The Discovery (album)

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The Discovery
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
RecordedOctober 2010
Genre
Length52:57
Label Sumerian
Producer Born of Osiris
Born of Osiris chronology
A Higher Place
(2009)
The Discovery
(2011)
Tomorrow We Die Alive
(2013)
Singles from The Discovery
  1. "Recreate"
    Released: March 22, 2011
  2. "Follow the Signs"
    Released: January 26, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Discovery is the second studio album by American progressive metalcore band Born of Osiris. It was released through Sumerian Records on March 22, 2011. It is also the first Born of Osiris record to make use of seven string guitars, and was produced solely by members of the band. Early demo versions of some of the album’s songs were produced and mixed by Misha Mansoor but the final retail release was mixed by Jason Suecof.

Contents

The Discovery is the only release by the band to feature guitarist Jason Richardson as he would later get fired from the group in December of 2011. [3] Most of the album's solos were written and performed by Richardson.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ronnie Canizaro and Joe Buras; all music is composed by Jason Richardson, Lee McKinney and Cameron Losch, except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Follow the Signs" 3:51
2."Singularity" 3:33
3."Ascension" 2:28
4."Devastate" 4:35
5."Recreate" 4:01
6."Two Worlds of Design" 3:14
7."A Solution"Richardson, McKinney, Losch, David Da Rocha2:07
8."Shaping the Masterpiece" 4:39
9."Dissimulation" 2:48
10."Automatic Motion" 2:43
11."The Omniscient" 2:08
12."Last Straw" 4:01
13."Regenerate" 5:06
14."XIV" (Instrumental)Richardson1:52
15."Behold" 5:51
Total length:52:57
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Follow the Signs" (Misha Mansoor demo mix)4:09
17."Singularity" (Misha Mansoor demo mix)3:37
18."Recreate" (Misha Mansoor demo mix)4:07
Total length:1:04:49

Personnel

Born of Osiris

Production, recording and other staff

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 87
US Billboard Independent Albums [4] 17
US Billboard Rock Albums [4] 23
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums [4] 6

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