Citadel (Ne Obliviscaris album)

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Citadel
Ne Obliviscaris Citadel.jpg
Studio album by
Released7 November 2014
Genre
Length48:12
Label Season of Mist
Ne Obliviscaris chronology
Portal of I
(2012)
Citadel
(2014)
Urn
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Citadel is the second studio album by the Australian 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]

Contents

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.TitleMusicLength
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, Brown23:18
2."Pyrrhic"Baret, Xenoyr, Presland, Klavins, Brown, Charles9:50
3."Devour Me, Colossus
  • I. "(Part I): Blackholes" (12:37)
  • II. "(Part II): Contortions" (2:27)
"
Baret, Xenoyr, Presland, Klavins, Brown, Charles15:04
Total length:48:12

Personnel

Ne Obliviscaris

Additional personnel

Charts

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

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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.