Mantiis
2012 studio album by Obsidian Kingdom
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Mantiis – An Agony in Fourteen Bites (2012) is the first studio album by Barcelona-based band Obsidian Kingdom. It is a concept album featuring a single song divided into fourteen tracks, noted for reflecting a broad range of emotions[3] through a great variety of genres.[4] The album was recorded, mixed and produced by Jorge Mur and the band at Ax Studios in Barcelona, and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios.[5] The artwork of the physical edition was in charge of Elena Gallen, under art direction by Ritxi Ostáriz and the band itself.[6]
ReleasedNovember 16, 2012
RecordedAugust 2012 at
Ax Studios, Barcelona
Ax Studios, Barcelona
Genrepost-metal
progressive death metal
experimental rock
avant-garde metal
post-rock
blackened death metal
progressive death metal
experimental rock
avant-garde metal
post-rock
blackened death metal
Length47:03
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| Released | November 16, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | August 2012 at Ax Studios, Barcelona | |||
| Genre | post-metal progressive death metal experimental rock avant-garde metal post-rock blackened death metal | |||
| Length | 47:03 | |||
| Producer | Jorge Mur and Obsidian Kingdom | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Terrorizer |   [1] |
| Legacy | [2] |
Critical reception
Track listing
All tracks are written by Obsidian Kingdom.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Not Yet Five" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Oncoming Dark" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Through the Glass" | 2:25 |
| 4. | "Cinnamon Balls" | 3:04 |
| 5. | "The Nurse" | 1:49 |
| 6. | "Answers Revealing" | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Last of the Light" | 5:06 |
| 8. | "Genteel to Mention" | 2:51 |
| 9. | "Awake Until Dawn" | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Haunts of the Underworld" | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Endless Wall" | 4:45 |
| 12. | "Fingers in Anguish" | 2:56 |
| 13. | "Ball-Room" | 2:22 |
| 14. | "And Then it Was" | 4:26 |