Oblivion Beckons

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Oblivion Beckons
Byzantine - Oblivion Beckons.jpg
Studio album by
Byzantine
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2008
GenreGroove metal
Length53:56
LabelProsthetic
ProducerAaron Fisher
Byzantine chronology
…And They Shall Take Up Serpents
(2005) 		Oblivion Beckons
(2008) 		Byzantine
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Decibel(favorable)[1]
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[2]
Blabbermouth8/10 stars[3]

Oblivion Beckons is the third studio album by Charleston heavy metal band Byzantine. It was released on January 22, 2008. According to vocalist Chris "OJ" Ojeda, the band "stripp[ed] down some things like the vocals for a more aggressive style and ... [went] out on a limb on some other things [they] have never tried before." Ojeda also described Oblivion Beckons as being the band's most varied album.[4] The album reached #8 on CMJ.[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Absolute Horizon"5:00
2."Nadir"3:41
3."Oblivion Beckons"3:54
4."The Gift of Discernment"5:29
5."Expansion and Collapse"3:44
6."Catalyst"3:36
7."Pattern Recognition"4:14
8."Renovation"2:16
9."Centurion"4:23
10."Receiving End of Murder"4:13
11."All Hail the End Times"3:46
12."Deep End of Nothing"5:38
13."A Residual Haunting"4:11

Personnel[]

  • Chris "OJ" Ojeda - Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Piano
  • Tony Rohbrough - Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Keys
  • Matt Wolfe - Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar
  • Michael "Skip" Cromer - Bass, Vocals, Lead Guitar
  • Aaron Fisher - Producer/engineer
  • Drew Mazurek - Mixing
  • Allen Douches - Mastering

Singles[]

  • "Nadir"
  • "Expansion and Collapse"

Trivia[]

  • During the song "Deep End of Nothing" all four band members trade lead guitar solos since all members played guitar in previous bands before Byzantine.
  • The Morse code intro that starts off the album spells out the phrase "Absolute Horizon Brings Death" 3 times.
  • A common theme of death and finality is used throughout the lyrics coinciding with the fulfillment of their recording contract.
  • The guitar melody at the beginning and end of "Centurion" is the haunting melody to the classic horror movie "The Howling".
  • The album artwork utilizes once again the image of , who was the actress in the music video for "Jeremiad" and the short performance film on the DVD "Salvation".

References[]

  1. ^ Decibel review
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Blabbermouth review
  4. ^ "Byzantine: Oblivion Beckons Release Date Announced". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-10-13. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2008.
  5. ^ "CMJ Charting: Loud Rock Issue # 1042". CMJ.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
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