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 | |||
| Obscura chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 9/10[2] |
| Hearwax Media |    [3] |
| Storm Bringer | [4] |
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
editAll lyrics are written by Steffen Kummerer
| 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 | ||
Credits
editWriting, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[9]
Personnel
edit- Obscura
- Steffen Kummerer – guitar, vocals
- Christian Münzner – 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
edit- ^ Prato, Greg. Cosmogenesis - Obscura at AllMusic
- ^ Alisoglu, scott (24 February 2009). "CD Reviews - Cosmogenesis Obscura". www.blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Hearwax Media review[usurped]
- ^ "Storm Bringer review" (in German). Stormbringer.at. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Obscura: 'Cosmogenesis' First-Week U.S. Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ "OBSCURA - The Anticosmic Overload (Official Music Video)". Relapse Records. 2009-03-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ "The Dance of Shiva - A Poem by Paresh". Hinduism.about.com. 2012-04-10. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ^ "Best Death Metal Album of each Year". Loudwire. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ Cosmogenesis (booklet). Obscura. Relapse Records. 2009.
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