Production

Production (500.Live)

Production (Blizzard Over England Mix)

Release history

RegionDate
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, NorwayApril 19, 2013
EuropeApril 22, 2013
Australia, New Zealand, FinlandApril 26, 2013
US, CanadaApril 30, 2013

Chart performance

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 153
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 194
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 71
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 14

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