The Discovery is the second studio album by American progressive metalcore band Born of Osiris. It was released through Sumerian Records on March 22, 2011. It is also the first Born of Osiris record to make use of seven string guitars, and was produced solely by members of the band. Early demo versions of some of the album’s songs were produced and mixed by Misha Mansoor but the final retail release was mixed by Jason Suecof.
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| Released | March 22, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | October 2010 | |||
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| Length | 52:57 | |||
| Label | Sumerian | |||
| Producer | Born of Osiris | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Discovery is the only release by the band to feature guitarist Jason Richardson as he would later get fired from the group in December of 2011.[3] Most of the album's solos were written and performed by Richardson.
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Ronnie Canizaro and Joe Buras; all music is composed by Jason Richardson, Lee McKinney and Cameron Losch, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Follow the Signs" | 3:51 | |
| 2. | "Singularity" | 3:33 | |
| 3. | "Ascension" | 2:28 | |
| 4. | "Devastate" | 4:35 | |
| 5. | "Recreate" | 4:01 | |
| 6. | "Two Worlds of Design" | 3:14 | |
| 7. | "A Solution" | Richardson, McKinney, Losch, David Da Rocha | 2:07 |
| 8. | "Shaping the Masterpiece" | 4:39 | |
| 9. | "Dissimulation" | 2:48 | |
| 10. | "Automatic Motion" | 2:43 | |
| 11. | "The Omniscient" | 2:08 | |
| 12. | "Last Straw" | 4:01 | |
| 13. | "Regenerate" | 5:06 | |
| 14. | "XIV" (Instrumental) | Richardson | 1:52 |
| 15. | "Behold" | 5:51 | |
| Total length: | 52:57 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 16. | "Follow the Signs" (Misha Mansoor demo mix) | 4:09 |
| 17. | "Singularity" (Misha Mansoor demo mix) | 3:37 |
| 18. | "Recreate" (Misha Mansoor demo mix) | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 1:04:49 | |
Personnel
editBorn of Osiris
- Ronnie Canizaro – lead vocals
- Jason Richardson – lead guitar
- Lee McKinney – rhythm guitar
- David Da Rocha – bass
- Joe Buras – keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Cameron Losch – drums
Production, recording and other staff
- Don Byczynski and Lee McKinney – engineering
- Jason Suecof – mixing
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Ash Avildsen – additional lyric writing, vocal production
- Cameron Gray – artwork
Charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 87 |
| US Billboard Independent Albums[4] | 17 |
| US Billboard Rock Albums[4] | 23 |
| US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[4] | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Metal Storm Awards 2011". Metalstorm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ William Ruhlmann. "The Discovery - Born of Osiris : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ Born of Osiris dump guitarist... Metal Injection
- ^ a b c d "The Discovery - Born of Osiris : Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 July 2013.