Cosmogenesis (album)
| Cosmogenesis | ||||
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| Studio album by Obscura | ||||
| Released | 17 February 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 at Woodshed Studios in Landshut | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal, melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 50:15 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
| Producer | Victor "V.Santura" Bullok, Obscura | |||
| Obscura chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net | [2] |
| Hearwax Media | [3] |
| Storm Bringer | [4] |
Cosmogenesis is the second studio album by German death metal band Obscura. It was released on 17 February 2009 by Relapse Records. The album debuted at No. 71 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[5]
A music video was released for the song "Anticosmic Overload". The songs "Desolate Spheres" and "Centric Flow" are based on the poem "The Dance of Shiva".[6]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Steffen Kummerer.
| No. | Title | Music | Length | |
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| 1. | "Anticosmic Overload" | Steffen Kummerer, Hannes Grossmann | 4:17 | |
| 2. | "Choir of Spirits" | Grossmann | 5:31 | |
| 3. | "Universe Momentum" | Christian Muenzner | 4:34 | |
| 4. | "Incarnated" | Steffen Kummerer | 4:53 | |
| 5. | "Orbital Elements (Instrumental)" | Steffen Kummerer, Muenzner, Grossmann, Jeroen Paul Thesseling | 5:22 | |
| 6. | "Desolate Spheres" | Steffen Kummerer, Grossmann, Muenzner | 4:02 | |
| 7. | "Infinite Rotation" | Grossmann | 4:49 | |
| 8. | "Noospheres" | Steffen Kummerer, Grossmann | 5:05 | |
| 9. | "Cosmogenesis" | Steffen Kummerer, Grossmann, Muenzner, Thesseling | 4:15 | |
| 10. | "Centric Flow" | Grossmann | 7:26 | |
Total length: |
50:15 | |||
Personnel
Obscura
- Steffen Kummerer – guitars, vocals
- Christian Muenzner – guitars
- Jeroen Paul Thesseling – fretless bass
- Hannes Grossmann – drums
Additional personnel
- Tymon Kruidenier (Exivious, Cynic) – guitar solo ("Choir of Spirits")
- Ron Jarzombek (Blotted Science, Spastic Ink) – guitar solo ("Cosmogenesis")
- Victor "V. Santura" Bullok (Celtic Frost) – vocals ("Universe Momentum", "Desolate Spheres", "Noospheres", "Centric Flow"), production
References
- ↑ Prato, Greg. "Review: Cosmogenesis". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ↑ "Blabbermouth.net review". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ Hearwax Media review
- ↑ "Storm Bringer review". Stormbringer.at. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ "Obscura: 'Cosmogenesis' First-Week U.S. Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ↑ "The Dance of Shiva - A Poem by Paresh". Hinduism.about.com. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
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