Obsidian is a Metal album by Northlane, originally released in 2022. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.
About
After translating dark accounts of personal trauma into anthems on 2019’s <i>Alien</i>, Northlane frontman Marcus Bridge turns his focus to lockdown and other suffocating microcosms on the Sydney band’s self-produced sixth album. “Clockwork” bottles the anxiety of putting everything on pause during the pandemic’s first year, while the techno-laced “Echo Chamber” faces down toxic online discourse and “Carbonized” calls for abusers to be held accountable once and for all. Merging high-impact metalcore with dizzying electronic flourishes, Northlane brings a swell of drama and scope to Bridge’s unflinching lyrics. When he declares “You’re killing me” during opener “Clarity,” it heralds a layered assault of drums, intricate guitar riffing, and cycling synth melodies. Mirroring how the melodic and the abrasive mingle in Bridge’s dynamic vocal range, <i>Obsidian</i> inhabits an intersection of heaviness and clubby abandon.
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Tracklist
- 1Clarity5:53
- 2Clockwork3:58
- 3Echo Chamber3:47
- 4Carbonized3:45
- 5Abomination4:10
- 6Plenty3:40
- 7Is This a Test?3:30
- 8Xen5:48
- 9Cypher4:37
- 10Nova4:27
- 11Inamorata3:50
- 12Obsidian3:56
- 13Dark Solitaire4:54
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Progressive Metal
- dense
- intense
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Jonathon DeileyGUITAR, ELECTRONICS WRITTEN-BY, LYRICS BY, PERFORMER
- Josh SmithGUITAR WRITTEN-BY, LYRICS BY, PERFORMER
- Marcus BridgeVOCALS WRITTEN-BY, LYRICS BY, PERFORMER
- Nic PettersenDRUMS WRITTEN-BY, LYRICS BY, PERFORMER
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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