Deaf to Our Prayers

2006 studio album by Heaven Shall Burn
Deaf to Our Prayers
Studio album by
Heaven Shall Burn
Released28 August 2006 (2006-08-28)
StudioRape of Harmonies Studios, Germany
Genre
  • Melodic death metal[1]
  • metalcore[1]
Length47:47
LabelCentury Media
ProducerAlexander Dietz, Maik Weichert
Heaven Shall Burn chronology
The Split Program II
(2005)
Deaf to Our Prayers
(2006)
Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!Favorable[3]
Rock Hard9.0/10[4]

Deaf to Our Prayers is the fourth full-length album by the German extreme metal band Heaven Shall Burn. The title was inspired by the famous poem "The Silesian Weavers" by German poet Heinrich Heine.[5] The first video released for this album was of the song "Counterweight".

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Counterweight"4:20
2."Trespassing the Shores of Your World"5:18
3."Profane Believers"3:36
4."Stay the Course"3:56
5."The Final March"4:06
6."Of No Avail"4:57
7."Armia"5:50
8."MyBestFriends.com"4:52
9."Biogenesis (Undo Creation)"3:54
10."Dying in Silence"4:20
11."The Greatest Gift of God"2:42
Total length:47:47
Japanese Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
12."True Belief" (Paradise Lost cover)4:34
Total length:52:21
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."The Weapon They Fear" (Music Video) 
2."The Weapon They Fear" (live) 
3."Behind a Wall of Silence" (live) 
4."The Only Truth" (live) 
5."No One Will Shed a Tear" (live) 
6."Voice of the Voiceless" (live) 
7."The Seventh Cross" (live) 
8."Bleeding to Death" (live) 
9."To Harvest the Storm" (live) 
10."Unleash Enlightment" (live) 

Personnel

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

Heaven Shall Burn
  • Marcus Bischoff – vocals
  • Maik Weichert – guitars
  • Alexander Dietz – guitars
  • Eric Bischoff – bass
  • Matthias Voigt – drums
Production
  • Maik Weichert – production
  • Alexander Dietz – production
  • Jacob Hansen – mixing, mastering
  • Patrick W. Engel – co-producer, additional guitar and bass
  • theterje.net – artwork, layout
  • Axel Jusseit – bandphoto


Additional musicians
  • Ralf Müller – synths, piano
  • Revenge Falls – backing vocals on "The Greatest Gift of God"

Charts

Chart performance for Deaf to Our Prayers
Chart (2022) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 22

References

  1. ^ a b c Bowar, Chad. "Heaven Shall Burn - Deaf To Our Prayers". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  2. ^ Deaf to Our Prayers at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Deneau, Max. "Heaven Shall Burn Deaf to Our Prayers". exclaim.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2014.[dead link]
  4. ^ Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard - Deaf to Our Prayers review". www.rockhard.de (in German). Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "HEAVEN SHALL BURN: "DEAF TO OUR PRAYERS" ERSCHEINT AM 25. AUGUST!". www.centurymedia.com (in German). CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS. June 20, 2006. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Heaven Shall Burn – Deaf to Our Prayers" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

External links

  • Deaf to Our Prayers at AllMusic
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