We Rule the Night | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 27, 2010 | |||
Recorded | January – February 2010 at Bohus Sound studios in Kungälv, Sweden | |||
Genre | Alternative metal, metalcore, nu metal | |||
Length | 40:24 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Toby Wright | |||
Sonic Syndicate chronology | ||||
|
We Rule the Night is the fourth studio album by Swedish metalcore band Sonic Syndicate. [1] The album was released on August 27, 2010 through Nuclear Blast and was produced by Toby Wright. [2] We Rule the Night is the first full-length release by the band to feature the vocals of Nathan James Biggs (former Hollow Earth Theory singer) who replaced former singer Roland Johansson who left the band in 2009. However, it is also the last album to feature founding members Richard and Roger Sjunnesson, who both left the band in October 2010 and May 2012 respectively. [3] The band toured Europe to support the album with the "We Rule the World Tour", starting on September 15, 2010 with Christoffer Andersson standing in for Richard. [4] [5]
Sonic Syndicate started working on the pre-production of the new album as of January 2010 and soon after announced that the producer for the album would be legendary U.S. producer Toby Wright. The main recording of the album took place at Bohus Sound Studios in Kungälv, Sweden. February 23, 2010 announced that they were finished with the recording the album. As of March 2010, although the album was being mixed and mastered in Sweden, Toby Wright returned to USA to begin the final mixing and mastering on the album at the Paramount Studios in North Hollywood, California. As of March 7, 2010, the album was complete, although after much delay it wouldn't be released until six months later. [6] [7]
This is the first Sonic Syndicate album to have two lyricists and also the first album which Robin Sjunnesson makes a significant contribution to the songwriting, writing alongside the new singer Nathan J. Biggs seven songs on the album. This is one of many features that possibly gave We Rule The Night a very different sound compared to previous material.
On November 6, 2009, the band released the EP Burn This City featuring the single and radio version of the title track "Burn This City" and a non-album track called "Rebellion in Nightmareland". [8] "Burn This City" went under a different mix for the album version to make it fit the style and sound of We Rule the Night. On May 4, 2010, Nuclear Blast offered a free download of the album version. [9]
On March 5, 2010, the band revealed the title and artwork for We Rule the Night. The artwork was created by Gustavo Savez of Abstrata Art, the same artist who made the artwork for Burn This City in 2009. [7] On March 19, 2010, the band revealed the full track listing of the standard CD version of the album and that there would be a limited digipack edition with a bonus DVD and two bonus tracks. [10]
The lead single "Revolution, Baby!" had its world premiere on the Swedish radio station Bandit Rock on May 5, 2010. On May 7, 2010, the single was made available for purchase and download on iTunes. [11] The music video directed by Patric Ullaeus premiered on the band's official MySpace page on May 17, 2010. [12] It was only intended to be released as a digital single but unexpectedly a signed promotional CD-single was released for free for a limited time in a package with the official T-shirt merchandise for the single. [13] On July 15, 2010, Nuclear Blast offered a free download of the single. [14]
The second single "My Own Life" had its world premiere on Bandit Rock on July 6, 2010. The music video directed by Patric Ullaeus premiered on the band's official MySpace page on July 7, 2010. [15] On August 6, 2010, the single was made available for purchase and download on iTunes. [16]
The third single "Turn It Up" was released on August 22, 2010. [17] The music video was not released until the end of September because of an accident while shooting the video causing Karin Axelsson a laceration as well as a brain concussion. At that moment, it wasn't certain if Karin would be able to perform at the band's next concerts, but she made a brilliant recovery and continued touring. [18] [19] [20] on Sunday, August 7, 2010 [18]
On August 20, the whole album was released on the band's MySpace page. [21] On September 13, the band offered for free for those who bought the 74th issue of the Sweden Rock magazine an exclusive maxi single including the unreleased track "Heart of Eve" and the previous singles "Burn This City" and "Revolution, Baby". "Heart of Eve" was originally planned to be released as the second bonus track for digipack on the album. [22]
