| Antigone | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Heaven Shall Burn |
| Cover: | Antigone (album).jpg |
| Studio: | Rape of Harmonies Studios, Germany |
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| 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 and is the last album with guitarist Patrick Schleitzer, who left the band in 2005 and was replaced by current guitarist Alexander Dietz.
The title was inspired by the female character of the play 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".
In 2005, Antigone was ranked number 474 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[1]
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe[2] | Century Media Records | Compact Disc | ||
| USA[3] | CD, digital download | |||
| [4] | Lifeforce Records | Vinyl[5] | ||
| Japan[6] | Howling Bull | CD | HWCY-1189 | |
| Russia[7] | Mazzar Records | CD | MYST CD 264 | |
| South Korea[8] | Dope Entertainment | CD | ||
| South America | Liberation Records | CD | ||