I Am Nemesis is the eighth full-length album by the German metalcore band Caliban, which was released on 3 February 2012 on Century Media.
Background Lyrically, I Am Nemesis is a continuation of the band's last record, Say Hello to Tragedy, and focuses on controversial and often overlooked world issues. The guitarist Marc Görtz told: "The album breaks new soil without forgetting our roots. There are new influences such as shimmering guitar melodies and technical grooves with Meshuggah-like heaviness. It was important to us to have an elaborate album without any fillers. Additionally, the sound of the album is the best we've ever had by far: it is heavy and brutal without being chaotic." Marcus Bischoff of Heaven Shall Burn and Mitch Lucker of Suicide Silence are confirmed as guest vocals.
Release and promotion The first track off the album "Memorial" premiered on 19 December, as a music video on the website Metal Hammer Germany., and the second single "Dein R3.ich" was released on 6 January 2012. The album entered the German Media Control chart at No. 21. Caliban promoted the album through their "Get Infected" Tour 2012 with support of Winds Of Plague, We Butter the Bread with Butter, Eyes Set To Kill and Attila which started off on 2 February in Karlsruhe, Germany. Due to personal reasons All Shall Perish had to cancel the tour, they were replaced by Winds of Plague.
Track list All songs written by Marc Görtz. All lyrics written by Andreas Dörner except where noted.
Credits
Caliban Andreas Dörner – lead vocals Denis Schmidt – rhythm guitar, clean vocals Marc Görtz – lead guitar Marco Schaller – bass, backing vocals Patrick Grün – drums
Guest musicians Marcus Bischoff (Heaven Shall Burn) – guest vocals on "We Are the Many" Mitch Lucker (Suicide Silence) – guest vocals on "We Are the Many" Benny Richter (The Mercury Arc) – guest vocals on "We Are the Many", keyboards on "Dein R3.ich" and "The Bogeyman", production Christoph Koterzina – clean vocals on "Modern Warfare", backing vocals on "Open Letter" As Blood Runs Black – gang vocals
Production Marc Görtz – producer Klaus Scheuermann – mixing J. Oliver Wiebe – mastering Marcel Neumann – co-producer on "Dein R3.ich", "The Bogeyman" and "Deadly Dream" Mark K. Kraemer for Twenty-Dirt – artwork
Release history RegionDateAustria3 February 2012GermanyNorwaySwitzerlandBelgium6 February 2012DenmarkFranceGreeceLuxembourgNetherlandsPortugalUnited KingdomItaly7 February 2012SpainFinland8 February 2012HungarySwedenAustralia10 February 2012New ZealandUnited States28 February 2012
Charts Chart (2012) Peakposition
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