The Ossuary Lens

The Ossuary Lens
Studio album by Allegaeon
Released	April 4, 2025
Studio	Flatline Audio in Fort Collins, CO
Genre	Technical death metal melodic death metal [1]
Length	44:40
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Dave Otero
Allegaeon chronology
Damnum (2022) The Ossuary Lens (2025)
Singles from The Ossuary Lens
"Driftwood" Released: February 12, 2025 "The Swarm" Released: March 13, 2025

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	9/10 [2]

The Ossuary Lens is the seventh studio album by American death metal band Allegaeon, released on April 4, 2025. ^[3] It is the band's first release to feature vocalist Ezra Haynes since 2014's Elements of the Infinite . ^[4]

Background and promotion

On February 12, 2025, the band released a new single, "Driftwood", ^{[5] [6]} and announced their seventh album, The Ossuary Lens. ^{[7] [8]} Another promotional single "The Swarm" and its accompanying music video was released on March 22, 2025, with guitarist Greg Burgess stating that its intro riff, written by guitarist Michael Stancel, "was actually written on tour in the UK on a boat in Bristol. I remember filming him playing it so we wouldn't forget how to play it." ^[9]

The band will tour in promotion of the album, co-headlining a North American tour with Warbringer in March and April 2025, ^{[10] [11]} with bands Skeletal Remains and Summoning the Lich as opening acts. ^{[12] [13]}

Track listing

All tracks are written by Allegaeon, with "Dark Matter Dynamics" co-written by Adrian Bellue

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Refraction"	0:58
2.	"Chaos Theory"	4:30
3.	"Driftwood"	5:10
4.	"Dies Irae"	3:47
5.	"The Swarm"	3:27
6.	"Carried by Delusion"	4:48
7.	"Dark Matter Dynamics"	6:01
8.	"Imperial"	4:07
9.	"Wake Circling Above"	6:51
10.	"Scythe"	5:40
Total length:		44:40

Personnel

Allegaeon

• Ezra Haynes – lead vocals
• Greg Burgess – guitar
• Michael Stancel – guitar, backing vocals
• Brandon Michael – bass, backing vocals
• Jeff Saltzman – drums

Credits

• Seth Siro Anton – artwork
• Stephanie Cabral – photography
• Dave Otero – mastering, production, engineering, mixing
• Adrian Bellue – acoustic guitar (track 7)
• Jesse Zuretti – orchestrations

References

1. Cordova, Daniel (April 4, 2025). "The Weekly Injection: New Releases from ALLEGAEON, SCOWL & More Out This Week 4/4". Metal Injection . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
2. Dom Lawson. "Reviews - The Ossuary Lens - BLABBERMOUTH.NET" . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
3. "The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today". April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
4. "ALLEGAEON Debuts "Inhumation" Visualizer Featuring Original Vocalist EZRA HAYNES". October 18, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
5. James Weaver. "Allegaeon announce new album 'The Ossuary Lens'" . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
6. "ALLEGAEON To Release 'The Ossuary Lens' Album In April" . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
7. "Allegaeon Tease New Single "Driftwood"". Theprp.com. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
8. "Allegaeon Announce New Album 'The Ossuary Lens' Out April 4th On Metal Blade Records". thisdayinmetal.com. February 12, 2025. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
9. James Weaver (March 22, 2025). "Allegaeon release new music video for 'The Swarm'" . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
10. "WARBRINGER Announces March/April 2025 North American Tour With ALLEGAEON". Blabbermouth.net. January 15, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
11. Greg Kennelty (January 15, 2025). "WARBRINGER & ALLEGAEON Announces North American Tour With SKELETAL REMAINS & SUMMONING THE LICH". Metal Injection . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
12. James Weaver (January 19, 2025). "Warbringer and Allegaeon announce co-headline North American tour". distortedsoundmag.com. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
13. "WARBRINGER Announces "The Vortex Of Violence" 2025 North American Tour With ALLEGAEON". sonicperspectives.com. January 7, 2025. Retrieved April 6, 2025.