Dawn of the Nine

Dawn of the Nine
Studio album by
Unleashed
Released27 April 2015
RecordedSeptember 2014, January 2015 at Chrome Studios, Stockholm[1]
GenreDeath metal
Length44:52
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerFredrik Folkare
Unleashed chronology
Odalheim
(2012) 		Dawn of the Nine
(2015) 		The Hunt for White Christ
(2018)

Dawn of the Nine is the 12th studio album by the Swedish death metal band Unleashed. It was released on 27 April 2015 by Nuclear Blast Records.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MetalSucks[2]
Louder Than War[3]
Metal Storm[4]
Metal Hammer[5]

Dawn of the Nine received positive reviews upon its release. Metal Sucks gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, commenting: "there is minimal respite from the full-on, brutal assault of uptempo, ultra-precise tech-death drumming and expert riffage/shreddy guitar soloing that will melt just about any face" whilst adding praise to the simplicity of the album with "there is a tasteful simplicity to the album’s stripped-down songwriting".[2] Louder Than War rated the album 7 out of 10, calling the album: "a solid effort, and it certainly deserves your listen".[3] Metal Hammer gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, commenting: "Viking veterans get older, wiser and meaner".[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A New Day Will Rise"3:51
2."They Came to Die"3:13
3."Defenders of Midgard"4:37
4."Where Is Your God Now?"4:24
5."The Bolt Thrower"3:49
6."Let the Hammer Fly"4:10
7."Where Churches Once Burned"5:18
8."Land of the Thousand Lakes"4:15
9."Dawn of the Nine"6:41
10."Welcome the Son of Thor!"4:34

Personnel

Unleashed[1]

  • Johnny Hedlund – Vocals, Bass, lyrics
  • Fredrik Folkare – Lead guitar, music
  • Tomas Olsson – Rhythm guitar
  • Anders Schultz – drums

Production

  • Fredrik Folkar – Engineering, Production
  • Pär Olofsson – Cover art
  • Erik Martensson – Mastering
  • Soile Siirtola – Photography
  • Joakim Sterner – Layout

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dawn of the Nine – Unleashed – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Kip Wingerschmidt (28 April 2015). "Album Review: Unleashed's Dawn of the Nine – MetalSucks". MetalSucks. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b Joshua Hart (15 June 2015). "Unleashed: Dawn of the Nine – album review – Louder Than War". Louder Than War. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. ^ Doc Godin (23 April 2015). "Unleashed – Dawn of the Nine review – Metal Storm". Metal Storm. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Olivier Badin (31 March 2015). "Unleashed: Dawn of the Nine – Metal Hammer". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 12 November 2017.


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