03-10-2012, 23:23
BYZANTINE - Oblivion Beckons (2008)
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"Absolute Horizon" – 5:00 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze7K6UYo_k8 "Nadir" – 3:41 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfsv_kl09Ao"Oblivion Beckons" – 3:54 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs87_MOBmvk"The Gift of Discernment" - 5:29http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW1U2CS7aBk "Expansion and Collapse" – 3:44 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULB6uoddl-U""Catalyst" – 3:36 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK9vUWBcTzQ"Pattern Recognition" – 4:14 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqp2AeLRRAw"Renovatio" – 2:16- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOM6jxW5lEo"Centurion" - 4:23- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pUTIrdk-OY"Receiving End of Murder" – 4:13 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOevhcFwb1E"All Hail the End Times" – 3:46 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTjiaoPPx_s"Deep End of Nothing" – 5:38- not available "A Residual Haunting" – 4:11 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc8RfX9NYe0
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Oblivion Beckons is the third studio album by Charleston, West Virginia heavy metal band
Byzantine. It was released on January 22, 2008. According to vocalist Chris "OJ"
Ojeda, the band "stripp[ed] down some things like the vocals for a more
aggressive style and ... [went] out on a limb on some other things [they] have
never tried before." Ojeda also described Oblivion Beckons as being the band's
most varied album.
from AllMusic review ...rating 4.5
Simply outstanding is the combined propensity of "cookie monster "(lol MH's quote...I like it !) death
growl scream vocals and interplay with clean straight vocals, jazz guitar solos
and some nice acoustic guitar solos. There are a few spoken word media passages on the album and tons of heavy guitar riffs and solos.
A very good well rounded heavy metal/hard rock release with good melodic songs and an intelligent well thought out production !
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"Absolute Horizon" – 5:00 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze7K6UYo_k8 "Nadir" – 3:41 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfsv_kl09Ao"Oblivion Beckons" – 3:54 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs87_MOBmvk"The Gift of Discernment" - 5:29http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW1U2CS7aBk "Expansion and Collapse" – 3:44 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULB6uoddl-U""Catalyst" – 3:36 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK9vUWBcTzQ"Pattern Recognition" – 4:14 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqp2AeLRRAw"Renovatio" – 2:16- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOM6jxW5lEo"Centurion" - 4:23- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pUTIrdk-OY"Receiving End of Murder" – 4:13 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOevhcFwb1E"All Hail the End Times" – 3:46 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTjiaoPPx_s"Deep End of Nothing" – 5:38- not available "A Residual Haunting" – 4:11 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc8RfX9NYe0
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Oblivion Beckons is the third studio album by Charleston, West Virginia heavy metal band
Byzantine. It was released on January 22, 2008. According to vocalist Chris "OJ"
Ojeda, the band "stripp[ed] down some things like the vocals for a more
aggressive style and ... [went] out on a limb on some other things [they] have
never tried before." Ojeda also described Oblivion Beckons as being the band's
most varied album.
from AllMusic review ...rating 4.5
Simply outstanding is the combined propensity of "cookie monster "(lol MH's quote...I like it !) death
growl scream vocals and interplay with clean straight vocals, jazz guitar solos
and some nice acoustic guitar solos. There are a few spoken word media passages on the album and tons of heavy guitar riffs and solos.
A very good well rounded heavy metal/hard rock release with good melodic songs and an intelligent well thought out production !
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