Massive Addictive (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe. It is also the first album with Henrik Englund on harsh vocals, replacing former growling vocalist Andy Solveström, who left the band in 2013.[6]

Massive Addictive
Studio album by
Released15 October 2014 (2014-10-15)
Recorded27 April – 12 June 2014 (2014-04-27 – 2014-06-12)
Studio
  • Hansen (Ribe, Denmark)
  • Gothenburg Rock (Gothenburg, Sweden)
  • Amaranthe (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length41:03
LabelSpinefarm
ProducerJacob Hansen
Amaranthe chronology
The Nexus
(2013)
Massive Addictive
(2014)
Maximalism
(2016)
Singles from Massive Addictive
  1. "Drop Dead Cynical"
    Released: 16 September 2014
  2. "Trinity"
    Released: 29 September 2014
  3. "Dynamite"
    Released: 13 October 2014
  4. "Digital World"
    Released: 11 May 2015
  5. "True"
    Released: 30 October 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BraveWords8.5/10[4]
Metal Hammer (GER)4.0/7[5]
Metal Hammer (UK)[2]
Metal Temple10/10[3]

Track listing edit

Massive Addictive – Standard edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Dynamite"
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
3:14
2."Drop Dead Cynical"
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Jake E
3:17
3."Trinity"
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
3:11
4."Massive Addictive"
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Jake E
3:29
5."Digital World"
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
  • Jake E
  • Ryd
3:17
6."True"
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
3:30
7."Unreal"
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Jake E
3:36
8."Over and Done"
  • Mörck
  • Jake E
Mörck3:38
9."Danger Zone"
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Mörck
  • Jake E
  • Ryd
3:01
10."Skyline"
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
  • Jake E
  • Ryd
3:39
11."An Ordinary Abnormality"
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Mörck
  • Jake E
3:28
12."Exhale"
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Mörck
  • Jake E
3:43
Total length:41:03
Massive Addictive – Japanese edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
13."Trinity" (acoustic)3:19
14."True" (acoustic)3:22
Total length:47:44
Massive Addictive Spotify edition (bonus track)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."1.000.000 Lightyears" (live)
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Jake E
  • Andy Solveström
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
3:26
Total length:44:29

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 194
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 89
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 53
US Billboard 200[13] 105
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 25
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 1

References edit

  1. ^ Hannes (October 28, 2014). "Amaranthe – Massive Addictive review". Metal Utopia. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Morris, Catherine (September 16, 2014). "Amaranthe: Massive Addictive". Metal Hammer. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Fox, Daniel (September 18, 2014). "Amaranthe – Massive Addictive". Metal Temple. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Begai, Carl (October 22, 2014). "Amaranthe – Massive Addictive". BraveWords. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  5. ^ Liebler, Manuel (November 4, 2014). "Review of Amaranthe Massive Addictive". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Massive Addictive – Amaranthe | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Amaranthe – Massive Addictive" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  8. ^ "Amaranthe: Massive Addictive" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  9. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  10. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2014-10-27" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  11. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Amaranthe – Massive Addictive". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Amaranthe – Massive Addictive". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  13. ^ "Amaranthe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  14. ^ "Amaranthe Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  15. ^ "Amaranthe Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  16. ^ "Amaranthe Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2014.