''Only Inhuman'' is the second studio album by Swedish

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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,

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, as well as the first to feature vocalist Roland Johansson and drummer John Bengtsson as full-time members. The album was produced by

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, one of the

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s 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. 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

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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

Bonus tracks

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

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, Germany(from.

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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

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(which is the original name of the tour-DVD). The "Live Inhuman" version is a rare Nuclear Blast exclusive release.

Chart positions

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 *

– producer/mixer/master/engineer * Christian Silver – co-producer (drums only) * Torsten Bürgin – artwork * Sabine Hauptmann – artwork * Solile Siirtola – photography *

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– director (Denied and Enclave)

References

{{Authority control 2007 albums Sonic Syndicate albums Nuclear Blast albums