Maximalism (album)

Maximalism (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe.^[9] 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.

Maximalism
Studio album by Amaranthe
Released	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
Recorded	April 18 – August 3, 2016 (2016-04-18 – 2016-08-03)
Studio	Top Floor (Gothenburg, Sweden) Hansen (Ribe, Denmark) Amaranthe (Los Angeles)
Genre	Melodic death metal[1] power metal[2] EDM[2] trance[3][4]
Length	39:42
Label	Spinefarm
Producer	Jacob Hansen
Amaranthe chronology
Massive Addictive (2014) Maximalism (2016) Helix (2018)
Singles from Maximalism
"That Song" Released: September 21, 2016[5] "Fury" Released: October 7, 2016 "Boomerang" Released: January 9, 2017 "Maximize" Released: August 29, 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AudioVein Entertainment	[1]
BraveWords	7.5/10[3]
Metal Hammer (GER)	2/7[6]
Metal Hammer (UK)	[4]
Metal Temple	10/10[7]
The Soundboard	5/10[2]
We Love Metal	10/10[8]

Track listing

Maximalism – Standard edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Maximize"	Olof Mörck Elize Ryd Jake E	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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
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

• Elize Ryd – clean vocals (female)
• Jake E – clean vocals (male)
• Olof Mörck – guitars, keyboards, programming, co-producer, mixing
• Johan Andreassen – bass
• Morten Løwe Sørensen – drums
• Henrik Englund – harsh vocals

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)[10]	94
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11]	91
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12]	3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	84
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14]	24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	44
US Billboard 200[17]	169
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18]	25
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[19]	6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[20]	1