Beyond (Omnium Gatherum album)

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ReleasedFebruary 22, 2013 (2013-02-22)
Genre Melodic death metal
Label Lifeforce
Producer Markus Vanhala, Teemu Aalto
Omnium Gatherum chronology
New World Shadows
(2011)
Beyond
(2013)
Grey Heavens
(2016)

Beyond is the sixth full-length studio album of Finnish melodic death metal band Omnium Gatherum and their second record released on Lifeforce Records. The album was released digitally worldwide on February 22, 2013, and physical CD was released in Finland, Germany, Switzerland and Australia on February 22, in the rest of Europe on February 25, and in North America on March 5. the album was produced by Teemu Aalto and Sami Koivisto and recorded at Teemu Aalto Music Productions studio (except for drums, which was recorded at Nordic Audio Labs by Sami Koivisto). It was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studio. The album's artwork was created by Olli Lappalainen.

Contents

Beyond is one of the most anticipated releases by the band since they made their breakthrough with their previous album New World Shadows . As stated by guitarist Markus Vanhala on the band's official website "The album follows the good known path of New World Shadows and The Redshift but adds a lot of new flavours and spices to the good ol' melting pot to lift the band to a new heights." Markus also stated that Beyond is their most melodic and versatile album so far but still holds the brutal side in terms of Jukka Pelkonen's vocals. The basic theme of the album is about the culmination point of one's existence. It is a coming home story where the mysteries of duality are melted into oneness but without losing one single point of individuality along the arrival. [1]

On January 9, 2013, the band released the teaser track "New Dynamic" on YouTube via Facebook page. [2] [3] The official music video for "The Unknowing" was released on February 6, 2013.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jukka Pelkonen.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Luoto"Markus Vanhala3:32
2."New Dynamic"Vanhala4:56
3."In the Rim"Vanhala4:52
4."Nightwalkers"Vanhala8:15
5."Formidable"Vanhala4:53
6."The Sonic Sign"Vanhala, Joonas Koto4:35
7."Who Could Say"Vanhala4:44
8."The Unknowing"Vanhala5:57
9."Living in Me"Vanhala4:40
10."White Palace"Vanhala10:40
Total length:57:10
Limited Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Subdivisions" (Rush cover) Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart 5:33
Total length:62:43

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. "Official Website". Omnium Gatherum. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  2. "OMNIUM GATHERUM - New Dynamic (full track teaser)". YouTube. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  3. "Omnium Gatherum". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-11-30.