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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = Oblivion Clock
| name = Oblivion Clock
| Type = ep
| type = ep
| Artist = [[Virus (Norwegian band)|Virus]]
| artist = [[Virus (Norwegian band)|Virus]]
| Cover = Virus - Oblivion Clock 2012.jpg
| cover = Virus - Oblivion Clock 2012.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2012|12|1|df=y}}
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2012|12|1|df=y}}
| Recorded = 2001 - 2012 at various locations<ref name=Metallum>[http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Virus/Oblivion_Clock/359616 Virus - Oblivion Clock at metal-archives.com] Retrieved on 6th of August, 2016</ref>
| recorded = 2001 – 2012 at various locations<ref name=Metallum>[http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Virus/Oblivion_Clock/359616 Virus – Oblivion Clock at metal-archives.com] Retrieved on 6 August 2016</ref>
| Genre = [[Avant-garde metal]]
| venue =
| Length = {{Duration|m=31|s=30}}
| studio =
| Label = [[Duplicate Records|Duplicate]]
| genre = [[Avant-garde metal]]
| length = {{Duration|m=31|s=30}}
⚫
| Producer = [[Carl-Michael Eide|Czral]], [[Einar Sjursø]], Bjeima
| label = [[Duplicate Records|Duplicate]]
⚫
| Last album = ''[[The Agent That Shapes the Desert]]''<br/>(2011)
⚫
| producer = [[Carl-Michael Eide|Czral]], [[Einar Sjursø]], Bjeima
| This album = '''''Oblivion Clock'''''<br/>(2012)
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| prev_title = [[The Agent That Shapes the Desert]]
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| Next album = ''[[Memento Collider]]''<br/>(2016)
| prev_year = 2011
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| next_title = [[Memento Collider]]
| next_year = 2016
}}
}}
'''''Oblivion Clock''''' is an [[Extended play|EP]] by the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[avant-garde metal]] band [[Virus (Norwegian band)|Virus]]. It was released on 1 December 2012 by [[Duplicate Records]].
'''''Oblivion Clock''''' is an [[Extended play|EP]] by the Norwegian [[avant-garde metal]] band [[Virus (Norwegian band)|Virus]]. It was released on 1 December 2012 by [[Duplicate Records]].


==Background==
==Background==
The working title of ''Oblivion Clock'' was ''Flux the Fluent''. It was recorded at various locations in a period of eleven years; the work on the EP began as far as 2001 and it was finished by the end of 2012.<ref name=Metallum/>
The working title of ''Oblivion Clock'' was ''Flux the Fluent''. It was recorded at various locations in a period of eleven years; the work on the EP began as far as 2001 and it was finished by the end of 2012.<ref name=Metallum/>


This was the band's last album with the session bassist and keyboardist Bjeima. Additional session bassists on the album were Plenum, who at the time was an ex-member of Virus, and Bård Ingebrigtsen. Cover art for EP was made by the band's drummer [[Einar Sjursø]].
This was the band's last album with the session bassist and keyboardist Bjeima. Additional session bassists on the album were Plenum, who at the time was an ex-member of Virus, and Bård Ingebrigtsen. Cover art for EP was made by the band's drummer [[Einar Sjursø]].
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*[[Einar Sjursø|Einz]] — [[drums]], cover art, production
*[[Einar Sjursø|Einz]] — drums, cover art, production
*[[Carl-Michael Eide|Czral]] — [[vocals]], [[Electric guitar|guitars]], production
*[[Carl-Michael Eide|Czral]] — vocals, guitars, production
;Other staff
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* [[Svein Egil Hatlevik|Zweizz]] — lyrics (track 5)
* [[Svein Egil Hatlevik|Zweizz]] — lyrics (track 5)
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;Additional personnel
;Additional personnel
* Plenum — [[bass guitar]] (tracks 1, 5)
* Plenum — bass guitar (tracks 1, 5)
* Bård — bass guitar (track 7)
* Bård — bass guitar (track 7)
* Bjeima — bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 6), [[keyboards]], samples, production
* Bjeima — bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 6), keyboards, samples, production
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:2012 EPs]]
[[Category:2012 EPs]]

Latest revision as of 12:03, 3 May 2021

Oblivion Clock
EP by
Virus
Released1 December 2012 (2012-12-01)
Recorded2001 – 2012 at various locations[1]
GenreAvant-garde metal
Length31:30
LabelDuplicate
ProducerCzral, Einar Sjursø, Bjeima
Virus chronology
The Agent That Shapes the Desert
(2011) 		Oblivion Clock
(2012) 		Memento Collider
(2016)

Oblivion Clock is an EP by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Virus. It was released on 1 December 2012 by Duplicate Records.

Background

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The working title of Oblivion Clock was Flux the Fluent. It was recorded at various locations in a period of eleven years; the work on the EP began as far as 2001 and it was finished by the end of 2012.[1]

This was the band's last album with the session bassist and keyboardist Bjeima. Additional session bassists on the album were Plenum, who at the time was an ex-member of Virus, and Bård Ingebrigtsen. Cover art for EP was made by the band's drummer Einar Sjursø.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Oblivion Clock"5:47
2."Inverted Escape"4:04
3."The Pull of the Crater"5:16
4."Gaslight Exit" (instrumental)3:13
5."Saturday Night Virus"4:17
6."Seen in the Sediments"5:42
7."Shutout (The Walker Brothers cover)"3:11
Total length:31:30

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Virus – Oblivion Clock at metal-archives.com Retrieved on 6 August 2016
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