Idolator (album)

Idolator is the third album by the Japanese metal band Blood Stain Child. Idolator combines melodic death metal similar to the In Flames albums released before this album with electronic and industrial metal influences similar to Machinae Supremacy, particularly on "Nuclear Trance". "Embrace Me", has a piano section both at the beginning and at the end of the song. In 2006, the band signed to Dockyard1 and released the album in Europe on November 27, 2006.^[8] The album was released in the United States on July 17, 2007.

Idolator
Studio album by Blood Stain Child
Released	August 18, 2005
Genre	Melodic death metal industrial metal
Length	48:46
Label	M&I Company Dockyard1 Locomotive
Producer	Blood Stain Child, Tue Madsen
Blood Stain Child chronology
Mystic Your Heart (2003) Idolator (2005) Mozaiq (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
BW&BK	[2]
Rock Hard	[3]
Metal.de	[4]
Metal Storm	[5]
AncientSpirit	[6]
Vampire Magazine	(unfavorable)[7]

Original track listing

Idolator

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Hyper Sonic"		4:41
2.	"Live Inside"		3:27
3.	"Embrace Me"		4:56
4.	"Final Sky"		4:03
5.	"Truth"		3:17
6.	"Trial Spiral"		3:48
7.	"Void"		4:21
8.	"Nuclear Trance"		5:06
9.	"Ag2o"		3:40
10.	"Type-N"		3:23
11.	"Life Story"		4:30
12.	"True Blue"	Jun Onose	3:36
Total length:			48:46

All tracks are written by Ryu except where stated

European release track list

1. "Hyper Sonic" 4:41
2. "Truth" – 3:17
3. "Final Sky" – 4:03
4. "Live Inside" – 3:27
5. "Ag2o" – 3:40
6. "Embrace Me" – 4:56
7. "Trial Spiral" – 3:48
8. "Void" – 4:21
9. "Type-N" – 3:23
10. "True Blue (Luna Sea cover)" – 3:36

Personnel

• Ryo – lead vocals, bass guitar
• Ryu – lead guitar
• Shiromasa – rhythm guitar
• Aki – keyboards, piano, synthesizers, programming, backing vocals
• Violator – drums

Release history

Region	Release date
Japan	August 18, 2005
Europe	November 27, 2006
United States	July 17, 2007

References

1. Idolator at AllMusic
2. Begai, Carl (January 27, 2006). "BLOOD STAIN CHILD - Idolator". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
3. Kupfer, Thomas. "BLOOD STAIN CHILD - Idolator". Rock Hard. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
4. "Blood Stain Child - Idolator". Metal.de. November 28, 2006. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
5. "Blood Stain Child - Idolator review". Metal Storm.
6. "AS Reviews".
7. "Vampire-Magazine.com :: Idolator :: Blood Stain Child/". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
8. "BLOOD STAIN CHILD Signs To DOCKYARD 1". Blabbermouth. November 2, 2006. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

External links

• www.bloodstainchild.com
• www.dockyard1.com Label and Release Info Archived 2007-02-16 at the Wayback Machine