℗ 2023 Reaper Entertainment
| Released | February 3, 2023 |
| Duration | 52m 35s |
| Record Label | Reaper |
| Genre | Metal (Heavy) |
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1.1
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Snake Eyes
Anthem |
4:08 | |||
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1.2
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Wheels Of Fire
Anthem |
4:33 | |||
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1.3
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Howling Days
Anthem |
4:46 | |||
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1.4
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Roaring Vortex
Anthem |
5:58 | |||
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1.5
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Blood Brothers
Anthem |
4:26 | |||
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1.6
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Master Of Disaster
Anthem |
4:33 | |||
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1.7
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Void Ark
Anthem |
4:18 | |||
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1.8
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Faster
Anthem |
5:22 | |||
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1.9
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Burning Down The Wall
Anthem |
4:22 | |||
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1.10
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Mystic Echoes
Anthem |
5:56 | |||
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1.11
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Danger Flight
Anthem |
4:13 |
Four years after the world-wide released and critically acclaimed album Nucleus in 2019 (a re-recording of their classic hits with English lyrics), leading Japanese Heavy Metal band, ANTHEM have used the pandemic downtime wisely and are now ready to unleash their brand new studio album called Crimson & Jet Black.
All songs are once again performed in English, and the album will see a global release. After finishing not one, but two anniversary tours in 2021 (= the band’s 35th anniversary tour, which had been postponed due to the pandemic restrictions, as well the 20th anniversary of their reunion tour entitled "ANTHEM vs ANTHEM 2001"), ANTHEM pursued this new album to jumpstart their next chapter.
Originally scheduled to be completed in the Spring of 2022, the band’s leader Naoto Shibata, being the perfectionist that he is, decided to enrich the songs’ quality even more and pushed back the recording schedule to Summer / Autumn, so that pure brilliance may unfold. Just like on past albums, Naoto is the main producer of the album, but this time renowned Swedish producer Jens Bogren, (known for his work with the likes of Arch Enemy, Amon Amarth, Dimmu Borgir and Opeth, to name but a few) who had previously mixed and mastered Nucleus, is credited as a co-producer.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Reaper Studio Masters
Tracks 1-11 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 48 kHz / 24-bit
Tracks 1-11 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 48 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.30 -0.30 to -0.30 | -10.57 -11.88 to -9.83 | -7.52 -8.50 to -6.90 | 7 7 to 8 | |
| 1 | Snake Eyes | -0.30 | -10.07 | -7.0 | 7 |
| 2 | Wheels Of Fire | -0.30 | -10.11 | -7.1 | 7 |
| 3 | Howling Days | -0.30 | -10.21 | -7.2 | 7 |
| 4 | Roaring Vortex | -0.30 | -11.88 | -8.5 | 8 |
| 5 | Blood Brothers | -0.30 | -10.38 | -7.2 | 7 |
| 6 | Master Of Disaster | -0.30 | -10.35 | -7.2 | 7 |
| 7 | Void Ark | -0.30 | -11.49 | -8.5 | 8 |
| 8 | Faster | -0.30 | -9.83 | -6.9 | 7 |
| 9 | Burning Down The Wall | -0.30 | -10.67 | -7.7 | 7 |
| 10 | Mystic Echoes | -0.30 | -10.48 | -7.6 | 7 |
| 11 | Danger Flight | -0.30 | -10.76 | -7.8 | 7 |