Occasus (Latin "setting (of the sun)") is the first studio release album by industrial/experimental metal band The Amenta. The album won them the Best Metal Newcomers award for 2004 by the Australian edition of Kerrang! magazine. The album also contains multimedia content including a detailed discography, promotional photos, lyrics and songs on the downloadable ambient album "Soundtrack To A Hidden Earth". The album was re-released in 2007 with four bonus tracks, originally from the Mictlan E.P., along with the DVD 'Virus'.

Occasus
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 9, 2004
Recorded2004
GenreExperimental metal, industrial death metal
Length41:58
LabelListenable Records
ProducerLachlan Mitchell
The Amenta chronology
Occasus
(2004)
n0n
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing edit

  1. Erebus – 4:09
  2. Mictlan – 4:52
  3. Zero – 4:16
  4. Senium – 2:04
  5. Nihil – 5:19
  6. Geilt – 4:15
  7. Sekem – 4:46
  8. Occasus – 3:10
  9. Ennea – 4:10
  10. Sangre – 4:56
  11. Inritus - 1:14*
  12. Mictlan 2002 - 5:05*
  13. Ennea 2002 - 4:09*
  14. Nekuia - 1:54*
  • Bonus tracks on the 2007 re-issue.

Credits edit

Personnel edit

  • Erik Miehs - guitar
  • Timothy Pope - keyboards, samples, programming
  • Mark Bevan - vocals
  • Nathan Jenkins - bass guitar
  • Dave Haley - drums

Production edit

  • Lachlan Mitchell - producer, mixing, mastering

References edit

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Occasus at AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.