Titan is the ninth studio album by Greek death metal band Septicflesh, released on June 20, 2014 through Season of Mist. At its release, the album was met with generally positive reviews by critics and fans, even if less favourable than the band's two previous albums.

Titan
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 20, 2014
RecordedSeptember – October 2013
StudioDevasoundz Studios (Athens, Greece), Smecky Studios (Prague, Czech Republic)
GenreSymphonic death metal
Length45:24
LabelSeason of Mist, Prosthetic Records, Ward Records
ProducerLogan Mader, Septic Flesh
Septicflesh chronology
The Great Mass
(2011)
Titan
(2014)
Codex Omega
(2017)
Singles from Titan
  1. "Order of Dracul"
    Released: April 15, 2014[1]
Alternative cover
LP edition cover art
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Revolver[2]
About.com[3]
Metal Sucks[4]
Loudwire[5]

Track listing

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All lyrics written by Sotiris V., all music composed by Septicflesh.

No.TitleLength
1."War in Heaven"5:41
2."Burn"3:16
3."Order of Dracul"3:33
4."Prototype"5:37
5."Dogma"4:03
6."Prometheus"6:35
7."Titan"3:55
8."Confessions of a Serial Killer"4:51
9."Ground Zero"3:54
10."The First Immortal"3:57

Personnel

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Septicflesh
  • Christos Antoniou - lead guitar, orchestrations
  • Sotiris Anunnaki V - rhythm guitar, clean vocals
  • Seth Siro Anton - bass, unclean vocals, artwork
  • Fotis Benardo - drums, percussion, sound engineering
Additional musicians
  • FILMharmonic Orchestra, Children Choir Of Prague
    • Adam Klemens - orchestra conductor
  • Choir
    • Antonia Tzitzika, Babis Alexandropoulos, Eleni Konstantaki,
    • Fotini Athanasaki, Giannis Stamatakis, Kostas Zampounis,
    • Lito Messini, Lydia Zervanou, Maria Vlachopoulou,
    • Panagiotis Priftis, Thodoris Aivaliotis, Vasilis Asimakopoulos
Production
  • Logan Mader - producer, mixing, mastering
  • Gerard Marino - orchestral arrangements pre-mixing
  • Jan Holzner - sound engineering
  • Steve Venardo - drum tracking
  • Petr Pycha - music contractor, recording supervisor
  • Corn Studio - artwork
  • Alex Logos - costumes
  • Ioanna Symeonidi - makeup artist, photography
  • Ioanna Metaxa - makeup artist, photography
  • Prokopis Vlaseros FX Studio - costumes
  • Marios Theologis - photography
  • Jon Simvonis - photography

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 191
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 99
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 37
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 112
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[10] 7

Release history

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Formats Region Date Label
CD Japan June 18, 2014[11] Ward Records
CD Europe June 20, 2014[12] Season of Mist
CD North America June 23, 2014[13] Prosthetic Records

References

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  1. ^ "Order of Dracul - Single by Septicflesh". AppleMusic. 15 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Review: Septicflesh — Titan - Hard Rock & Heavy Metal News | Music Vi…". Archived from the original on 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  3. ^ "Septicflesh - Titan Review". Archived from the original on 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  4. ^ "Septicflesh May Yet Enter the Golden Age With Their Titan". MetalSucks. May 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Septicflesh, 'Titan' - Album Review". Loudwire. 24 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Septicflesh – Titan" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Septicflesh – Titan" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "Septicflesh: Titan" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  9. ^ "Les charts français" (in French). www.chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  10. ^ "US Top Heatseekers". www.billboard.com. July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "ワードレコーズ・ダイレクト / タイタン〜巨神の咆哮(ほうこう)【CD】". wardrecords.com.
  12. ^ "Septicflesh, Titan album, Symphonic Death Metal (News, biography, releases, downloads, line-up, tour dates) | Season of Mist, Metal Label". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  13. ^ "Prosthetic Records | Official Website". prostheticrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22.