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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] 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).[15]

Diluvium
Studio album by
Obscura
Released13 July 2018 (2018-07-13)
RecordedOctober – November 2017
Studio
Various
GenreProgressive Death Metal
Length53:58
LabelRelapse
Producer
  • V. Santura
  • Obscura
Obscura chronology
Akróasis
(2016) 		Diluvium
(2018) 		A Valediction
(2021)
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 edit

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 edit

Obscura

Additional musician

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

Production and design

Charts edit

Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 18
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[18] 24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 93

References edit

  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. ^ "Making of "Diluvium" [Episode #1 – Production]". Obscura official website. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Obscura Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Obscura Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Obscura Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Obscura – Diluvium" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Obscura – Diluvium". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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