Solar Soul is the seventh album by the Swiss heavy metal band Samael, released on 1 June 2007 through Nuclear Blast.

Solar Soul
Studio album by
Released1 June 2007 (2007-06-01)
Recorded2006
Studio
  • The Cube
  • Albertine
  • Roystone
Switzerland
GenreIndustrial metal, symphonic metal
Length46:45
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerWaldemar Sorychta, Xy
Samael chronology
Era One
(2006)
Solar Soul
(2007)
Above
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Hard8/10[2]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Vorph; all music is composed by Xy

No.TitleLength
1."Solar Soul"3:44
2."Promised Land"3:58
3."Slavocracy"3:31
4."Western Ground"4:06
5."On the Rise"3:51
6."Alliance"3:41
7."Suspended Time"3:44
8."Valkyries' New Ride"3:54
9."AVE!"4:15
10."Quasar Waves"3:37
11."Architect"3:51
12."Olympus"4:39

Personnel

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Samael

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Additional musicians

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Technical personnel

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  • Waldemar Sorychta – production
  • D-Teck – engineering
  • Stéphane Loup – engineering
  • Stefan Glaumann – mixing
  • Tor Ingvarsson – Pro Tools assistant
  • Henrik Jonsson – mastering
  • Patrick Pidoux – front cover, additional graphics
  • Edi Maurer – portraits
  • Petri de Pità – band picture
  • Carsten Drescher – layouts

Charts

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Chart (2007) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[3] 158
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 41

References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Samael: Solar Soul at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. ^ Schiffbauer, Conny (2007). "Samael: Solar Soul". Rock Hard (in German) (242). Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH. ISSN 1437-8140. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Lescharts.com – Samael – Solar Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Samael – Solar Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2021.