Retribution (Obscura album)

Retribution

Studio album by Obscura

Released

August 2006

Recorded

August 2004 at Mastersound Studios
November 2006 (Bonus Tracks)

Genre

Technical death metal

Length

45:50

Label

Vots Records, Relapse

Producer

Obscura and Alexander Krull
V. Santura (Remaster)

Obscura chronology

Retribution
(2006)

Cosmogenesis
(2009)

Alternative cover

2010 remastered edition cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Retribution is the debut album by German technical death metal band Obscura. It was originally self released in 2004 and later rereleased in 2006 on Vots Records. After the band signed to Relapse Records and released Cosmogenesis, it was decided to reissue Retribution. The reissue, which was remastered, was released in 2010 and featured bonus tracks and a new artwork.

Track listing

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Humankind"	Steffen Kummerer, Morean, V. Santura	Jonas Baumgartl	2:48
2.	"Nothing"	Steffen Kummerer, Morean, V. Santura	Steffen Kummerer	4:56
3.	"Unhinged"	Steffen Kummerer, Morean, V. Santura	Steffen Kummerer	2:16
4.	"None Shall Be Spared"	Steffen Kummerer, Morean, V. Santura	Jonas Baumgartl	5:58
5.	"Alone"	V. Santura	Steffen Kummerer	3:44
6.	"Hymn to a Nocturnal Visitor"	Steffen Kummerer, Morean, V. Santura	Stephan Bergbauer	6:33
7.	"Intoxicated"	V. Santura	Steffen Kummerer	2:29
8.	"Exit Life"	V. Santura	Steffen Kummerer	3:48
9.	"Sentiment"	Steffen Kummerer	Steffen Kummerer, Jonas Baumgartl	6:11
10.	"Sweet Silence"	(Instrumental)	Steffen Kummerer	3:15
11.	"Lack of Comprehension (Death cover)"	Chuck Schuldiner	Chuck Schuldiner	3:48
Total length:				45:50

2010 Reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Music	Length
12.	"Synthetically Revived (Suffocation cover)"	Doug Cerrito, Terrance Hobbs	4:04
13.	"God of Emptiness (Morbid Angel cover)"	Trey Azagthoth, David Vincent	6:01
Total length:			55:55

2010 Japanese Reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
14.	"Decade ov Therion (Behemoth cover)"	Krzysztof Azarewicz	Nergal	3:37
15.	"Wings (Vader cover)"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	3:09
Total length:				62:41

Personnel

Obscura

Steffen Kummerer - guitars, vocals
Markus Lempsch − guitars
Jonas Fischer − bass
Jonas Baumgartl - drums, cello

Additional personnel

V.Santura - additional vocals, solo on track 8
Stephan Bergbauer - solo on track 9
Matthias Röderer - additional guitar on one track
Thorsten Bauer - additional guitar on one track
Martl Bauer - bass on one track
Orion Landau - design on reissue

Production

Alexander Krull - producer
Obscura - producer
V.Santura - mastering engineer on the reissue

References

↑ Prato, Greg. "Review: Retribution". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 April 2010.

Obscura

Steffen Kummerer Linus Klausenitzer Rafael Trujillo Sebastian Lanser Hannes Grossmann Christian Muenzner Jeroen Paul Thesseling Jonas Fischer Markus Lempsch Jonas Baumgartl

Studio albums	Retribution (2004) Cosmogenesis (2009) Omnivium (2011) Akróasis (2016)

Compilations	Illegimitation (2012)

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