Official press release:
Caliban are excited to reveal their new album, Elements, will be released on April 6 via Century Media Records. The band have unveiled the first single, “Intoxicated”, with an energetic music video which can be seen here:
With Elements, Caliban brought back long-time collaborator — who’s been working with the band since 2007’s The Awakening — and studio wizard Benny Richter to co-produce with Marc Görtz at his Nemesis Studios. Caliban also hired on Germany-based Andy Posdziech (Any Given Day) and buddy Sebastian ‘Sushi’ Biesler (Eskimo Callboy), as well as Australia-based Callan Orr (Dream On, Dreamer) to assist in the recording process. Elements was mixed by Görtz and mastered by Olman Viper (who previously worked with the band on I Am Nemesis (2012), Ghost Empire (2014), and Gravity (2016)). Görtz says:
“The production on Elements was pretty different. The instrumental side of the production was produced by me, Andy, and Callan. Then, Benny and myself worked on fine-tuning the music. The vocals, however, were produced by Benny, with Sushi acting as a vocal coach. We wanted Benny to focus on the vocals and the vocal production. Getting them right was very important to us.”
The band commented on he album’s cover artwork, as seen featured above, stating:
“We used the elements Earth, Air, Fire, and Water as symbols for realization, ideas, power, and emotion. These symbols inspire us to continue to do what we love the most, which is to create, evolve, and be inspired by our music. And these elements directly correspond to the cover art, which was done by Marcel Gadacz (Dream On, Dreamer). He did the art for Gravity, so we’re happy to have him back.”
Pre-order Elements here.
Elements track listing:
1. “This Is War”
2. “Intoxicated”
3. “Ich blute für Dich”
4. “Before Later Becomes Never”
5. “Set Me Free”
6. “My Madness”
7. “I Am Fear”
8. “Delusion”
9. “Carry On”
10. “Masquerade”
11. “Incomplete”
12. “The Great Unknown”
13. “Sleepers Awake”
14. “Dark Shadows”
15. “Forsaken Horizon”
Tour dates:
3/03 – Judenburg,AT | Rise Up Festival
6/01-6/03 – Nuremberg,DE | Rock Am Ring
6/01-6/03 – Nuremberg,DE | Rock Im Park
6/14-6/16 – Ferropolis,DE | With Full Force
8/03-8/05 – Krasnodar, RU | Taman Festival
8/16-8/18 – Dinkelsbühl,DE | Summer Breeze
Caliban is:
Andreas Dörner – Vocals
Denis Schmidt – Guitar
Marc Görtz – Guitar
Marco Schaller – Bass
Patrick Grün – Drums