Cosmogenesis (album)
2009 studio album by Obscura From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Cosmogenesis | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 February 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Studio | Woodshed Studios, Landshut | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 50:15 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
| Producer | Obscura, V. Santura | |||
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A music video was released for the song "Anticosmic Overload".[6] The songs "Desolate Spheres" and "Centric Flow" are based on the poem "The Dance of Shiva".[7]
Cosmogenesis was awarded "Best Death Metal Album of the year 2009" by Loudwire.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Anticosmic Overload" |
| 4:17 |
| 2. | "Choir of Spirits" | Grossmann | 5:31 |
| 3. | "Universe Momentum" | Christian Münzner | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Incarnated" | Kummerer | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Orbital Elements" (instrumental) |
| 5:22 |
| 6. | "Desolate Spheres" |
| 4:02 |
| 7. | "Infinite Rotation" | Grossmann | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Noospheres" |
| 5:05 |
| 9. | "Cosmogenesis" |
| 4:15 |
| 10. | "Centric Flow" | Grossmann | 7:26 |
| Total length: | 50:15 | ||
All lyrics are written by Steffen Kummerer
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[9]
Personnel
- Obscura
- Steffen Kummerer – vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar
- Christian Münzner – lead guitar
- Jeroen Paul Thesseling – fretless bass
- Hannes Grossmann – drums
- Guest musicians
- Victor Bullok a.k.a. V. Santura (Dark Fortress, Triptykon) – backing vocals on "Universe Momentum," "Desolate Spheres," "Noospheres," "Centric Flow"
- Additional musicians
- Tymon Kruidenier (ex-Cynic) – guitar solo on "Choir of Spirits"
- Ron Jarzombek – guitar solo on "Cosmogenesis"
- Production
- Obscura – production
- Victor Bullok – production, recording, mixing, mastering
- Artwork and design
- Orion Landau – design
- Norudos – photography
References
External links
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