Citadel (Ne Obliviscaris album)

Citadel
Studio album by Ne Obliviscaris
Released	7 November 2014
Genre	Extreme metal progressive metal
Length	48:12
Label	Season of Mist
Ne Obliviscaris chronology
Portal of I (2012) Citadel (2014) Urn (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
SF Media	[1]

Citadel is the second studio album by Australian progressive metal band Ne Obliviscaris. It was released worldwide on 7 November 2014 and November 11 in North America, marking their first release through Season of Mist records. ^[2]

It is the last album to feature Brendan "Cygnus" Brown, who was released from the band in January 2017, thus marking the end of the steady line-up the band had since their first album.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Xenoyr.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Painters of the Tempest" I. "(Part I): Wyrmholes" (3:08) II. "(Part II): Triptych Lux" (16:35) a). "Creator" (7:21) b). "Cynosure" (3:40) c). "Curator" (5:34) III. "(Part III): Reveries from the Stained Glass Womb" (3:35) "	Charles, Baret, Xenoyr, Presland, Klavins, Brown	23:18
2.	"Pyrrhic"	Baret, Xenoyr, Presland, Klavins, Brown, Charles	9:50
3.	"Devour Me, Colossus" I. "(Part I): Blackholes" (12:37) II. "(Part II): Contortions" (2:27) "	Baret, Xenoyr, Presland, Klavins, Brown, Charles	15:04
Total length:			48:12

Personnel

Ne Obliviscaris

• Tim Charles – clean vocals, violin, production
• Xenoyr – harsh vocals
• Matt Klavins – guitar
• Benjamin Baret – lead guitar
• Brendan "Cygnus" Brown – bass guitar
• Daniel Presland – drums

Additional personnel

• Emma Charles – additional violins (tracks 1 and 2)
• Timothy Hennessy – cello (tracks 1, 2 and 6)
• Troy McCosker – audio engineering, production
• Jens Bogren – mixing, mastering
• Anthony Iorio – additional audio engineering
• Svartwerk – art and layout

Charts

Chart performance for Citadel

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3]	42

References

1. "Ne Obliviscaris – Citadel – Album Review". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
2. Ne Obliviscaris page on the official Season of Mist website
3. "Australiancharts.com – Ne Obliviscaris – Citadel". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.