Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Out of the Dark

Out of the Dark
Compilation album by Nuclear Blast All-Stars
Released	September 21, 2007 September 27, 2007
Genre	Melodic death metal Extreme metal Thrash metal
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Peter Wichers
Nuclear Blast All-Stars chronology
Into the Light (2007) Out of the Dark (2007)

Out of the Dark is a two disc compilation album from Nuclear Blast Records to commemorate their 20 years as a record label. Produced by Peter Wichers, who is also the only song writer on the album, it features a variable collection of "All Stars" much in the same vein as Roadrunner United.^[1] The album includes 11 different singers, with Wichers playing bass and guitar, and drums by Dirk Verbeuren and Henry Ranta. It also includes a second disc which includes 10 songs from thrash metal, death metal and black metal bands signed to Nuclear Blast.^[2]

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Dysfunctional Hours" 4:23 (feat. Anders Fridén of In Flames)
2. "Schizo" - 3:32 (feat. Peter Tägtgren of Hypocrisy and Pain)
3. "Devotion" - 3:40 (feat. Jari Mäenpää of Wintersun)
4. "The Overshadowing" 3:43 (feat. Christian Älvestam formerly of Scar Symmetry)
5. "Paper Trail" - 4:19 (feat. John Bush of Anthrax)
6. "The Dawn of All" - 4:10 (feat. Björn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork)
7. "Cold Is My Vengeance" - 3:46 (feat. Maurizio Iacono of Kataklysm)
8. "My Name Is Fate" - 4:02 (feat. Mark Osegueda of Death Angel)
9. "The Gilded Dagger" - 4:30 (feat. Richard Sjunnesson and Roland Johansson (both formerly) of Sonic Syndicate)
10. "Closer to the Edge" - 4:36 (feat. Guillaume Bideau of Mnemic)

Disc 2

1. Dimmu Borgir – The Heretic Hammer (US Bonus "In Sorte Diaboli")
2. Immortal – Tyrants
3. Nile – As He Creates, So He Destroys
4. Exodus – Purge the World (Japan Bonus "Shovel Headed Kill Machine")
5. Anthrax - Ghost
6. Meshuggah – Futile Bread Machine (Campfire Version) (Taken from the "The True Human Design" EP)
7. Chimaira - Kingdom of Heartache (Japan Bonus "Resurrection")
8. All Shall Perish – Prisoner of War
9. Agnostic Front – All is Not Forgotten
10. Threat Signal – Counterbalance

Nuclear Blast America Version

Track 1 on Disc 2 is Dimmu Borgir - "The Ancestral Fever" (European Bonus "In Sorte Diaboli")
Track 5 on Disc 2 is Bleed the Sky - "The Martyr"
Track 7 on Disc 2 is Epica - "Replica" (Fear Factory cover)

All songs written by Peter Wichers (Soilwork)

Line-Up

• Peter Wichers - Bass, Guitars, Keyboards
• Henry Ranta - Drums (Songs 1, 2, 5, 6, 8)
• Dirk Verbeuren - Drums (Songs 3, 4, 7, 9, 10)
• Mattias Nilsson - Shakers, Tambourine (Song 5)

References

1. ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Ex-SOILWORK Guitarist Completes Work On 'Nuclear Blast All-Stars' Project
2. ^ Will The Real Soilwork Please Stand Up?