On October 1, Nuclear Blast released the official video for the single "Turn It Up" on Vimeo. [23]
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metal Hammer | [24] |
Sputnikmusic | [25] |
We Rule the Night is a very diverse album compared to all of Sonic Syndicate's prior releases as it has a much more pop-friendly sound. Harsh vocals have a much smaller role, with melodic singing having nearly all prevalence. Former vocalist Richard Sjunnesson has stated in his blog that this was one of the reasons he quit the band. [25] Upon its release, We Rule the Night received mixed reviews from critics. The band members themselves described the album as radically different from anything they had done in the past, which most reviewers agreed to, with the reactions being mostly positive from major magazines like Metal Hammer [24] and Scream Magazine, but mostly negative by online reviewers, like Sputnikmusic who called the album "...one of the worst and most frustrating releases of 2010". [25]
Along all We Rule the Night tracks, some of the most recognized songs by the critics were "Beauty and the Freak", "Burn This City" and "Break of Day", standing of as one of the albums stronger songs, while songs like "My Own Life" and "Turn It Up" were criticized for having too much pop influence. "Revolution, Baby" also stood out as the most genre-busting track for having nu metal influence. [25]
All songs are credited to Nathan J. Biggs/Richard Sjunnesson (lyrics) and Sonic Syndicate (music) except Leave Me Alone by Peter Tägtgren and Jonas Kjellgren. Actual songwriters are listed below. [26]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Beauty and the Freak" |
|
| 3:32 |
2. | "Revolution, Baby!" | Nathan J. Biggs | Robin Sjunnesson | 3:24 |
3. | "Turn It Up!" | Nathan J. Biggs | Robin Sjunnesson | 3:38 |
4. | "My Own Life" | Nathan J. Biggs | Robin Sjunnesson | 3:46 |
5. | "Burn This City" | Nathan J. Biggs |
| 3:29 |
6. | "Black and Blue" | Nathan J. Biggs |
| 3:29 |
7. | "Miles Apart" | Nathan J. Biggs | Roger Sjunnesson | 3:39 |
8. | "Plans Are for People" | Richard Sjunnesson | Roger Sjunnesson | 4:11 |
9. | "Leave Me Alone" | Peter Tägtgren |
| 3:56 |
10. | "Break of Day" | Richard Sjunnesson | Roger Sjunnesson | 3:20 |
11. | "We Rule the Night" | Richard Sjunnesson | Roger Sjunnesson | 4:00 |
Total length: | 38:24 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
12. | "Dead and Gone" | Richard Sjunnesson | Roger Sjunnesson | 3:36 |
Total length: | 42:00 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
13. | "Perfect Alibi" | Nathan J. Biggs | Robin Sjunnesson | 3:41 |
Total length: | 45:51 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Heart of Eve" | Richard Sjunnesson | Roger Sjunnesson | 4:39 |
The track "Heart of Eve" was originally intended to be released as the Japanese exclusive bonus track, but was not included because Nuclear Blast didn't think it fitted the new sound they envisioned for the band. It was instead released as a single for Sweden Rock Magazine #74.
The track "Burn This City" was previously included on the Rebellion Pack and produced, engineered and originally mixed by Jonas Kjellgren. To match the sound with the other songs, the same recording (not a re-recording) went through a rough mix during the recording sessions by Toby Wright before going on to the final mix with the rest of the album.
Burn This City | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
EP by Sonic Syndicate | ||||
Released | November 8, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
Genre | Metalcore, alternative metal | |||
Length | 20:15 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Jonas Kjellgren & Sonic Syndicate | |||
Sonic Syndicate chronology | ||||
|
Burn This City EP is the first release by the band with Nathan James Biggs. It was released on November 8, 2009. A previously unreleased track from the recording session of Love and Other Disasters was meant to be re-recorded with Biggs, but they ultimately decided to write two brand new songs. The two new songs ended up being; the more radio friendly "Burn This City" and the more aggressive-sounding "Rebellion in Nightmareland," even an alternate radio mix of "Burn This City" in which some of Richard Sjunnesson's harsh vocals are removed.
