Released 20 years ago
Deaf to Our Prayers
Heaven Shall Burn · 2006
47 min · 11 tracks · metalcore
A relentless fusion of melodic death metal and metalcore, charged with aggressive riffs and poignant lyrical themes.
Top tracks — play these first
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Counterweight — Opening the album with a powerful blend of crushing riffs and melodic hooks, this track sets the tone for the entire listening experience.
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Trespassing the Shores of Your World — This track showcases the band's ability to balance aggressive instrumentation with introspective lyrics, highlighting their thematic depth.
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Profane Believers — With its urgent pace and incisive critique of dogma, this song exemplifies Heaven Shall Burn's engagement with societal issues through music.
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Dying in Silence — This closing track encapsulates the album's emotional weight, blending haunting melodies with a sense of urgency that lingers long after it ends.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album combines aggressive riffs with melodic elements, showcasing strong songwriting and production but with some pacing issues.
What we noticed
- The album opens with a fast-paced track that sets a high energy level, which is maintained through the first five songs before a noticeable shift in tempo.
- Several tracks feature dual vocal styles, alternating between harsh screams and melodic singing, creating dynamic contrasts throughout the record.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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6/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady intensity with gradual build
- confrontational themes throughout album
- immersive experience of relentless energy
- focused listening for deep engagement
Maybe skip if you
- prefer light and airy sounds
- seek instant gratification tracks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2006, Deaf to Our Prayers was Heaven Shall Burn's fourth studio album, following their breakthrough record, Antigone. At this point in their career, the band was solidifying their presence in the metal scene, emerging as a prominent force within both the melodic death metal and metalcore genres.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Caliban· As I Lay Dying· Killswitch Engage
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Counterweight 4:19
- 2 Trespassing the Shores of Your World 5:17
- 3 Profane Believers 3:36
- 4 Stay the Course 3:56
- 5 The Final March 4:06
- 6 Of No Avail 4:56
- 7 Armia 5:50
- 8 mybestfriends.com 4:52
- 9 Biogenesis (Undo Creation) 3:53
- 10 Dying in Silence 4:20
- 11 The Greatest Gift of God 2:42
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