The Discovery (album)

The Discovery is the second studio album by the Chicago-based American band Born of Osiris. It was released through Sumerian Records on March 22, 2011. It is also the first album by the band to use seven string guitars, and was produced solely by members of the band. The demo was produced by Periphery's Misha "Bulb" Mansoor. This is the only album to feature guitarist Jason Richardson.

The Discovery
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
RecordedOctober 2010
GenreDeathcore, djent, progressive metal
Length52:57
LabelSumerian
ProducerBorn of Osiris
Born of Osiris chronology
A Higher Place
(2009)
The Discovery
(2011)
Tomorrow We Die Alive
(2013)
Singles from The Discovery
  1. "Recreate"
    Released: March 22, 2011
  2. "Follow the Signs"
    Released: January 26, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Blabbermouth6/10[2]
PopMatters[3]
Revolver4/5[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Follow the Signs"3:51
2."Singularity"3:33
3."Ascension"2:28
4."Devastate"4:35
5."Recreate" (originally entitled Wheaton)4:01
6."Two Worlds of Design"3:14
7."A Solution"2:07
8."Shaping the Masterpiece"4:39
9."Dissimulation"2:48
10."Automatic Motion"2:43
11."The Omniscient"2:08
12."Last Straw"4:01
13."Regenerate"5:06
14."XIV"1:52
15."Behold"5:51
Total length:52:57
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Follow the Signs (Misha Mansoor Demo Mix)"4:09
17."Singularity (Misha Mansoor Demo Mix)"3:37
18."Recreate (Misha Mansoor Demo Mix)"4:07
Total length:1:04:49

Personnel

Born of Osiris

  • Ronnie Canizaro – lead vocals
  • Lee McKinney – guitar
  • Jason Richardson – guitar
  • David Da Rocha – bass guitar
  • Joe Buras – synthesizers, programming, additional vocals (lead vocals on track 7)
  • Cameron Losch – drums

Production and recording

  • Don Byczynski and Lee McKinney – engineering
  • Jason Suecofmixing
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Ash Avildsen – additional lyric writing and vocal production

Artwork

  • Cameron Gray

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 87
US Billboard Independent Albums[5] 17
US Billboard Rock Albums[5] 23
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[5] 6
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References

  1. William Ruhlmann. "The Discovery - Born of Osiris : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. Scott Alisoglu. "Blabbermouth.net - CD Reviews - Born of Osiris: The Discovery". Blabbermouth. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  3. Chris Colgan. "Born of Osiris: The Discovery | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  4. David McKenna. "Review: Born of Osiris - The Discovery - revolvermag.com". Revolver. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. "The Discovery - Born of Osiris : Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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