Sonic Syndicate along with Patric Ullaeus won the award for best music video in 2010 at the Swedish Metal Awards, for their music video for "Burn This City." [30]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Burn This City (Single version)" | Nathan James Biggs | Robin Sjunnesson Roger Sjunnesson | 3:35 |
2. | "Rebellion in Nightmareland" | Richard Sjunnesson | Roger Sjunnesson | 4:18 |
3. | "Burn This City (Radio Edit)" | Nathan James Biggs | Robin Sjunnesson Roger Sjunnesson | 3:32 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Phoenix Down (Reused by The Unguided)" | |
2. | "Assassination of a Martyr (Renamed "Icehart Fragment" and reused by The Unguided)" |
During the recording session of "Burn This City" and "Rebellion in Nightmareland" several other tracks were made, but never recorded. All the songs were in their final stage but were thrown away as "Burn This City" and "Rebellion in Nightmareland" were the two tracks chosen for the EP. The tracks were completely scrapped when the band decided to only have new tracks (besides "Burn This City") on We Rule the Night.
Region | Date | Label |
---|---|---|
Europe | August 27, 2010 | Nuclear Blast |
Sweden | September 1, 2010 | Nuclear Blast |
Region | Date | Label |
---|---|---|
Europe | November 8, 2009 | Nuclear Blast |
Country | Position |
---|---|
Sweden | 13 [31] |
Germany | 22 [32] |
Switzerland | 42 [33] |
Austria | 44 [34] |
Finland | 29 [35] |
Threshold are an English progressive metal band formed in Surrey in the late 1980s. The guitarist and producer Karl Groom has been the band's only consistent member.
Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They are signed to Nuclear Blast. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, originally under the name Inferior Breed, the band changed their name in late 1996 to Soilwork.
Dr. Dog is an American rock band based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its lineup consists of Toby Leaman (bass), Scott McMicken, Frank McElroy, Zach Miller (keyboard), Eric Slick (drums), and Michael Libramento. Lead vocal duties are shared between Leaman and McMicken, with all members contributing harmonies. In addition, each band member has a nickname beginning with the letter T, and they have explained that friends of the band also receive nicknames, which are drawn from aspects of their lives and personalities.
Alf Peter Tägtgren is a Swedish musician and record producer. He is the founder, main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of death metal band Hypocrisy as well as the industrial metal band Pain in which he is the only member. He is also the owner of The Abyss recording studio and the co-founder of Lindemann, a music project between Tägtgren and Rammstein vocalist Till Lindemann. Tägtgren left Lindemann in 2020.
Sabaton is a Swedish power metal band from Falun. The vast majority of their albums are written about historical events, mainly wars and significant battles. Sabaton has been referred to as one of the "big four" power metal bands, along with Helloween, Blind Guardian, and DragonForce.
Sonic Syndicate was a Swedish metalcore band from Falkenberg. They were originally influenced by Swedish melodic death metal bands such as In Flames and Soilwork, as well as American metalcore bands like Killswitch Engage and All That Remains.
Eden Fire is the debut album by Swedish heavy metal band Sonic Syndicate. It is their first and only album to be released through the American record label, Pivotal Rockordings. The album was recorded and mixed at Studiomega from February 2005 to June 2005 by Christian Silver and Manne Engström. The album was re-released on December 9, 2008 via Pivotal Rockordings/Koch in North America and Canada. Because of this, the album would sell over 10,000 copies by the end of 2010. It was also the last record by the band before parting ways with drummer Kristoffer Bäcklund and pianist Andreas Mårtensson.
Attero Dominatus is the second studio album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton, as well as the first to feature keyboardist Daniel Mÿhr. The album reached 16th place on the Swedish album charts, remaining in the listings for seven weeks.
Only Inhuman is the second studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Sonic Syndicate. Released May 18, 2007 in Europe and on May 22, 2007, in North America. It's also the first album the band released through their new label, Nuclear Blast, as well as the first to feature vocalist Roland Johansson and drummer John Bengtsson as full-time members.
"The Mirror's Truth" is a song by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames from their ninth album, A Sense of Purpose. It was released as a single/EP on 7 March 2008.
