Omen (Of Virtue album)

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Omen
Of Virtue - Omen.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 2023 (2023-10-27)
Length39:22
Label Arising Empire
Producer
  • Lee Albrecht
  • Evan McKeever
  • Randy Slaugh
  • Andrew Baylis
  • Carson Slovak
  • Grant McFarland
  • Chris Schifflett
Of Virtue chronology
Sinner
(2022)
Omen
(2023)
Singles from Omen
  1. "A.N.X.I.E.T.Y."
    Released: February 9, 2023 [1]
  2. "Cannibals"
    Released: March 23, 2023 [2]
  3. "Cut Me Open"
    Released: June 20, 2023 [3]
  4. "Sober"
    Released: July 14, 2023 [4]
  5. "Holy"
    Released: August 17, 2023 [5]
  6. "True Colors"
    Released: September 14, 2023 [6]

Omen is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Of Virtue. It was originally set to be released in September 2023, [7] but it was ultimately released on October 27 [8] after a month long delay. [9] This is their second release through Arising Empire, following Sinner EP released in 2022.

Contents

Overview

The first single, "A.N.X.I.E.T.Y." was released on February 9, 2023. The second single, "Cannibals" was released on March 23. On June 12, the album title and tracklist were unveiled. The third single, "Cut Me Open" was released on June 20. The fourth single, "Sober" was released on July 14.

Reception

The album received mostly positive reviews from critics. [8] Izzy Sheldon of Distorted Sound Mag gave the album a rating of 9/10. [10] Pia Kam Schaper of PowerMetal.de gave it an 8/10 rating, praising the vulnerability of its lyrics and use of musical influences from nu metal and electronica. [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Of Virtue with additional writers listed

Omen track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Omen"Lee AlbrechtAlbrecht3:31
2."Hypocrite"
  • McKeever
  • Slaugh
  • Baylis
2:52
3."Cold Blooded"
  • McKeever
  • Slaugh
  • McKeever
  • Slaugh
3:05
4."Cut Me Open"
  • Albrecht
  • McKeever
  • Albrecht
  • McKeever
2:49
5."Sober"
  • Albrecht
  • McKeever
  • Albrecht
  • McKeever
2:46
6."A.N.X.I.E.T.Y."
  • Carson Slovak
  • Grant McFarland
  • Chris Schifflett
  • Slovak
  • McFarland
  • Schifflett
2:59
7."Floating" (featuring Rory Rodriguez of Dayseeker)AlbrechtAlbrecht3:53
8."True Colors"AlbrechtAlbrecht3:58
9."Sinner"
  • McKeever
  • McKeever
3:13
10."Holy"
  • Albrecht
  • McKeever
  • Albrecht
  • McKeever
3:17
11."Cannibals"
  • Albrecht
  • Albrecht
3:15
12."False Idols"AlbrechtAlbrecht3:44
Total length:39:22

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from Qobuz. [12]

Of Virtue
Additional musicians
Additional personnel

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