Plains of Oblivion

Plains of Oblivion is the second studio album by former Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis, released on April 9, 2012 (Europe) and April 10 (North America) through Century Media Records;^[1] a limited Digipak edition was also released, containing two bonus tracks.^[2] The album features a number of guest musicians including Emperor singer Ihsahn, as well as guitarists Marty Friedman, Tony MacAlpine and Chris Poland.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Mercurial"	(Instrumental)	Jeff Loomis	5:31
2.	"The Ultimatum"	(Instrumental)	Loomis	4:41
3.	"Escape Velocity"	(Instrumental)	Loomis	4:31
4.	"Tragedy and Harmony"	Christine Rhoades	Loomis	5:01
5.	"Requiem for the Living"	(Instrumental)	Loomis	4:52
6.	"Continuum Drift"	(Instrumental)	Loomis, Aaron Smith, Joe Nurre	5:38
7.	"Surrender"	Ihsahn	Loomis	5:30
8.	"Chosen Time"	Rhoades	Loomis	4:33
9.	"Rapture"	(Instrumental)	Loomis	2:44
10.	"Sibylline Origin"	(Instrumental)	Loomis	4:35
Total length:				47:36

Limited edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Collide"	Rhoades	Loomis	4:36
12.	"Reverie for Eternity"	Rhoades	Loomis	4:47

Personnel

Jeff Loomis – guitar, programming, arrangement
Christine Rhoades – vocals (tracks 4, 8, 11, 12)
Ihsahn – vocals (track 7)
Marty Friedman – guitar (track 1)
Tony MacAlpine – guitar (track 2)
Attila Vörös – guitar (track 5)
Chris Poland – guitar (track 6)
Aaron Smith – guitar (track 6), programming (track 6), arrangement (track 6), engineering, mixing, production
Dirk Verbeuren – drums
Shane Lentz – bass
Jason Lackie – engineering
Jens Bogren – mastering

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
2012	Billboard 200	179^[3]
2012	Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums	16^[3]
2012	Billboard Top Heatseekers	2^[3]
2012	Billboard Top Independent Albums	27^[3]
2012	Billboard Top Rock Albums	47^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Discography". jeffloomis.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
↑ "Jeff Loomis – Plains Of Oblivion". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Plains of Oblivion - Jeff Loomis : Awards. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-05-21.

External links

"Jeff Loomis - Plains Of Oblivion Review" at About.com
"Album Review: Jeff Loomis – Plains Of Oblivion" at Metal Assault

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