Cosmogenesis (album)

Cosmogenesis
Studio album by Obscura
Released	17 February 2009 (2009-02-17)
Recorded	2008
Studio	Woodshed Studios, Landshut
Genre	Technical death metal, progressive metal
Length	50:15
Label	Relapse
Producer	Obscura, V. Santura
Obscura chronology
Retribution (2006) Cosmogenesis (2009) Omnivium (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blabbermouth.net	9/10[2]
Hearwax Media	[3]
Storm Bringer	[4]

Cosmogenesis is the second studio album by German death metal band Obscura. It was released on 17 February 2009 by Relapse Records. The album debuted at No. 71 on the Top Heatseekers chart.^[5]

A music video was released for the song "Anticosmic Overload".^[6] The songs "Desolate Spheres" and "Centric Flow" are based on the poem "The Dance of Shiva".^[7]

Cosmogenesis was awarded "Best Death Metal Album of the year 2009" by Loudwire.^[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Steffen Kummerer

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The Anticosmic Overload"	Kummerer Hannes Grossmann	4:17
2.	"Choir of Spirits"	Grossmann	5:31
3.	"Universe Momentum"	Christian Münzner	4:34
4.	"Incarnated"	Kummerer	4:53
5.	"Orbital Elements" (instrumental)	Kummerer Grossmann Jeroen Paul Thesseling	5:22
6.	"Desolate Spheres"	Kummerer Grossmann Münzner	4:02
7.	"Infinite Rotation"	Grossmann	4:49
8.	"Noospheres"	Kummerer Grossmann	5:05
9.	"Cosmogenesis"	Kummerer Grossmann Münzner Thesseling	4:15
10.	"Centric Flow"	Grossmann	7:26
Total length:			50:15

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[9]

Personnel

Obscura

• Steffen Kummerer – guitar, vocals
• Christian Münzner – guitar
• Jeroen Paul Thesseling – fretless bass
• Hannes Grossmann – drums

Guest musicians

• Victor Bullok a.k.a. V. Santura (Dark Fortress, Triptykon) – backing vocals on "Universe Momentum," "Desolate Spheres," "Noospheres," "Centric Flow"

Additional musicians

• Tymon Kruidenier (ex-Cynic) – guitar solo on "Choir of Spirits"
• Ron Jarzombek – guitar solo on "Cosmogenesis"

Production

• Obscura – production
• Victor Bullok – production, recording, mixing, mastering

Artwork and design

• Orion Landau – design
• Norudos – photography

References

1. Prato, Greg. Cosmogenesis - Obscura at AllMusic
2. Alisoglu, scott (24 February 2009). "CD Reviews - Cosmogenesis Obscura". www.blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
3. Hearwax Media review^[usurped]
4. "Storm Bringer review" (in German). Stormbringer.at. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
5. "Obscura: 'Cosmogenesis' First-Week U.S. Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
6. "OBSCURA - The Anticosmic Overload (Official Music Video)". Relapse Records. 2009-03-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
7. "The Dance of Shiva - A Poem by Paresh". Hinduism.about.com. 2012-04-10. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
8. "Best Death Metal Album of each Year". Loudwire. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
9. Cosmogenesis (booklet). Obscura. Relapse Records. 2009.

External links

• Cosmogenesis at AllMusic