Retribution (Obscura album)

Retribution is the debut album by German technical death metal band Obscura. It was recorded in August 2004 and released 2 years later in August 2006 on Vots Records. After the band signed to Relapse Records and released Cosmogenesis, they decided to reissue Retribution. The reissue, which was remastered, was released in 2010 and featured bonus tracks plus new artwork.

Retribution
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2006
RecordedAugust 2004 at Mastersound Studios
November 2006 (Bonus Tracks)
GenreTechnical death metal
Length45:50
LabelVots Records, Relapse (remastered)
ProducerObscura and Alexander Krull
V. Santura (remastered)
Obscura chronology
Retribution
(2006)
Cosmogenesis
(2009)
Alternative cover
2010 remastered edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Humankind"Jonas Baumgartl2:48
2."Nothing"
  • Kummerer
  • Morean
  • V. Santura
Kummerer4:56
3."Unhinged"
  • Kummerer
  • Morean
  • V. Santura
Kummerer2:16
4."None Shall Be Spared"
  • Kummerer
  • Morean
  • V. Santura
Baumgartl5:58
5."Alone"V. SanturaKummerer3:44
6."Hymn to a Nocturnal Visitor"
  • Kummerer
  • Morean
  • V. Santura
Stephan Bergbauer6:33
7."Intoxicated"V. SanturaKummerer2:29
8."Exit Life"V. SanturaKummerer3:48
9."Sentiment"Kummerer
  • Kummerer
  • Baumgartl
6:11
10."Sweet Silence" (instrumental) Kummerer3:15
11."Lack of Comprehension" (Death cover)Chuck SchuldinerSchuldiner3:48
Total length:45:50
2010 Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."Synthetically Revived" (Suffocation cover)
  • Cerrito
  • Hobbs
4:04
13."God of Emptiness" (Morbid Angel cover)David VincentTrey Azagthoth6:01
Total length:55:55
2010 Japanese Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
14."Decade ov Therion" (Behemoth cover)Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal3:37
15."Wings" (Vader cover)Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:09
Total length:62:41

Personnel

Obscura
  • Steffen Kummerer – guitars, vocals
  • Markus Lempsch – guitars, backing vocals
  • Jonas Fischer – bass
  • Jonas Baumgartl – drums, cello (track 6)
Additional personnel
  • Victor "V. Santura" Bullok – additional vocals, guitar solo (track 8)
  • Stephan Bergbauer – guitar solos (track 2, 9)
  • Matthias Röderer – guitar solo (track 7)
  • Thorsten Bauer – guitar solo (track 11)
  • Martin Bauer – bass solo (exact track uncredited)
  • Orion Landau – design on reissue
Production
  • Alexander Krull – producer
  • Obscura – producer
  • Victor "V. Santura" Bullok – mastering engineer on the reissue

References

  1. Prato, Greg. "Review: Retribution". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 April 2010.


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