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Ob(Servant)

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Ob(Servant)
Studio album by
Released26 September 2008 (Europe)
14 October 2008 (USA)
18 October 2008 (Aus & NZ)
28 February 2009 (Tour Edition) (Aus & NZ)
RecordedRed Planet Studios, Hobart, Australia
GenreTechnical death metal
Length49:49
LabelNuclear Blast Records
Stomp Entertainment(Aus & NZ)
Psycroptic chronology
Symbols of Failure
(2006)
Ob(Servant)
(2008)
The Inherited Repression
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
ChartAttack[2]
Terrorizer[3]

Ob(Servant) is the fourth studio album by Australian technical death metal band Psycroptic. It was released on 26 September 2008 by Nuclear Blast.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Ob(Servant)"3:23
2."A Calculated Effort"6:30
3."Slaves of Nil"6:01
4."The Shifting Equilibrium"4:27
5."Removing the Common Bond"6:00
6."Horde in Devolution"5:21
7."Blood Stained Lineage"4:54
8."Immortal Army of One"5:11
9."Initiate"8:01
Total length:49:49
Tour Edition
No.TitleLength
10."Behind The Crooked Cross (Slayer Cover)" 
11."Dawn of the Angry (Morbid Angel Cover)" 
12."A Calculated Effort" (live) 
13."Immortal Army of One" (live) 
14."Ob(Servant)" (live) 
USA Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Video Diary "Making of Ob(Servant)" 
2."Live Footage from Amsterdam 2006" 
3."Live Footage from New Zealand in 2008" 

Critical reception

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Alex Henderson of AllMusic praised the band's musicianship, saying that "in fact, is a crucial part of the equation on Ob (Servant)" and "technical is definitely the operative word where Psycroptic are concerned".[1] However, he criticised the release, stating: "the material isn't remarkable, but it is noteworthy" and defined the album with: "although not stunning, certainly doesn't suffer from a lack of musicianship or technical prowess".[1]

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Henderson, Alex. Ob(Servant) at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  2. ^ Broger, Logan (14 October 2008). "Psycroptic". andPOP. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Yardley, Miranda (2008). "Review: Ob(Servant)". No. November. London, UK: Dark Arts Ltd. p. 10. ISSN 1350-6978. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)