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{{Other uses|Antigone (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Antigone
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Heaven Shall Burn]]
| cover      = Antigone (album).jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|df=y|2004|4|26}}
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     = Rape of Harmonies Studios, Germany
| genre      =
*[[Melodic death metal]]
*[[metalcore]]
*[[deathcore]]<ref name=AllMusic/>
| length     = {{Duration|m=48|s=43}}
| label      = [[Century Media]]
| producer   = Patrick W. Engel
| prev_title = [[Whatever It May Take]]
| prev_year  = 2002
| next_title = [[Deaf to Our Prayers]]
| next_year  = 2006
}}
'''''Antigone''''' is the third studio album by German metal band [[Heaven Shall Burn]]. It was released on 26 April 2004 through [[Century Media Records]].
== Background ==
The title was inspired by the female character of the play [[Antigone (Sophocles)|Antigone]] by [[Sophocles]]. The play is about a passionate young woman, that does what she knows is right, even though it is against the law. She makes sure that all of the town's people know what she did and she is punished by the king.
The intro and the two outros were composed and recorded by Icelandic composer [[Ólafur Arnalds]]. A video was made for "The Weapon They Fear", a song that commemorates [[Víctor Jara]]. "Tree of Freedom" deals with the life of [[Nelson Mandela]]. "Voice of the Voiceless" refers to the band's strong pro-[[vegan]] stance. "Bleeding to Death" deals with the economic and social problems in the former [[East Germany]], from where the band originates.
The song "The Dream is Dead" was featured in an episode of ''[[Viva la Bam]]'', entitled "Viva La Europe Pt. 2".
== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=AllMusic>{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000470253 |label=Heaven Shall Burn – ''Antigone'' |accessdate=21 September 2014}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev2score = Not favorable<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pratt |first1=Greg |title=Heaven Shall Burn Antigone |url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/heaven_shall_burn-antigone |publisher=[[Exclaim!]] |accessdate=21 September 2014}}{{dead link|date=July 2022}}</ref>
| rev3      = ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]''
| rev3score = 9.0/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Himmelstein |first1=Andreas |title=Rock Hard – Antigone |url=http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=16231 |publisher=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]] |language=de|accessdate=21 September 2014}}</ref>
| rev4      = Sputnikmusic
| rev4score = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite web |title=Heaven Shall Burn Antigone |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/10379/Heaven-Shall-Burn-Antigone |publisher=Sputnikmusic |accessdate=21 September 2014}}</ref>
| rev5      = Sputnikmusic
| rev5score = 4/5<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/1382/Heaven-Shall-Burn-Antigone/ |title=Heaven Shall Burn – Antigone (album review 2) |author=Damrod |date=16 January 2005 |publisher=Sputnikmusic |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>
}}
In 2005, ''Antigone'' was ranked number 474 in ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal – Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=17}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| total_length    = 48:43
| all_lyrics      = Maik Weichert
| title1          = Echoes
| note1           = Intro
| music1          = Arnalds
| length1         = 1:29
| title2          = The Weapon They Fear
| length2         = 4:38
| title3          = The Only Truth
| length3         = 4:30
| title4          = Architects of the Apocalypse
| length4         = 4:01
| title5          = Voice of the Voiceless
| length5         = 4:53
| title6          = Numbing the Pain
| length6         = 5:36
| title7          = To Harvest the Storm
| length7         = 4:45
| title8          = Rìsandi Von
| note8           = Outro
| music8          = Arnalds
| length8         = 1:32
| title9          = Bleeding to Death
| length9         = 4:15
| title10         = Tree of Freedom
| length10        = 4:50
| title11         = The Dream Is Dead
| length11        = 4:41
| title12         = Deyjandi Von
| note12          = Outro
| music12         = Arnalds
| length12        = 3:38
}}
{{Track listing
| headline        = European Special Packing
| total_length    = 56:13
| title13         = Dislocation
| note13          = [[Disembodied (band)|Disembodied]] cover
| writer13        = Disembodied
| length13        = 3:35
| title14         = Not My God
| note14          = Hate Squad cover
| writer14        = Hate Squad
| length14        = 3:56
}}
{{Track listing
| headline        = Korean Edition
| title13         = Straßenkampf
| note13          = [[Die Skeptiker]] cover
| length13        = 2:03
}}
* Track 8's title is [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] and means "Rising Hope", but it contains a spelling mistake, as [[wiktionary:rísa|rísa]] is written with an [[í]], not an [[ì]]. This error is present on all releases of the album.
