| Illegimitation | ||||
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| Released | March 1st 2012 | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal | |||
| Length | 48:12 | |||
| Label | Voice of the Soul | |||
| Producer | V. Santura | |||
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Illegimitation is a compilation album released by German technical death metal band Obscura. It was independently released by the band via crowdfunding.
Illegimitation is a compilation of the band's first demo of the same name, pre-production demos from Cosmogenesis, recorded in 2006, and three covers of songs originally done by the bands Death, Atheist and Cynic which were included to reference some of the influences for the band.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "And All Will Come to an End" | Steffen Kummerer | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Crucified" |
| 4:24 |
| 3. | "Fear" | Kummerer | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Immanent Desaster" | Baumgartl | 6:03 |
| 5. | "Incarnated" | Kummerer | 5:20 |
| 6. | "Open the Gates" | Markus Lempsch | 2:41 |
| 7. | "Headworm" | Kummerer | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Flesh and the Power It Holds" (Death cover) | Chuck Schuldiner | 8:08 |
| 9. | "Piece of Time" (Atheist cover) | Steve Flynn | 4:28 |
| 10. | "How Could I" (Cynic cover) | 4:51 | |
| Total length: | 48:12 | ||
2003 "Illegimitation" Demo (Tracks 1-4)
2006 Preproduction Demo (Tracks 5-7)
2011 Recording Session (Tracks 8-10)
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