Antigone is the third full-length album of the German Metalcore

Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

 band Heaven Shall Burn

Heaven Shall Burn

Heaven Shall Burn is a German heavy metal band from Saalfeld, formed in 1996. They combine an aggressive metal sound with lyrics that show a militant support of anti-racism and fighting social injustice. All members of the band are vegan.-Biography:...

. The title was inspired by the female character of the play Antigone

Antigone (Sophocles)

Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 442 BC. Chronologically, it is the third of the three Theban plays but was written first...

 by Sophocles

Sophocles

Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides...

. The play is about a passionate young woman, that does what she knows is right, even though it is against the law. She makes sure that all of the town's people know what she did and she is punished by the king. The intro and the two outros were composed and recorded by Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds

Ólafur Arnalds

Ólafur Arnalds is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland. Ólafur Arnalds mixes strings and piano with loops and edgy beats crossing-over from classical to pop....

. A video was made for The Weapon They Fear; the song commemorates Víctor Jara

Víctor Jara

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. Tree of Freedom deals with the life of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...

. Voice of the Voiceless refers to the band's strong pro-vegan stance. Bleeding to Death deals with the economic and social problems in the former East Germany, from where the band originates.

Track listing

All songs were written by Maik Weichert, except where noted.

1. Echoes (Intro) - 1:29
2. The Weapon They Fear - 4:38
3. The Only Truth - 4:29
4. Architects of the Apocalypse - 4:01
5. Voice of the Voiceless - 4:53
6. Numbing the Pain - 5:36
7. To Harvest the Storm - 4:45
8. Rìsandi Von (Outro) - 1:31
9. Bleeding to Death - 4:14
10. Tree of Freedom - 4:49
11. The Dream is Dead - 4:41
12. Deyjandi Von (Outro) - 3:38

Bonus tracks on limited and Japanese edition

1. Dislocation - 3:34 (Disembodied cover)
2. Not My God - 3:56 (Hate Squad cover)

Additional bonus track on Korean edition

1. Straßenkampf - 2:03 (Die Skeptiker
   Die Skeptiker
   Die Skeptiker is a German punk band, founded in 1986 in East Berlin.Die Skeptiker were part of the so called Die anderen Bands which played political lyrics that criticised life in the GDR.In 2000, their singer, Eugen Balanskat, founded Roter Mohn...
   
   cover)