Urn (album)

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Urn
Ne Obliviscaris Urn cover art.jpg
Studio album by
Ne Obliviscaris
Released27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
RecordedMarch−May 2017
StudioPony Music (Melbourne, Australia)
Genre
Length45:54
Label Season of Mist
Producer
Ne Obliviscaris chronology
Citadel
(2014)		Urn
(2017)		 Exul
(2023)
Singles from Urn
  1. "Intra Venus"
    Released: 27 July 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Metal Injection6.5/10 [2]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Teamrock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Ultimate Guitar Archive 9/10 [5]

Urn is the third studio album by Australian metal band Ne Obliviscaris, released on 27 October 2017 via Season of Mist. [6] It was released to Patreon contributors a few days earlier. It is the first album not to feature former bassist Brendan "Cygnus" Brown, who left the band in early 2017 due to his allegations of domestic violence. [7] Robin Zielhorst, former member of Cynic and Exivious, was recruited as their session bassist for the album. [8]

Contents

The first single from the album, "Intra Venus", was released on 27 July 2017, accompanying a music video. [8] On 29 August 2017, the band released another song, "Urn (Part I) – And Within the Void We Are Breathless". [9] The third song, "Urn (Part II) – As Embers Dance in Our Eyes" was made available for streaming on 10 October 2017. [10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Xenoyr; all music is composed by Ne Obliviscaris.

No.TitleLength
1."Libera"
  • I. "Part I: Saturnine Spheres"
  • II. "Part II: Ascent of Burning Moths"
12:27

9:52

2:35
2."Intra Venus"7:28
3."Eyrie"11:51
4."Urn"
  • I. "Part I: And Within the Void We Are Breathless"
  • II. "Part II: As Embers Dance in Our Eyes""
14:08

7:30

6:38
Total length:45:54

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [11]

Ne Obliviscaris

Additional musicians

Production and design

Charts

Chart performance for Urn
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 35

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References

  1. ↑ James Christopher Monger. "Urn - Ne Obliviscaris". AllMusic . Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Tyler Hersko (26 October 2017). "Ne Obliviscaris - Urn Review". Metal Injection. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Andy Jurik (28 November 2017). "Ne Obliviscaris: Urn". PopMatters . Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Stephen Hill (9 October 2017). "Ne Obliviscaris - Urn album review". Teamrock . Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Travis Lausch (31 October 2017). "Urn Review: Containing a slightly more streamlined approach, "Urn" shows a very natural..." Ultimate Guitar Archive . Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Scott Munro (27 July 2017). "Ne Obliviscaris return with new video and album details". Teamrock . Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Greg Kennelty (16 February 2017). "NE OBLIVISCARIS Let Its Bassist Go Due To Allegations Of Domestic Violence". Metal Injection. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  8. 1 2 Greg Kennelty (26 July 2017). "NE OBLIVISCARIS Streams New Song "Intra Venus" Featuring Ex-CYNIC Bassist". Metal Injection. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ne Obliviscaris - Urn (Part I) – And Within the Void We Are Breathless (official premiere)". 29 August 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017– via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "Ne Obliviscaris – Urn (Part II) – As Embers Dance In Our Eyes (official premiere)". 10 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017– via YouTube.
  11. ↑ Urn CD liner notes (SOM432D). Season of Mist. 2017.
  12. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Ne Obliviscaris – Urn". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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