Empire of the Obscene is the debut studio album by the American technical death metal band, Revocation. It was released in February 2008 under an independent label. This is the only Revocation album to be self-released, as the band was signed to Relapse Records in early 2009.[1][2] The album was remixed, remastered and reissued in 2015 on Metal Blade Records, with Summon the Spawn EP as bonus material.

Empire of the Obscene
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 2008
Recorded2007
StudioDamage Studios in Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
GenreTechnical death metal, thrash metal
Length55:47
LabelIndependent/self-released
Metal Blade (re-release)
Revocation chronology
Summon the Spawn
(2006)
Empire of the Obscene
(2008)
Existence Is Futile
(2009)

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Unattained"3:41
2."Tail from the Crypt"4:40
3."Exhumed Identity"6:52
4."Fields of Predation"5:59
5."Alliance and Tyranny"4:59
6."Suffer These Wounds"6:11
7."Summon the Spawn"5:39
8."None Shall Be Spared (All Shall Be Speared)"5:44
9."Stillness"2:04
10."Age of Iniquity"4:59
11."Empire of the Obscene"4:59
Total length:55:47

Personnel

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  • David Davidson - guitars, lead vocals
  • Anthony Buda - bass, backing vocals
  • Phil Dubois-Coyne - drums

References

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  1. ^ "Revocation - Empire of the Obscene - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ Relapse Records. "Revocation". Relapse.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.