Diluvium (album)

Diluvium is the fifth studio album by German technical death metal band Obscura, released on 13 July 2018 via Relapse.[12][13][14] The album is the only to feature guitarist Rafael Trujillo, and the last album with bassist Linus Klausenitzer and drummer Sebastian Lanser.[15] Diluvium is also marked as the last album of the band's four-album concept series, along with Cosmogenesis (2009), Omnivium (2011) and Akróasis (2016).[16]

Diluvium
Studio album by
Obscura
Released13 July 2018 (2018-07-13)
RecordedOctober – November 2017
Studio
Genre
Length53:58
LabelRelapse
Producer
  • V. Santura
  • Obscura
Obscura chronology
Akróasis
(2016)		 Diluvium
(2018)
Singles from Diluvium
  1. "Diluvium"
    Released: 8 May 2018 (2018-05-08)[1]
  2. "Emergent Evolution"
    Released: 13 June 2018 (2018-06-13)[2]
  3. "Ethereal Skies"
    Released: 2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)[3]
  4. "Mortification of the Vulgar Sun"
    Released: 13 July 2018 (2018-07-13)[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Decibel[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
Metal Hammer[7]
Metal Injection7/10[8]
MetalSucks[9]
NME[10]
Ultimate Guitar Archive7/10[11]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Steffen Kummerer.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Clandestine Stars"
  • Trujillo
  • Klausenitzer
  • Lanser
3:38
2."Emergent Evolution"Kummerer4:52
3."Diluvium"
  • Trujillo
  • Lanser
5:02
4."Mortification of the Vulgar Sun"
  • Trujillo
  • Klausenitzer
  • Lanser
6:09
5."Ethereal Skies"
  • Trujillo
  • Lanser
5:18
6."Convergence"Kummerer4:04
7."Ekpyrosis"
  • Kummerer
  • Trujillo
  • Klausenitzer
  • Lanser
5:23
8."The Seventh Aeon"Kummerer5:17
9."The Conjuration"
  • Kummerer
  • Klausenitzer
5:33
10."An Epilogue to Infinity"
  • Trujillo
  • Klausenitzer
  • Lanser
6:16
11."A Last Farewell" (instrumental; CD & digital bonus track)Klausenitzer2:26
Total length:53:58

Personnel

Obscura

Additional musician

  • Jonas Baumgartl – cello (track 5)
  • Ulf Klausenitzer – violin (track 5)
  • V. Santura – string arrangements (track 5)

Production and design

  • V. Santura – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
  • Obscura – production, music arrangement
  • Norwin Palme – engineering assistant (drums)
  • Orion Landau – artwork
  • Christian Weiss – photography
  • Sylvia Makris – photography

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[17] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 18
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[19] 24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 93

References
  1. "OBSCURA Unveil New Song "Diluvium" and It's So Good". Metal Injection. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. "Listen To New OBSCURA Song 'Emergent Evolution'". Blabbermouth.net. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. "Obscura Enter the Cosmic Void of 'Ethereal Skies' in New Song". Loudwire. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. "OBSCURA: 'Mortification Of The Vulgar Sun' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. "Obscura - Diluvium". Decibel (166). August 2018.
  6. Falzon, Denise (10 July 2018). "Obscura Diluvium". Exclaim!. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. Morton, Luke (13 July 2018). "Obscura – Diluvium album review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. Nate (10 July 2018). "Album Review: OBSCURA Diluvium". Metal Injection. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. Rosenberg, Axl (11 July 2018). "Album Review: Obscura's Diluvium". MetalSucks. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  10. McMahon, James (12 July 2018). "Obscura – 'Dilivium' review". NME. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  11. Lausch, Travis (23 July 2018). "Diluvium review by Obscura". Ultimate Guitar Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  12. "New Album "Diluvium", Title-Track Music Video". Obscura official website. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  13. "OBSCURA To Release 'Diluvium' Album In July". Blabbermouth.net. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  14. "Obscura Tease New Album "Diluvium"". Theprp. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  15. "Obscura announces new lead guitarist". Lambgoat. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  16. "Making of "Diluvium" [Episode #1 – Production]". Obscura official website. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  17. "Obscura Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  18. "Obscura Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  19. "Obscura Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  20. "Offiziellecharts.de – Obscura – Diluvium" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  21. "Swisscharts.com – Obscura – Diluvium". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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