Celldweller - End of an Empire (Collector's Edition) (5-CD Box Set) (2015)

End of an Empire is the third vocal album (fifth overall) from electronic rock project Celldweller; it was released in "chapters", like most of Celldweller's previous works. The first of four chapters, Time, was released on September 16, 2014. The second, Love, was released on December 5, 2014. The third, Dreams, was released on March 13, 2015. The fourth and final chapter, Death, was released on July 17, 2015. The five disc collectors edition contains the whole End of an Empire album, and all the tracks released on all four chapters, including the Factions, remixes and instrumentals. There is a bonus download - The Remixes (Instrumentals) available by purchasing through the FiXT online store.

End of an Empire is a concept album, set in the world of "Atiria". The narrative focuses on "The Emperor", who is dealing with a failing civilization, brought about by conflict between "Pro-bots" and "Robophobes". Other characters are introduced in each chapter; "Overseer", "Siren", "Dreamcatcher" and "Gatekeeper" (in that order). Other locations include "Deltar", a city within Atiria, and "Helion", home to the "XR-87 Prison System". Currently, little is known about the relationships between the characters and locations, leading to much speculation. According to Klayton, the album is not a follow-up to Wish Upon a Blackstar.

Production of the album started around late 2012, almost directly after the release of Wish Upon a Blackstar, and was formally announced in an update on February 26, 2013. In the update, Klayton stated that "Purified" had been completed and would go towards the then untitled album, though it was instead released on Blackstar Act One: Purified in December that year.

When asked in an April episode of "Ask Celldweller", he stated the upcoming album would be released in chapters, though he did not give a title or a release date, nor any insight into the album's progress.

A few months later, throughout July and August, three snippets were posted onto Klayton's Instagram, they all come from the same song, "End of an Empire", that had been previously mentioned.

Any further news on the upcoming album was sparse until August 6, when a series of images on Celldweller's Facebook page implied a new Celldweller release, this was confirmed on the 12th when one of these images, which previously contained four empty imprints, was reuploaded, containing a blue emblem representing "Time", implying the new release would be split into four chapters, each with individual titles. The new image also confirmed the name of the release as End of an Empire.

CD1 - End of an Empire (01:00:18):
01. End of an Empire [07:32]
02. Heart On [06:37]
03. Down to Earth [06:56]
04. New Elysium [06:52]
05. Just Like You [05:03]
06. Good L_ck (Yo_'re F_cked) [03:35]
07. Lost In Time [07:23]
08. Breakout (feat. Scandroid) [04:10]
09. Jericho [05:18]
10. Precious One [06:48]

CD2 - Factions (00:47:21):
01. Faction 01 [01:30]
02. Faction 02 [02:07]
03. Faction 03 [02:32]
04. Faction 04 [00:40]
05. Faction 05 [02:02]
06. Faction 06 [02:33]
07. Faction 07 [00:31]
08. Faction 08 [02:09]
09. Faction 09 [03:20]
10. Faction 10 [00:43]
11. Faction 11 [03:33]
12. Faction 12 [03:04]
13. Faction 13 [01:28]
14. Faction 14 [02:34]
15. Faction 15 [05:08]
16. Faction 01 (Instrumental) [01:30]
17. Faction 02 (Instrumental) [02:05]
18. Faction 04 (Instrumental) [00:40]
19. Faction 06 (Instrumental) [02:33]
20. Faction 07 (Instrumental) [00:31]
21. Faction 09 (Instrumental) [03:20]
22. Faction 10 (Instrumental) [00:43]
23. Faction 13 (Instrumental) [01:55]

CD3 - Instrumentals (01:00:19):
01. End of an Empire (Instrumental) [07:33]
02. Heart On (Instrumental) [06:37]
03. Down to Earth (Instrumental) [06:56]
04. New Elysium (Instrumental) [06:52]
05. Just Like You (Instrumental) [05:03]
06. Good L_ck (Yo_'re F_cked) (Instrumental) [03:36]
07. Lost in Time (Instrumental) [07:23]
08. Breakout (feat. Scandroid) (Instrumental) [04:10]
09. Jericho (Instrumental) [05:18]
10. Precious One (Instrumental) [06:48]

