The Discovery (album)

The Discovery is the second studio album by the Chicago-based American band Born of Osiris. It was released through Sumerian Records on March 22, 2011. It is also the first album by the band to use seven string guitars, and was produced solely by members of the band. The demo was produced by Periphery's Misha "Bulb" Mansoor. This is the only release by the band to feature guitarist Jason Richardson, as well as their only official album as a six-piece.

The Discovery
Studio album by Born of Osiris
Released	March 22, 2011
Recorded	October 2010
Genre	Deathcore, djent, progressive metal
Length	52:57
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
"Recreate" Released: March 22, 2011 "Follow the Signs" Released: January 26, 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blabbermouth	6/10[2]
PopMatters	[3]
Revolver	4/5[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Follow the Signs"	3:51
2.	"Singularity"	3:33
3.	"Ascension"	2:28
4.	"Devastate"	4:35
5.	"Recreate" (originally entitled Wheaton)	4:01
6.	"Two Worlds of Design"	3:14
7.	"A Solution"	2:07
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"	1:52
15.	"Behold"	5:51
Total length:		52:57

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
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

• Ronnie Canizaro – lead vocals
• Lee McKinney – guitar
• Jason Richardson – guitar
• David Da Rocha – bass guitar
• Joe Buras – synthesizers, programming, additional vocals (lead vocals on track 7)
• Cameron Losch – drums

Production and recording

• Don Byczynski and Lee McKinney – engineering
• Jason Suecof – mixing
• Alan Douches – mastering
• Ash Avildsen – additional lyric writing and vocal production

Artwork

• Cameron Gray

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	87
US Billboard Independent Albums[5]	17
US Billboard Rock Albums[5]	23
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[5]	6

References

1. William Ruhlmann. "The Discovery - Born of Osiris : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
2. Scott Alisoglu. "Blabbermouth.net - CD Reviews - Born of Osiris: The Discovery". Blabbermouth. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
3. Chris Colgan. "Born of Osiris: The Discovery | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
4. David McKenna. "Review: Born of Osiris - The Discovery - revolvermag.com". Revolver. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
5. "The Discovery - Born of Osiris : Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 July 2013.