Deaf to Our Prayers is the fourth full-length album by the German

Germany

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 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 famous poem "The Silesian Weavers" by German poet Heinrich Heine

Heinrich Heine

Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century. He was also a journalist, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder by composers such as Robert Schumann...

. The first video released for this album was of the song "Counterweight". Marcus uses deeper style of his vocals, similar to more of death metal

Death metal

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 for this album.

Deaf To Our Prayers entered the official LP charts in Germany at position 65.

Track listing

1. "Counterweight" - 4:19
2. "Trespassing the Shores of Our World" - 5:18
3. "Profane Believers" - 3:36
4. "Stay the Course" - 3:56
5. "The Final March" - 4:06
6. "Of No Avail" - 4:56
7. "Armia" - 5:50
8. "mybestfriends.com" - 4:52
9. "Biogenesis (Undo Creation)" - 3:53
10. "Dying in Silence" - 4:20
11. "The Greatest Gift of God" - 2:42
12. "True Belief" (Paradise Lost Cover - Japanese Bonus Track) - 4:34

Personnel

• vocals - Marcus Bischoff
• guitar - Maik Weichert
• guitar - Alexander Dietz
• bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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   - Eric Bischoff
• drums - Matthias Voigt

• mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
  In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
  
   - Jacob Hansen
• mastering
  Audio mastering
  Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
  
   - Jacob Hansen
• producers
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
  - Alexander Dietz and Maik Weichert