Only Inhuman

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.

Only Inhuman
Studio album by
Sonic Syndicate
ReleasedMay 18, 2007
RecordedBlack Lounge Studios in Avesta, Sweden
GenreMelodic death metal, alternative metal
Length42:17
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerJonas Kjellgren
Sonic Syndicate chronology
Eden Fire
(2005)		 Only Inhuman
(2007)		 Love and Other Disasters
(2008)
Alternative covers
Japanese cover
Singles from Only Inhuman
  1. "Denied"
    Released: 2007
  2. "Enclave"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net[2]
Lords of Metal[3]
Metal Hammer
Metalstorm[4]
Sea of Tranquility[5]
Sputnikmusic[6]

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
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Aftermath"Richard SjunnessonRoger Sjunnesson4:11
2."Blue Eyed Fiend"Richard SjunnessonRoger Sjunnesson3:52
3."Psychic Suicide"Richard SjunnessonRoger Sjunnesson3:50
4."Double Agent 616"Richard SjunnessonRoger Sjunnesson3:54
5."Enclave"Richard SjunnessonRoland Johansson, Robin Sjunnesson4:08
6."Denied"Richard SjunnessonRoger Sjunnesson3:51
7."Callous"Richard SjunnessonRoger Sjunnesson3:49
8."Only Inhuman"Richard SjunnessonRoger Sjunnesson4:12
9."All About Us" (t.A.T.u. cover)The VeronicasBilly Steinberg, Josh Alexander2:47
10."Unknown Entity"Richard Sjunnesson, Niklas FagerströmRoger Sjunnesson, Niklas Fagerström3:55
11."Flashback"Richard SjunnessonRoger Sjunnesson3:41

Bonus tracks
Limited Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."Freelancer"Richard SjunnessonRoger Sjunnesson3:43
Japanese Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."My Soul In #000000"Richard SjunnessonRoger Sjunnesson3:45
13."Freelancer"Richard SjunnessonRoger Sjunnesson3:38

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
  1. Only Inhuman at AllMusic
  2. Blabbermouth.net review
  3. Lords of Metal review
  4. Metalstorm review
  5. Sea of Tranquility review
  6. Sputnikmusic review
  7. BLABBERMOUTH.NET – SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Only Inhuman' Enters Swedish Chart At No. 22
  8. "Live Inhuman (DVD) : Sonic Syndicate – Spirit of Metal Webzine (en)". Spirit-of-metal.com. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  9. Steffen Hung (2007-05-24). "Sonic Syndicate – Only Inhuman". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
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