Urn is the third studio album by Australian progressive metal band Ne Obliviscaris, released on 27 October 2017 via Season of Mist. 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. Robin Zielhorst, former member of Cynic and Exivious, was recruited as their session bassist for the album.
The first single from the album, "Intra Venus", was released on 27 July 2017, accompanying a music video. On 29 August 2017, the band released another song, "Urn (Part I) – And Within the Void We Are Breathless". The third song, "Urn (Part II) – As Embers Dance in Our Eyes" was made available for streaming on 10 October 2017.
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Ne Obliviscaris Tim Charles – clean vocals, violin Xenoyr – harsh vocals Matt Klavins – guitars, egg shaker Benjamin Baret – lead guitar Daniel Presland – drums
Additional musicians Robin Zielhorst – bass guitar Tim Hennessy – cello Emma Charles – violin Natalija May – violin 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
Production and design Troy McCosker − producer, engineering Ne Obliviscaris − co-producer Mark Lewis − producer , engineering , re-amping , mixing, mastering Xenoyr − artwork
Charts + Chart performance for Urn Chart (2017) Peakposition
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