Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark is a two disc compilation album from Nuclear Blast Records to commemorate their 20 years as a record label. Produced by Peter Wichers, who is also the only songwriter on the album, it features a variable collection of "All Stars" much in the same vein as Roadrunner United.[1] The album includes 11 different singers, with Wichers playing bass and guitar, and drums by Dirk Verbeuren and Henry Ranta. It also includes a second disc which includes 10 songs from thrash metal, death metal and black metal bands signed to Nuclear Blast.[2] While its "twin" album Into the Light focuses more on the power metal side of the label, Out of the Dark is rather devoted to the genre of melodic death metal.
Out of the Dark | ||||
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Compilation album by Nuclear Blast All-Stars | ||||
Released | September 21, 2007 September 27, 2007 | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal Extreme metal Thrash metal | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Peter Wichers | |||
Nuclear Blast All-Stars chronology | ||||
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Track listing
Disc 1
All music is composed by Peter Wichers from Soilwork.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Dysfunctional Hours" (with Anders Fridén of In Flames) | Anders Fridén | 04:23 |
2. | "Schizo" (feat. Peter Tägtgren of Hypocrisy and Pain) | Peter Tägtgren | 03:32 |
3. | "Devotion" (feat. Jari Mäenpää of Wintersun) | Jukka Koskinen | 03:40 |
4. | "The Overshadowing" (feat. Christian Älvestam formerly of Scar Symmetry) | Henrik Ohlsson | 03:43 |
5. | "Paper Trail" (feat. John Bush formerly of Anthrax) | John Bush | 04:19 |
6. | "The Dawn of All" (feat. Björn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork) | Björn Strid | 04:10 |
7. | "Cold Is My Vengeance" (feat. Maurizio Iacono of Kataklysm) | Maurizio Iacono | 03:46 |
8. | "My Name Is Fate" (feat. Mark Osegueda of Death Angel) | Mark Osgueda | 04:02 |
9. | "The Gilded Dagger" (feat. Richard Sjunnesson and Roland Johansson; both formerly of Sonic Syndicate) | Richard Sjunnesson | 04:30 |
10. | "Closer to the Edge" (feat. Guillaume Bideau of Mnemic) | Guillaume Bideau | 04:36 |
Total length: | 40:48 |
Disc 2
- Dimmu Borgir – The Heretic Hammer (US Bonus "In Sorte Diaboli") (04:38)
- Immortal – Tyrants (06:18)
- Nile – As He Creates, So He Destroys (04:38)
- Exodus – Purge the World (Japan Bonus "Shovel Headed Kill Machine") (04:02)
- Anthrax - Ghost (01:56)
- Meshuggah – Futile Bread Machine (Campfire Version) (Taken from "The True Human Design" EP) (03:30)
- Chimaira - Kingdom of Heartache (Japan Bonus "Resurrection") (04:09)
- All Shall Perish – Prisoner of War (04:44)
- Agnostic Front – All is Not Forgotten (01:55)
- Threat Signal – Counterbalance (05:39)
Total length: 41:22
Nuclear Blast America Version
- Track 1 on disc 2 is Dimmu Borgir - "The Ancestral Fever" (European Bonus "In Sorte Diaboli") (05:51)
- Track 5 on disc 2 is Bleed the Sky - "The Martyr" (05:51)
- Track 7 on disc 2 is EPICA - "Replica" (Fear Factory cover) (04:10)
Personnel
- Peter Wichers - bass, guitars, keyboards
- Henry Ranta - drums (1, 2, 5, 6, 8)
- Dirk Verbeuren - drums (3, 4, 7, 9, 10)
- Mattias Nilsson - shakers, tambourine (5)