The Nexus (album)

The Nexus is the second studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe. The album was released on varying dates in March 2013, starting on the 13th in Japan and concluding on the 26th in the US. The Nexus is a development of the sound and ideas Amaranthe introduced on their first record. The band stated that they felt "the contrasts are greater, the mix and blends of genres is more controversial, and more creative freedoms were taken in this album."[4] It is also the first album to include a song ("Burn with Me") without any harsh vocals, and the last with harsh vocalist Andreas Solveström.

The Nexus
Studio album by
Amaranthe
ReleasedMarch 13, 2013 (2013-03-13)
RecordedSeptember 24 – November 24, 2012 (2012-09-24 – 2012-11-24)
Studio
Genre
Length41:35
LabelSpinefarm
ProducerJacob Hansen
Amaranthe chronology
Amaranthe
(2011)		 The Nexus
(2013)		 Massive Addictive
(2014)
Singles from The Nexus
  1. "The Nexus"
    Released: January 25, 2013
  2. "Burn with Me"
    Released: June 17, 2013
  3. "Invincible"
    Released: November 26, 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal.de[2]
Metal Hammer (GER)[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Olof Mörck, Elize Ryd and Jake E. Lundberg; all music is composed by Mörck, Ryd and Lundberg, except where indicated.

No.TitleLength
1."Afterlife"3:15
2."Invincible"3:11
3."The Nexus"3:16
4."Theory of Everything"3:35
5."Stardust"3:09
6."Burn with Me"4:01
7."Mechanical Illusion"4:01
8."Razorblade"3:05
9."Future on Hold"3:17
10."Electroheart"3:48
11."Transhuman"3:55
12."Infinity"3:05
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Burn with Me" (acoustic)  3:52
14."Hunger" (acoustic)Mörck, Lundberg, Andreas SolveströmMörck, Lundberg, Ryd, Solveström3:22
Digipak bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Afterlife" (acoustic)  3:14
14."Leave Everything Behind" (early version)Mörck, LundbergMörck, Lundberg3:18
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Hunger" (remix)3:17
Videos
No.TitleLength
14."The Nexus" (Video) 
15."1,000,000 Lightyears" (Live Video) 
16."The Making of "The Nexus"" (Studio Documentary) 

Personnel

Amaranthe

Production
  • Jacob Hansen - producer, engineer, mixing, mastering

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart[5] 4
Swedish Albums Chart[6] 6
US Heatseeker Albums[7] 12
UK Rock Chart[8] 17
Swiss Albums Chart[9] 90
Belgian Ultratop (Wallonia)[10] 192
Japanese Albums Chart (Oricon)[11] 31

Scheduled release history[12]
Country Date
Japan 13 March 2013
Sweden 20 March 2013
Finland 22 March 2013
Germany 22 March 2013
UK 25 March 2013
United States 26 March 2013

References
  1. Collar, Matt. "Amaranthe - The Nexus". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  2. Schörg, Florian (28 February 2013). "Amaranthe "The Nexus"" (in German). Metal.de. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  3. Ahlig, Enrico (10 April 2013). "Amaranthe - The Nexus". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  4. Johnny Price (2013-06-07). "INTERVIEW: AMARANTHE'". RockRevolt Magazine™.
  5. "Amaranthe - The Nexus (album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  6. "Amaranthe - The Nexus (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  7. "Amaranthe Chart History". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  8. "2013 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  9. "Amaranthe - The Nexus". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  10. "Amaranthe - The Nexus". Ultratop (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  11. "The Nexus - Amaranthe" (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  12. Amaranthe - The Official Web Site, http://www.amaranthe.se/
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