| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net |    [2] |
| Lords of Metal | [3] |
| Metal Hammer | |
| Metalstorm | [4] |
| Sea of Tranquility |  [5] |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
Only Inhuman is the second studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Sonic Syndicate. Released May 18, 2007 in Europe and on May 22, 2007 in North America. It's also the first album the band released through their new label, Nuclear Blast, as well as the first to feature vocalist Roland Johansson and drummer John Bengtsson as full-time members.
The album was produced by Jonas Kjellgren, one of the guitar players of the Swedish melodic death metal band Scar Symmetry. A limited edition of the album features a bonus track, entitled "Freelancer", while the Japanese edition contains "My Soul In #000000". The album ranked number 22 on the Swedish charts after one week of sales.[7]
Only Inhuman was re-released in North America on May 6, 2008. The re-release, dubbed "Only Inhuman Tour Edition" includes a bonus DVD containing the videos for the songs "Denied" and "Enclave" as well as a photography section and a live performance of the band, filmed in Cologne, Germany on June 21, 2007.
Only Inhuman is sometimes considered the band's true debut album since Eden Fire consisted mostly of remade songs which were originally released when the band was still called Fallen Angels.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Richard Sjunnesson; all music is composed by Roger Sjunnesson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aftermath" | 4:11 | ||
| 2. | "Blue Eyed Fiend" | 3:52 | ||
| 3. | "Psychic Suicide" | 3:50 | ||
| 4. | "Double Agent 616" | 3:54 | ||
| 5. | "Enclave" |
| 4:08 | |
| 6. | "Denied" | 3:51 | ||
| 7. | "Callous" | 3:49 | ||
| 8. | "Only Inhuman" | 4:12 | ||
| 9. | "All About Us" (t.A.T.u. cover) | The Veronicas |
| 2:47 |
| 10. | "Unknown Entity" |
|
| 3:55 |
| 11. | "Flashback" | 3:41 |
Bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Freelancer" | 3:43 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "My Soul In #000000" | 3:45 |
| 13. | "Freelancer" | 3:38 |
Tour edition
The tour edition features the original Only Inhuman album (with Limited Edit bonus track "Freelancer") and a DVD with live performance of the band in Cologne, Germany(from. WDR Rockpalast). There was also a reissue of the Tour Edition which had different artwork but did not include the live DVD. The live-DVD can also rarely be bought separate from the album. The separated DVD version has the same cover as the Tour Edition, only retitled to Live Inhuman (which is the original name of the tour-DVD). The "Live Inhuman" version is a rare Nuclear Blast exclusive release.[8]
Chart positions
| Country | Position |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 22[9] |
Personnel
- Sonic Syndicate
- Richard Sjunnesson – harsh vocals
- Roland Johansson – vocals
- Roger Sjunnesson – guitars & electronics
- Robin Sjunnesson – guitars
- Karin Axelsson – bass guitar
- John Bengtsson – drums & percussion
- Production
- Jonas Kjellgren – producer/mixer/master/engineer
- Christian Silver – co-producer (drums only)
- Torsten Bürgin – artwork
- Sabine Hauptmann – artwork
- Solile Siirtola – photography
- Patric Ullaeus – director (Denied and Enclave)
References
- ^ Only Inhuman at AllMusic
- ^ Blabbermouth.net review
- ^ Lords of Metal review
- ^ Metalstorm review
- ^ Sea of Tranquility review
- ^ Sputnikmusic review
- ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET – SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Only Inhuman' Enters Swedish Chart At No. 22
- ^ "Live Inhuman (DVD) : Sonic Syndicate – Spirit of Metal Webzine (en)". Spirit-of-metal.com. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ Steffen Hung (2007-05-24). "Sonic Syndicate – Only Inhuman". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.