Urn (album)

Urn is the third studio album by Australian metal band Ne Obliviscaris, released on October 27, 2017 via Season of Mist.[7] It was released to Patreon contributors a few days earlier. It's 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.[8] Robin Zielhorst, former member of Cynic and Exivious, was recruited as their session bassist for the album.[9]

Urn
Studio album by
Ne Obliviscaris
ReleasedOctober 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
RecordedMarch−May 2017
StudioPony Music in Melbourne, Australia
Genre
Length45:54
LabelSeason of Mist
Producer
Ne Obliviscaris chronology
Citadel
(2014)		 Urn
(2017)
Singles from Urn
  1. "Intra Venus"
    Released: July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal Injection6.5/10[2]
PopMatters[3]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5.0[4]
Teamrock[5]
Ultimate Guitar Archive9/10[6]

The first single from the album, "Intra Venus", was released on July 27, 2017, accompanying a music video.[9] On August 29, 2017, the band released another song, "Urn (Part I) – And Within the Void We Are Breathless".[10] The third song, "Urn (Part II) - As Embers Dance in Our Eyes" was made available for streaming on October 10, 2017.[11]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLength
1."Libera"

  • I. "Part I: Saturnine Spheres" (9:52)
    •
  • II. "Part II: Ascent of Burning Moths" (2:35)"
12:27
2."Intra Venus"7:28
3."Eyrie"11:51
4."Urn"

  • I. "Part I: And Within the Void We Are Breathless" (7:30)
    •
  • II. "Part II: As Embers Dance in Our Eyes" (6:38)"
14:08
Total length:45:54

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

Ne Obliviscaris

Additional musicians

  • Robin Zielhorst – bass
  • Tim Hennessy – cello (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6)
  • Emma Charles – violin (additional; tracks 1, 4, 6)
  • Natalija May – violin (additional; tracks 1, 4, 6)
  • Alana K Vocal, Alex Beckitt, Alex Hutchinson, Alex Koumoundouros, Alex Van Blyderveen, Alex Warren, Alexander Jackson, Amy Di Giambattista, Andrew Shugg, Cory Atkinson, Elisa Alleblas, Jacob James, James Wingfield, Karlo Doroc, Lewis Allan, Matthew Holmes, Meredith Rouse, Mitchell Shine, Nerrilee Morale, Xavier Beckitt – choir vocals (track 1)

Production and design

References
  1. James Christopher Monger. "Urn - Ne Obliviscaris". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  2. Tyler Hersko (2017-10-26). "Ne Obliviscaris - Urn Review". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  3. Andy Jurik (2017-11-28). "Ne Obliviscaris: Urn". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  4. linguist2011 (2017-10-27). "Ne Obliviscaris - Urn (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  5. Stephen Hill (2017-10-09). "Ne Obliviscaris - Urn album review". Teamrock. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  6. Travis Lausch (2017-10-31). "Urn Review: Containing a slightly more streamlined approach, "Urn" shows a very natural..." Ultimate Guitar Archive. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  7. Scott Munro (2017-07-27). "Ne Obliviscaris return with new video and album details". Teamrock. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  8. Greg Kennelty (2017-02-16). "NE OBLIVISCARIS Let Its Bassist Go Due To Allegations Of Domestic Violence". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  9. Greg Kennelty (2017-07-26). "NE OBLIVISCARIS Streams New Song "Intra Venus" Featuring Ex-CYNIC Bassist". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  10. "Ne Obliviscaris - Urn (Part I) - And Within the Void We Are Breathless (official premiere)". YouTube. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  11. "Ne Obliviscaris - Urn (Part II) - As Embers Dance In Our Eyes (official premiere)". YouTube. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  12. Urn CD liner notes (SOM432D). Season of Mist. 2017.



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