Omnivium
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| Omnivium | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 March 2011 | |||
| Recorded | June–October 2010 | |||
| Studio | Woodshed Studios, Landshut, Germany | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 54:15 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
| Producer | Obscura, Victor Bullok | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | favorable[1] |
| PopMatters |   [2] |
| Revolver | 4/5[3] |
Omnivium is the third studio album by German technical death metal band Obscura, and the second album of Obscura's four album concept.[4] The album was recorded at Woodshed Studio in southern Germany with engineer Victor Bullok (also known as V.Santura). It was released by Relapse Records on 29 March 2011.
The album is based on Friedrich Schelling's Clara: or On Nature's Connection to the Spirit World (1810).[5]
Obscura released the track "Septuagint" to the public on 19 January 2011.[6][7] The second song from Omnivium, "Vortex Omnivium", was released to the public on 24 February 2011.[8] The limited edition album included a bonus track, a cover of Cacophony's "Concerto", an embroidered Obscura patch, a guitar pick, and an album cover sticker.
Omnivium debuted at No. 11 on the USA's Top Heatseekers chart,[9] and at No. 14 on Germany's Media Control Newcomer chart.,[10] furthermore, within the first week the album sold 2,000 copies in the US.
All lyrics are written by Steffen Kummerer.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Septuagint" | 7:18 | |
| 2. | "Vortex Omnivium" |
| 4:14 |
| 3. | "Ocean Gateways" |
| 5:56 |
| 4. | "Euclidean Elements" | Grossmann | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Prismal Dawn" |
| 6:21 |
| 6. | "Celestial Spheres" | Grossmann | 5:28 |
| 7. | "Velocity" |
| 6:04 |
| 8. | "A Transcendental Serenade" |
| 6:13 |
| 9. | "Aevum" |
| 7:51 |
| Total length: | 54:15 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Concerto" (Cacophony cover) | 4:42 | |
| Total length: | 58:57 | ||
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[11]
Personnel
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