Love and Other Disasters is the third album by Swedish heavy metal band Sonic Syndicate. It was released on 19 September 2008 and on 14 October in North America. A digipack version of the album was made available featuring two bonus tracks and a DVD. In the United States, the album sold around 800 copies in its first week; landing it on the Billboard Heatseekers chart at 85. Love and Other Disasters is the last album by the band to feature former singer Roland Johansson, and the last to be produced by Jonas Kjellgren. It is also the only album by the band to feature the same line-up as the preceding one.
Blakfish was a mathcore band, also described as 'death pop' by the NME, The band from Birmingham, England formed in the year 2000 after meeting and becoming friends at school, contrary to their frequent fabricated claims that they all met in juvenile prison.
Abrahadabra is the eighth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released in 2010. The first single from the album, "Gateways", was released on 20 August in Europe and 24 August in North America. On 14 September a video for "Gateways" was released featuring Djerv front-woman, Agnete Kjølsrud. On 17 September the song "Born Treacherous" was released on Dimmu Borgir's official Myspace for streaming. On 24 September the band announced they would stream Abrahadabra in its entirety, until 7 p.m. EST that evening. This would mark the first official release of all the tracks on the album. The album features drummer Daray and additional keyboards by Gerlioz.
The Word Alive is an American metalcore band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2008. The band was signed to Fearless Records since their formation. In 2022, they changed their label and signed to Thriller Records. The band currently consists of vocalist Tyler Smith, guitarist Jose DelRio, and drummer Daniel Nelson. The group has had several line-up changes throughout their career, with no founding members remaining. Their second EP, Empire reached No. 15 on the Top Heatseekers, meeting a great amount of positive acclaim upon its release in 2009. The following year, the group recorded and released their debut studio album, Deceiver on August 31, 2010, which reached No. 97 on the Billboard 200 and 15 on Independent Albums.
"Revolution, Baby" is the lead single of the fourth studio album We Rule the Night by the Swedish heavy metal band Sonic Syndicate. The single had its world premiere on the Swedish radio station Bandit Rock on May 5, 2010. On May 7, 2010, the single was made available for purchase and download on iTunes. The music video directed by Patric Ullaeus premiered on the band's official Myspace page on May 17, 2010. It was only intended to be released as a digital single but unexpectedly a signed promotional CD-single was released for free for a limited time in a package with the official T-shirt merchandise for the single. On July 15, 2010, Nuclear Blast offered a free download of the single.
The Unguided is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed by Richard Sjunnesson, Roger Sjunnesson, Roland Johansson and John Bengtsson, all of whom are former members of Sonic Syndicate. Later, they were joined by Cipher System bassist Henric Liljesand. Bengtsson was replaced by Richard Schill in late 2012 and Johansson was replaced by Jonathan Thorpenberg in 2016.
Hell Frost is the debut album by The Unguided. The album was released on 30 November 2011 through Despotz Records and was produced by Jonas Kjellgren. The album has been described by singer Richard Sjunnesson as a lyrical sequel to Eden Fire by Sonic Syndicate, their former band.
Requiem for the Indifferent is the fifth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. It was released on 9 March 2012. The album was the first to feature solos by keyboardist Coen Janssen, which very rarely occur on the band's other releases, and was the final album to feature original member Yves Huts on bass guitar.
Sonic Syndicate is the fifth studio album by Swedish metalcore band Sonic Syndicate. It is the first album by the band to not feature former members Richard and Roger Sjunnesson. The album features guest appearance from Björn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork on the track "Before You Finally Break", marking as the first time the band has collaborated with another artist on a studio album. It is the final album to feature long-time bassist Karin Axelsson and drummer John Bengtsson.
Confessions is the sixth studio album by Swedish rock band Sonic Syndicate, released on October 14, 2016, and their last album before their hiatus since 2018. The album was released via Despotz Records. It is the first album by the band to not feature longtime bassist Karin Axelsson, nor longtime drummer John "Runken" Bengtsson since their 2005 debut Eden Fire. They were replaced by Michel Bärzén and Peter Wallenäs, respectively. On October 12, 2016, the band released the album's title track as its first single. The music video to the song was released on October 21, 2016, one week after the album's release.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)