Armamentarium (album)

Armamentarium

Studio album by Neaera

Released

August 24, 2007

Recorded

June 2007

Studio

Hansen Studios

Genre

Melodic death metal

Length

52:57

Label

Metal Blade

Producer

Jacob Hansen, Alexander Dietz, Neaera

Neaera chronology

Let the Tempest Come
(2006)

Armamentarium
(2007)

Omnicide – Creation Unleashed
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]
Allmusic	^[2]

Armamentarium is the third studio album by German melodic death metal band Neaera. It was released on 24 August 2007 through Metal Blade Records.

Packaging

The first edition version of this album contains a bonus 61 minutes long DVD of Neaera playing live in their hometown of Münster.^[3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Neaera, all music composed by Neaera.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spearheading the Spawn"	5:45
2.	"Tools of Greed"	3:30
3.	"Armamentarium"	4:45
4.	"Synergy"	4:53
5.	"Harbinger"	4:56
6.	"In Loss"	3:32
7.	"The Orphaning"	3:51
8.	"The Escape from Escapism"	4:08
9.	"Mutiny of Untamed Minds"	4:07
10.	"The Need for Pain"	5:29
11.	"Liberation"	7:13
Total length:		52:57

US bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"The Cleansing Void"	4:09
Total length:		57:06

Bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mechanisms of Standstill"
2.	"Paradigm Lost"
3.	"The World Devourers"
4.	"Let the Tempest Come"
5.	"I Love the World"
6.	"Armamentarium"
7.	"Walls Instead of Bridges"
8.	"...to Oblivion" (contains "From Grief...")
9.	"Broken Spine"
10.	"Scars to Grey"
11.	"Where Submission Reigns"

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[4]

Personnel

Neaera

Benjamin Hilleke – vocals
Stefan Keller – guitar
Tobias Buck – guitar
Benjamin Donath – bass
Sebastian Heldt – drums

Additional musicians

Marcus Bischoff (Heaven Shall Burn) – vocals on "Liberation"

Production

Neaera – production
Jacob Hansen – production, recording, mixing, mastering
Alexander Dietz (Heaven Shall Burn) – vocals recording
Ralf Müller – vocals recording

Artwork and design

theterje.net – artwork

Studios

Hansen Studios – recording, mixing, mastering
Rape of Harmonies Studios – vocals recording

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	65

References

↑ Bowar, Chad. "Neaera - Armamentarium Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
↑ Prato, Greg. Armamentarium - Neaera at AllMusic
↑ Encyclopaedia Metallum - Neaera - Armamentarium
↑ Armamentarium (booklet). Neaera. Metal Blade Records. 2007.
↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.

External links

Neaera

Benjamin Hilleke Stefen Keller Tobias Buck Benjamin Donath Sebastian Heldt

Studio albums	The Rising Tide of Oblivion (2005) Let the Tempest Come (2006) Armamentarium (2007) Omnicide – Creation Unleashed (2009) Forging the Eclipse (2010)

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