Whatever It May Take

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Whatever It May Take
Heaven shall burn Whatever it may take.jpg
Studio album by
Released11 November 2002 (2002-11-11)
RecordedNovember 2001
StudioRape of Harmonies Studios, Germany
Genre
Length48:24
Label Lifeforce
Producer Patrick W. Engel
Heaven Shall Burn chronology
Asunder
(2000)
Whatever It May Take
(2002)
Antigone
(2004)
Alternative cover
Heaven shall burn Whatever it may take 2007.jpg
Cover of the 2007 Re-Release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Rock Hard8.0/10 [3]
Sputnikmusic5/5 [2]

Whatever It May Take is the second studio album released by German heavy metal band Heaven Shall Burn.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Maik Weichert

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:49
2."Behind a Wall of Silence"3:42
3."The Worlds in Me"4:22
4."The Martyrs' Blood"4:16
5."It Burns Within"4:29
6."Implore the Darken Sky"5:08
7."The Few Upright"2:16
8."Whatever It May Take"3:44
9."Ecowar"3:22
10."Naked Among Wolves"4:16
11."The Fire"4:12
12."Casa de Caboclo" (Point of No Return cover)2:46
13."Implore the Darken Sky" (Classic version)5:08
Total length:48:24
2007 Re-Release
No.TitleLength
1."The Few Upright"2:17
2."Behind a Wall of Silence"3:41
3."The Fire"4:11
4."Naked Among Wolves"4:17
5."The Martyr's Blood"4:15
6."The Worlds in Me"4:20
7."Implore the Darken Sky"5:07
8."Ecowar"2:59
9."It Burns Within"4:28
10."Whatever It May Take"3:44
11."io"2:01
12."Casa de Caboclo" (Point of No Return cover)2:47
13."Implore the Darken Sky" (Classic version)5:07
Total length:49:14

Notes

Personnel

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

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