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2016 studio album by Amaranthe
Maximalism
Studio album by Amaranthe
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
RecordedApril 18 – August 3, 2016 (2016-04-18 – 2016-08-03)
Studio
  • Top Floor (Gothenburg, Sweden)
  • Hansen (Ribe, Denmark)
  • Amaranthe (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length39:42
LabelSpinefarm
ProducerJacob Hansen
Amaranthe chronology
Massive Addictive
(2014) 		Maximalism
(2016) 		Helix
(2018)
Singles from Maximalism
  1. "That Song"
    Released: September 21, 2016
  2. "Fury"
    Released: October 7, 2016
  3. "Boomerang"
    Released: January 9, 2017
  4. "Maximize"
    Released: August 29, 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AudioVein Entertainment
BraveWords7.5/10
Metal Hammer (GER)2/7
Metal Hammer (UK)
Metal Temple10/10
The Soundboard5/10
We Love Metal10/10

Maximalism (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe. It is also the final album to feature vocalist and co-founder Jake E. It was recorded between April 18 and August 3, 2016 and released on October 21 the same year.

Track listing

Maximalism – Standard edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Maximize"
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
3:10
2."Boomerang"
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
3:22
3."That Song"
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Jake E
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
3:13
4."21"
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Jake E
3:05
5."On the Rocks"
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Jake E
3:09
6."Limitless"
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
  • Jake E
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
3:10
7."Fury"
  • Jake E
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
  • Henrik Englund
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
2:58
8."Faster"Jake E
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
3:25
9."Break Down and Cry"Jake E
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Morten Løwe Sørensen
3:56
10."Supersonic"
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
  • Jake E
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
  • Jake E
3:17
11."Fireball"
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Jake E
3:14
12."Endlessly"
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Mörck
3:43
Total length:39:42
Maximalism – Japanese edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Burn with Me" (live in O2 Islington, London 2014)
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Mörck
  • Jake E
  • Ryd
4:15
14."1.000.000 Lightyears" (live in O2 Islington, London 2014)
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
  • Jake E
  • Andy Solveström
  • Mörck
  • Ryd
3:24
15."Leave Everything Behind" (live in O2 Islington, London 2014)
  • Jake E
  • Mörck
  • Mörck
  • Jake E
3:26
Total length:50:47

Personnel

Amaranthe

Production

  • Jacob Hansen – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Jakob Herrmann – co-producer, engineer

Miscellaneous

  • Mattias Bylund – strings on "Endlessly"
  • Michael Bohlin – mixing of Japanese bonus tracks
  • Gustavo Sazes – artwork
  • Patric Ullaeus – photography
  • Jonas Haagensen – studio assistant & co-engineering
  • Christoffer Borg – studio assistant & co-engineering

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 94
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 91
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 84
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 44
US Billboard 200 169
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 25
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) 6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 1

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  • Andreas Solveström
  • Jake E
  • Henrik Englund Wilhelmsson
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