Citadel (Ne Obliviscaris album)

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Citadel
Studio album by
Released7 November 2014
Genre
Length48:12
LabelSeason of Mist
Ne Obliviscaris chronology
Portal of I
(2012)
Citadel
(2014)
Urn
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
SF Media[1]

Citadel is the second studio album by Australian progressive metal band Ne Obliviscaris. It was released worldwide on 7 November 2014 and November 11 in North America, marking their first release through Season of Mist records.[2]

It is the last album to feature Brendan "Cygnus" Brown, who was released from the band in January 2017, thus marking the end of the steady line-up the band had since their first album.

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Xenoyr

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Painters of the Tempest"
  • I. "(Part I): Wyrmholes" (3:08)
  • II. "(Part II): Triptych Lux" (16:35)
    • a). "Creator" (7:21)
    • b). "Cynosure" (3:40)
    • c). "Curator" (5:34)
  • III. "(Part III): Reveries from the Stained Glass Womb" (3:35)
"
Charles, Baret, Xenoyr, Presland, Klavins, Brown23:18
2."Pyrrhic"Baret, Xenoyr, Presland, Klavins, Brown, Charles9:50
3."Devour Me, Colossus"
  • I. "(Part I): Blackholes" (12:37)
  • II. "(Part II): Contortions" (2:27)
"
Baret, Xenoyr, Presland, Klavins, Brown, Charles15:04
Total length:48:12

Personnel[edit]

Ne Obliviscaris

  • Tim Charles – clean vocals, violin, production
  • Xenoyr – harsh vocals
  • Matt Klavins – guitar
  • Benjamin Baret – lead guitar
  • Brendan "Cygnus" Brown – bass guitar
  • Daniel Presland – drums

Additional personnel

  • Emma Charles – additional violins (tracks 1 and 2)
  • Timothy Hennessy – cello (tracks 1, 2 and 6)
  • Troy McCosker – audio engineering, production
  • Jens Bogren – mixing, mastering
  • Anthony Iorio – additional audio engineering
  • Svartwerk – art and layout

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Citadel
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 42

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ne Obliviscaris – Citadel – Album Review". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  2. ^ Ne Obliviscaris page on the official Season of Mist website
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Ne Obliviscaris – Citadel". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.