Oblivion Hunter

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Oblivion Hunter
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EP by
ReleasedSeptember 2012
Recorded2008
Genre Noise rock
Length38:10
Label Load (LOAD #142)
Lightning Bolt chronology
Earthly Delights
(2009)
Oblivion Hunter
(2012)
Fantasy Empire
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Beats Per Minute 73% [3]
Pitchfork Media 7.2/10 [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes TMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT half.svgTMT empty.svg [5]

Oblivion Hunter is the first EP [1] [5] [4] by the noise rock band Lightning Bolt. It was released in September 2012 by Load Records.

Contents

The record was advertised as an EP, although it has the length of some Lightning Bolt albums. The EP is a collection of unreleased material recorded in 2008. [5] [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lightning Bolt

No.TitleLength
1."King Kandy"4:42
2."Baron Wasteland"6:40
3."Oblivion Balloon"3:18
4."Fly Fucker Fly"3:46
5."The Soft Spoken Spectre"1:12
6."Salamander"5:07
7."World Wobbly Wide"13:25
Total length:38:10

Personnel

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