Welcome Oblivion

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Welcome Oblivion
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Cover of the vinyl edition
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
Genre Post-industrial, trip hop, electronica, electronic rock
Length
  • 65:32 (standard edition)
  • 75:03 (vinyl edition)
  • 93:21 (w/ iTunes bonus disc)
Sigil numbers chronology
' Sigil 03'
(2012)
Sigil 04
(2013)
CD and digital editions
No.TitleLength
1."The Wake-Up"1:43
2."Keep It Together"4:27
3."And the Sky Began to Scream"3:57
4."Welcome Oblivion"3:46
5."Ice Age"6:53
6."On the Wing"4:52
7."Too Late, All Gone"6:15
8."How Long?"3:54
9."Strings and Attractors"4:28
10."We Fade Away"6:41
11."Recursive Self-Improvement"6:28
12."The Loop Closes"4:50
13."Hallowed Ground"7:18
Total length:65:32
iTunes bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."The Space In Between"3:35
2."Parasite"5:05
3."Fur-Lined"4:00
4."BBB"3:31
5."The Believers"5:36
6."A Drowning"7:02
Total length:27:49
Vinyl edition
No.TitleLength
1."The Wake-Up"1:43
2."Keep It Together"4:27
3."And the Sky Began to Scream"3:57
4."Ice Age"6:53
5."Welcome Oblivion"3:46
6."On the Wing"4:52
7."Too Late, All Gone"6:15
8."The Province of Fear"4:13
9."How Long?"3:54
10."Strings and Attractors"4:28
11."Recursive Self-Improvement"6:28
12."Unintended Consequences"5:18
13."We Fade Away"6:41
14."The Loop Closes"4:50
15."Hallowed Ground"7:18
Total length:75:03

Personnel

The album personnel, as adapted from the liner notes: [15]

Written, arranged, produced, programmed, performed and packaged by
How to Destroy Angels

Other personnel

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