CD4 - The Remixes (Part I) (00:50:29):
01. G4M3 0V3R [02:39]
02. Down to Earth (KATFYR Remix) [04:25]
03. Heart On (Aesthetic Perfection Remix) [04:29]
04. Lost in Time (KJ Sawka Remix) [03:29]
05. End of an Empire (Comaduster Remix) [04:58]
06. G00D Luck (Y0U'r3 833P3D) [01:07]
07. Jericho (Circle of Dust Remix) [05:38]
08. New Elysium (The Algorithm Remix) [04:51]
09. Good L_ck (Yo_'re F_cked) (Combichrist Remix) [03:51]
10. N3W 3LY51UM [01:18]
11. Precious One (Drumcorps Remix) [04:07]
12. Breakout (feat. Scandroid) (I Will Never Be The Same Remix) [05:12]
13. Just Like You (Tom Player Remix) [04:20]

CD5 - The Remixes (Part II) (00:53:19):
01. J3R1CH0 [01:17]
02. New Elysium (Zardonic Remix) [05:06]
03. Down to Earth (Celldweller Remix) [06:15]
04. Breakout (feat. Scandroid) (Scandroid Remix) [04:19]
05. Good L_ck (Yo_'re F_cked) (Hecq Remix) [06:04]
06. Heart On (Mister Faux Remix) [05:04]
07. D0WN 2 34RTH [01:03]
08. Just Like You (Mobthrow Remix) [03:40]
09. Lost In Time (OCTiV Remix) [04:42]
10. End of an Empire (Breathe Carolina Remix) [03:37]
11. Heart On (SeamlessR Remix) [04:56]
12. Precious One (Rhys Fulber Remix) [07:08]

Bonus - The Remixes: Instrumentals (01:40:15):
01. G4M3 0V3R (1N5TRUM3NT4L) [02:39]
02. Down to Earth (KATFYR Remix) [Instrumental] [04:23]
03. Heart On (Aesthetic Perfection Remix) [Instrumental] [04:28]
04. Lost in Time (KJ Sawka Remix) [Instrumental] [03:29]
05. End of an Empire (Comaduster Remix) [Instrumental] [04:58]
06. G00D LUCK (Y0U'R3 833P3D) [1N5TRUM3NT4L] [01:07]
07. Jericho (Circle Of Dust Remix) [Instrumental] [05:38]
08. New Elysium (The Algorithm Remix) [Instrumental] [04:41]
09. Good L_ck (Yo_'re F_cked) (Combichrist Remix) [Instrumental] [03:51]
10. Precious One (Drumcorps Remix) [Instrumental] [04:07]
11. Breakout (feat. Scandroid) (I Will Never Be The Same Remix) [Instrumental] [04:47]
12. Just Like You (Tom Player Remix) [Instrumental] [04:20]
13. J3R1CH0 [1N5TRUM3NT4L] [01:17]
14. New Elysium (Zardonic Remix) [Instrumental] [05:05]
15. Down to Earth (Celldweller Remix) [Instrumental] [06:15]
16. Breakout (feat. Scandroid) (Scandroid Remix) [Instrumental] [04:19]
17. Good L_ck (Yo_'re F_cked) (Hecq Remix) [Instrumental] [06:04]
18. Heart On (Mister Faux Remix) [Instrumental] [05:04]
19. Just Like You (Mobthrow Remix) [Instrumental] [03:40]
20. Lost In Time (OCTiV Remix) [Instrumental] [04:42]
21. End of an Empire (Breathe Carolina Remix) [Instrumental] [03:37]
22. Heart On (SeamlessR Remix) [Instrumental] [04:56]
23. Precious One (Rhys Fulber Remix) [Instrumental] [06:36]