| Manifesto | ||||
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| Released | 17 November 2008(Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan) 20 January 2009(United States) | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal,experimental metal | |||
| Length | 52:48 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Lifeforce Records | |||
| Producer | Sebastian Reichl | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Exclaim! | (generally terrible)[2] |
| Metal Hammer | 6/7[3] |
| Metal.de | [4] |
| MetalSucks |  [5] |
Manifesto is the fourth full-length studio album by German melodic death metal bandDeadlock. It was released byLifeforce Records on 17 November 2008 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Japan, and on 20 January 2009 in the United States. A box set limited to 1000 copies with two bonus tracks and several items was released as well.[6]
Manifesto is aconcept album aboutanimal rights andveganism.[7][8] Musically, the album marked a change to a more experimental style by the band, incorporating sections oftechno,rap,saxophone andorchestral arrangements into its melodic death metal style.[1]
The track, "The Brave/Agony Applause", is the first single off the album and has a music video.[6] The song "Seal Slayer" is a slight reinterpretation of the track "Kill, Kill, Kill", which the band previously recorded as a benefit for "The Canadians", an organization against Canadianseal hunting, through a request byPETA.[9]
Manifesto was promoted by playing one new song off the album each day on their MySpace until its European release.[6] It is Deadlock's last release to feature longtime band member Thomas Huschka on bass.
Manifesto received polarized reviews from music critics. While some had unfavorably critiqued its highly experimental approach,[2][7] others praised its departure from the melodic death metal style which was prominent during the mid-2000s.[3][4] Thorsten Zahn ofMetal Hammer stood out the band's "uncompromising work" and went on to say that "Manifesto is undoubtedly the best melodic death metal album by a German band."[3] Eduardo Rivadavia ofAllMusic was not as enthusiastic however, stating that despite its "oftentimes brave and unquestionably well-intentioned efforts", the diverse influences "feel too forced and scattered [...] to shake up those tired metalcore formulas".[1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Moribund Choir vs. The Trumpets Of Armageddon(Intro)" | Reichl/Graf | 1:10 | |
| 2. | "Martyr To Science" | Prem | Reichl/Graf | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Slaughter’s Palace" | Prem | Reichl/Graf | 4:22 |
| 4. | "The Brave / Agony Applause" | Prem | Reichl/Graf/Scherer | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Deathrace" | Prem | Reichl/Graf | 6:46 |
| 6. | "Fire At Will" | Prem | Reichl/Graf | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Seal Slayer" | Prem | Reichl/Graf | 5:39 |
| 8. | "Manifesto(Instrumental)" | Reichl/Graf | 2:24 | |
| 9. | "Dying Breed" | Prem | Reichl/Graf | 5:38 |
| 10. | "Altruism" | Reichl | Reichl/Scherer | 3:03 |
| 11. | "Temple Of Love(The Sisters of Mercy Cover)" | Eldritch | Eldritch | 3:06 |
| 12. | "The Brave / Agony Applause (Acoustic Live)(bonus track)" | Prem | Reichl/Graf/Scherer | 3:35 |
| 13. | "Martyr to Spam (Planetakis vs. Deadlock)(bonus track)" | Prem | Reichl/Graf | 2:36 |
| Total length: | 52:48 | |||
John Gahlert: The albumManifesto was released to complete the message on the vegan nature of things, [...]
