Massive Addictive

Massive Addictive (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe. It is also the first album with Henrik Englund on harsh vocals, replacing former unclean vocalist Andy Solveström, who left the band in 2013.^[6]

Massive Addictive
Studio album by Amaranthe
Released	15 October 2014 (2014-10-15)
Recorded	27 April – 12 June 2014 (2014-04-27 – 2014-06-12)
Studio	Hansen (Ribe, Denmark) Gothenburg Rock (Gothenburg, Sweden) Amaranthe (Los Angeles)
Genre	Melodic death metal[1] power metal[2][3] pop metal[4] EDM[2]
Length	41:03
Label	Spinefarm
Producer	Jacob Hansen
Amaranthe chronology
The Nexus (2013) Massive Addictive (2014) Maximalism (2016)
Singles from Massive Addictive
"Drop Dead Cynical" Released: 16 September 2014 "Trinity" Released: 29 September 2014 "Dynamite" Released: 13 October 2014 "Digital World" Released: 11 May 2015 "True" Released: 30 October 2015

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
BraveWords	8.5/10[4]
Metal Hammer (GER)	4.0/7[5]
Metal Hammer (UK)	[2]
Metal Temple	10/10[3]

Track listing

Massive Addictive – Standard edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Dynamite"	Jake E Olof Mörck Elize Ryd	Mörck Ryd	3:14
2.	"Drop Dead Cynical"	Jake E Mörck Ryd	Mörck Ryd Jake E	3:17
3.	"Trinity"	Jake E Mörck Ryd	Mörck Ryd	3:11
4.	"Massive Addictive"	Jake E Mörck Ryd	Mörck Ryd Jake E	3:29
5.	"Digital World"	Jake E Mörck Ryd	Mörck Jake E Ryd	3:17
6.	"True"	Jake E Mörck	Mörck Ryd	3:30
7.	"Unreal"	Jake E Mörck Ryd	Mörck Ryd Jake E	3:36
8.	"Over and Done"	Mörck Jake E	Mörck	3:38
9.	"Danger Zone"	Jake E Mörck	Mörck Jake E Ryd	3:01
10.	"Skyline"	Jake E Mörck Ryd	Mörck Jake E Ryd	3:39
11.	"An Ordinary Abnormality"	Jake E Mörck	Mörck Jake E	3:28
12.	"Exhale"	Jake E Mörck	Mörck Jake E	3:43
Total length:				41:03

Massive Addictive – Japanese edition (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Trinity" (acoustic)	3:19
14.	"True" (acoustic)	3:22
Total length:		47:44

Massive Addictive – Spotify edition (bonus track)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
13.	"1.000.000 Lightyears" (live)	Mörck Ryd Jake E Andy Solveström	Mörck Ryd	3:26
Total length:				44:29

Personnel

Amaranthe Jake E – clean vocals (male) Elize Ryd – clean vocals (female) Olof Mörck – guitars, keyboards, programming Johan Andreassen – bass Morten Løwe Sørensen – drums Henrik Englund – harsh vocals Production Jacob Hansen – production, engineering, mixing, mastering Olof Mörck – co-production, mixing Jake E – mixing

Guest musicians Elias Holmlid – keyboards on "Over and Done" Michael Vahl – additional vocals on "An Ordinary Abnormality" Miscellaneous Gustavo Sazes – artwork, cover art Jonas Haagensen – studio assistant Daniel Antonsson (Dimension Zero, ex-Dark Tranquillity, ex-Soilwork) – recording (guitars) Patric Ullaeus – photography

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	194
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8]	6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	89
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10]	14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	53
US Billboard 200[13]	105
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14]	25
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[15]	3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16]	1