Caliban is a German metalcore band from the Ruhr region, formed in the late 1990s and known for mixing screamed vocals and clean choruses; they have released albums on Roadrunner and are noted for energetic live shows.

DeBaser reviews comment on the band's metalcore formula, frequent comparisons to Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying and Heaven Shall Burn, the contrast between Andi's screams and guitarist Denis's clean vocals, a noted move toward some commercial elements, and producer involvement (Benny Richer mentioned in reviews).

DeBaser reviews describe Caliban as a German metalcore band rooted in the Ruhr area. Critics praise live energy and some standout tracks while often noting formulaic songwriting and commercial shifts. Key albums reviewed here are The Awakening and The Undying Darkness. The live opening set reviewed was highly praised.

For:Fans of metalcore and melodic heavy music (listeners of Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Heaven Shall Burn).

 the Caliban (a moniker with Shakespearean memory behind which hides an honest group of metalcore workers, not by chance hailing from the steel-making region of the Ruhr) must have thought something like this when they signed off their third work on Roadrunner (the 6th overall) in just three years.

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 Overwhelming. Phenomenal. Unique.

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 In the end, the album has nothing characteristic or particular, and it's the classic metalcore album like many other groups (see Killswitch Engage, Demon Hunter, etc.); the aggressiveness that has always distinguished this band clearly begins to give way to a more market-friendly "fake violence," Cradle of Filth style.

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