The Undying Darkness is the fifth studio album by German metalcore band Caliban. It was released on 4 April 2006 by German record label Abacus records.[5][6]

The Undying Darkness
Studio album by
Released4 April 2006 (2006-04-04)
RecordedSeptember–October 2005
StudioPrincipal Studios, Senden, Germany
GenreMetalcore
Length46:12
LabelAbacus Recordings
ProducerAnders Fridén
Caliban chronology
The Split Program II
(2005)
The Undying Darkness
(2006)
The Awakening
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net6/10[2]
Punknews.org[3]
Sputnikmusic3.0/5[4]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Dörner; all music is composed by Görtz

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 1:05
2."I Rape Myself" 3:25
3."Song About Killing" 3:21
4."It's Our Burden to Bleed" 3:50
5."Nothing Is Forever" 3:56
6."Together Alone" 3:12
7."My Fiction Beauty" 4:42
8."No More 2nd Chances" 4:06
9."I Refuse to Keep On Living..." 5:06
10."Sick of Running Away" 3:47
11."Moment of Clarity" 2:41
12."Army of Me" (Björk cover)Björk, Massey3:33
13."Room of Nowhere" 3:44
Total length:46:12

Credits

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Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]

Personnel

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Caliban

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Additional musicians

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  • Benjamin Richter – keyboard, sampling
  • Bony Fertigmensch – additional bass
  • "Mille" Petrozza – additional vocals on "Moment of Clarity"
  • Tanja Keilen – additional vocals on "Army of Me"
  • Sky Hoff (Machinemade God) – additional guitar on "Nothing Is Forever" and "Army of Me"
  • Ben Fink – background vocals on "It's Our Burden to Bleed" and "No More 2nd Chances"
  • Marcel Hilgenstock – background vocals on "It's Our Burden to Bleed" and "No More 2nd Chances"
  • Björn Esser – background vocals on "It's Our Burden to Bleed" and "No More 2nd Chances"
  • Flo Velten (ex-Machinemade God) – background vocals on "It's Our Burden to Bleed" and "No More 2nd Chances"
  • Pete – background vocals on "It's Our Burden to Bleed" and "No More 2nd Chances"

Production

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Artwork and design

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Studios

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  • Principal Studios, Senden, Germany – production, recording
  • Backstage Production, Ripley, England – mixing, mastering

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 73

References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. The Undying Darkness – Caliban at AllMusic
  2. ^ Alisoglu, Scott (24 April 2006). "CD Reviews – The Undying Darkness Caliban". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ^ Anchors (19 January 2007). "Caliban – The Undying Darkness". punknews.org. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ^ Damrod (27 February 2006). "Caliban – The Undying Darkness (album review )". sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. ^ Caliban - The Undying Darkness, 2006, retrieved 18 November 2023
  6. ^ "The Undying Darkness - Caliban | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. ^ The Undying Darkness (liner notes). Caliban. Roadrunner Records. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
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