* Track 12' title is [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] and means "Dying Hope".
== Credits ==
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
;Heaven Shall Burn
* Marcus Bischoff – [[Singing|vocals]]
* Maik Weichert – [[Electric guitar|guitars]]
* Patrick Schleitzer – guitars
* Eric Bischoff – [[Bass guitar|bass]]
* Matthias Voigt – [[Drum kit|drums]]
;Additional musicians
* Alexander Dietz – clean vocals on "To Harvest the Storm", "The Dream Is Dead"
* [[Ólafur Arnalds]] – piano, samples, keyboard on "Echoes", "Rìsandi Von", "Deyjandi Von"
* Greta Salome Stefansdottir – violin on "Echoes", "Rìsandi Von", "Deyjandi Von"
* Thordur Gudmundur Herrmannson – cello on "Echoes", "Rìsandi Von", "Deyjandi Von"
;Production
* Patrick W. Engel – [[Record producer|production]]
* Ralf Müller – [[Audio engineer|engineering]]
* Kai Tenneberg – assisting engineering
* Tue Madsen – [[Audio mixing|mixing]], [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
* [[Ólafur Arnalds]] – production, engineering on "Echoes", "Rìsandi Von", "Deyjandi Von"
;Artwork and design
* [[Spiros Antoniou]] ([http://www.seth-design.com/ Set<'H>dEsign]) – artwork
* Stefan Luedicke – layout
* Stefan Wibbeke – layout
* Simon Büttner – band photo
== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Region
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalog #
|-
| Europe<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centurymedia.com/release.aspx?IdRelease=31 |title=Heaven Shall Burn – ''Antigone'' |author=Staff writer(s) |website=centurymedia.com |publisher=[[Century Media Records]] |at=Select the EU flag icon at the top of the page. |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>
| {{Start date|2004|4|26}}
|rowspan=2| [[Century Media Records]]
| Compact Disc
| {{n/a}}
|-
| USA<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centurymedia.com/release.aspx?IdRelease=31 |title=Heaven Shall Burn – ''Antigone'' |author=Staff writer(s) |website=centurymedia.com |publisher=[[Century Media Records]] |at=Select the USA flag icon at the top of the page. |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>
| {{Start date|2004|6|15}}
| CD, digital download
| {{n/a}}
|-
| {{n/a}}
| {{Start date|2004}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lifeforcerecords.com/releases/2004-2 |title=2004 |author=Staff writer(s) |website=www.lifeforcerecords.com |publisher=[[Lifeforce Records]] |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>
| [[Lifeforce Records]]
| Vinyl<ref name="CM news">{{cite web |url=http://centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=3355&IdCompany=3 |title=Heaven Shall Burn: New Signing |author=Staff writer(s) |date=23 January 2004 |website=centurymedia.com |publisher=[[Century Media Records]] |access-date=11 March 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160315/http://centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=3355&IdCompany=3 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
|-
| Japan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.howling-bull.co.jp/wp/?page_id=2&HINBAN=HWCY-1189 |title=ANTIGONE |author=Staff writer(s) |website=www.howling-bull.co.jp |publisher=Howling bull |language=Japanese |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>
| {{Start date|2005|4|20}}
| Howling Bull
| CD
| HWCY-1189
|-
| Russia<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mazzar.ru/release/heaven-shall-burn-antigone-2007 |title=Релиз HEAVEN SHALL BURN ''ANTIGONE'' – 2007 |author=Staff writer(s) |website=www.mazzar.ru |publisher=Mazzar Records |language=Russian |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>
| {{Start date|2007|12|18}}
| Mazzar Records
| CD
| MYST CD 264
|-
| South Korea<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dopemusic.co.kr/zboard/zboard.php |title=dopemusic.co.kr/zboard/zboard.php |author=Staff writer(s) |website=dopemusic.co.kr |publisher=Dope Entertainment Music Group |at=Go to the bottom of the page and enter "Heaven Shall Burn" in the search bar. |language=Korean |access-date=11 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102730/http://dopemusic.co.kr/zboard/zboard.php |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| Dope Entertainment
| CD
| {{n/a}}
|-
| South America<ref name="CM news" />
| {{n/a}}
| Liberation Records
| CD
| {{n/a}}
|-
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000470253 |label=''Antigone''}}
{{Heaven Shall Burn}}
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[[Category:Albums with cover art by Spiros Antoniou]]
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[[Category:Howling Bull Entertainment albums]]