Released November 16, 2004 Release date 16 November 2004 Label Mono vs Stereo | Artist The Showdown Producer Bruce Fitzhugh | |
A Chorus of Obliteration
(2004) Temptation Come My Way
(2007) Genres Metalcore, Death metal, Melodic death metal Similar The Showdown albums, Metalcore albums | ||
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A Chorus of Obliteration is The Showdown's debut album. It blends Christian metalcore with Southern metal and melodic death metal. Every song on A Chorus of Obliteration is based on a story in the Bible. For example, "A Monument Encased in Ash" is based on the destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, "Epic: A Chorus of Obliteration" is based on the Israelites taking down Jericho, "From the Mouth of Gath Comes Terror" is based on the conflict between David and Goliath, and "Dagon Undone (The Reckoning)" is based on Samson and Delilah. The musical style is a fusion of death metal, thrash metal, traditional heavy metal, and metalcore, with some vague influences of Southern rock.
Contents
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Track listing
- "A Monument Encased in Ash" (5:53)
- "Hell Can't Stop Us Now" (3:36)
- "Epic: A Chorus of Obliteration" (3:31)
- "From The Mouth of Gath Comes Terror" (featuring Josh Scogin of The Chariot) (6:28)
- "A Proclamation of Evil's Fate" (4:03)
- "Dagon Undone – The Reckoning" (4:31) (featuring Bruce Fitzhugh of Living Sacrifice)
- "Iscariot" (2:59)
- "Dolor Per Proelium – Your Name Is Defeat" (2:32)
- "Deus Invictus – Your Name Is Victory" (3:02)
- "Laid To Rest" (5:54)
- "Give Us This Day" (bonus track) (4:04) (appears on the 2006 European re-release of "A Chorus of Obliteration", which released on November 14, 2006 as well as their 2008 release Back Breaker on Solid State Records)
Credits
The Showdown
Additional Musicians
Production
Songs
1A Monument Encased in Ash5:54
2Hell Can't Stop Us Now3:37
3Epic: A Chorus of Obliteration3:31