Omnivium

Omnivium is the third studio album released by German 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.

Omnivium
Studio album by
Obscura
Released29 March 2011 (2011-03-29)
RecordedJune–October 2010
StudioWoodshed Studios, Landshut, Germany
GenreTechnical death metal, progressive metal
Length54:15
LabelRelapse
ProducerObscura, Victor Bullok
Obscura chronology
Cosmogenesis
(2009)		 Omnivium
(2011)		 Illegimitation
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!favorable[1]
PopMatters[2]
Revolver4/5[3]

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 #11 on the USA's Top Heatseekers chart,[9] and at #14 on Germany's Media Control Newcomer chart.,[10] furthermore, within the first week the album sold 2,000 copies the US.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Steffen Kummerer.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Septuagint"
7:18
2."Vortex Omnivium"
  • Münzner
  • Grossmann
4:14
3."Ocean Gateways"
  • Kummerer
  • Grossmann
5:56
4."Euclidean Elements"Grossmann4:51
5."Prismal Dawn"
6:21
6."Celestial Spheres"Grossmann5:28
7."Velocity"
  • Kummerer
  • Grossmann
6:04
8."A Transcendental Serenade"
  • Kummerer
  • Münzner
  • Grossmann
  • Thesseling
6:13
9."Aevum"
  • Grossmann
  • Thesseling
7:51
Total length:54:15
Limited Edition bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
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

Charts
Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] 11
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References
  1. Pratt, Greg (March 26, 2011). "Obscura Omnivium". exclaim.ca. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. Begrand, Adrien (April 17, 2011). "Obscura: Omnivium". www.popmatters.com. PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  3. Read, Clarke (March 29, 2011). "Review: Obscura – Omnivium". www.revolvermag.com. NewBay Media. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  4. http://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=66151
  5. "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - OBSCURA: 'Omnivium' Cover Artwork Unveiled". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  6. "Obscura Streaming New Song Online - in Metal News". Metal Underground.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  7. "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - OBSCURA: New Song Available For Streaming". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  8. "OBSCURA Vortex Omnivium song premiere - Videos on Demand". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  9. Obscura's Omnivium Debuts On Billboard Heatseekers Chart bravewords.com. 2011-04-11. Retrieved on 2011-08-11.
  10. Obscura: 'Omnivium' Enters German Media Control Newcomers Chart Archived 2013-12-25 at the Wayback Machine psychozine.eu. Retrieved on 2011-08-11.
  11. Omnivium (booklet). Obscura. Relapse Records. 2011.CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2016/05/24/connecting-the-dots-obscura/
  13. "Obscura Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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