Dawn of the Nine

Dawn of the Nine is the 12th studio album by the Swedish death metal band Unleashed. It was released on 27 April 2015 by Nuclear Blast Records.^[1]

Dawn of the Nine
Studio album by Unleashed
Released	27 April 2015
Recorded	September 2014, January 2015 at Chrome Studios, Stockholm[1]
Genre	Death metal
Length	44:52
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Fredrik Folkare
Unleashed chronology
Odalheim (2012) Dawn of the Nine (2015) The Hunt for White Christ (2018)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
MetalSucks	[2]
Louder Than War	[3]
Metal Storm	[4]
Metal Hammer	[5]

Dawn of the Nine received positive reviews upon its release. Metal Sucks gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, commenting: "there is minimal respite from the full-on, brutal assault of uptempo, ultra-precise tech-death drumming and expert riffage/shreddy guitar soloing that will melt just about any face" whilst adding praise to the simplicity of the album with "there is a tasteful simplicity to the album’s stripped-down songwriting".^[2] Louder Than War rated the album 7 out of 10, calling the album: "a solid effort, and it certainly deserves your listen".^[3] Metal Hammer gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, commenting: "Viking veterans get older, wiser and meaner".^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A New Day Will Rise"	3:51
2.	"They Came to Die"	3:13
3.	"Defenders of Midgard"	4:37
4.	"Where Is Your God Now?"	4:24
5.	"The Bolt Thrower"	3:49
6.	"Let the Hammer Fly"	4:10
7.	"Where Churches Once Burned"	5:18
8.	"Land of the Thousand Lakes"	4:15
9.	"Dawn of the Nine"	6:41
10.	"Welcome the Son of Thor!"	4:34

Personnel

Unleashed^[1]

• Johnny Hedlund – Vocals, Bass, lyrics
• Fredrik Folkare – Lead guitar, music
• Tomas Olsson – Rhythm guitar
• Anders Schultz – drums

Production

• Fredrik Folkar – Engineering, Production
• Pär Olofsson – Cover art
• Erik Martensson – Mastering
• Soile Siirtola – Photography
• Joakim Sterner – Layout