Antithesis (album)

Antithesis is the fowert studio album bi technical daith metal baund Origin. It wis released throu Relapse Records, on Aprile 1, 2008. It peaked at #21 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chairt.

Track listing

1. "The Aftermath" – 4:39 (Lee, Ryan)
2. "Algorithm" – 3:32 (Lee, Turner)
3. "Consuming Misery" – 4:06 (Lee, Turner, Flores)
4. "Wrath of Vishnu" – 4:44 (Lee, Ryan)
5. "Finite"– 3:08 (Lee, Ryan)
6. "The Appalling" – 2:55 (Lee, Turner, Flores)
7. "Void" – 0:40 (Lee, Longstreth)
8. "Ubiquitous" – 5:34 (Lee, Turner, Flores)
9. "The Beyond Within" - 3:20 (Lee, Ryan)
10. "Antithesis" - 9:32 (Lee, Ryan)

The quote afore the title track Antithesis is frae J. Robert Oppenheimer. He is best kent for his role as the scienteefic director o the Manhattan Project: the Warld War II effort tae develop the first nuclear wappens at the secret Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. In reference tae the Trinity test in New Mexico, whaur his Los Alamos team first testit the bomb, Oppenheimer famously recawed the Bhagavad Gita: "Nou I am become Death, the destroyer o warlds."

Antithesis wis ranked # 7 on Decibel Magazine's Top 40 Metal Releases o 2008

Antithesis wis ranked # 6 on Metal Maniacs Top 40 metal Releases o 2008

The civer bears strang resemblance tae a portrait o a xenomorph that wis paintit bi H.R. Giger.

Personnel

• James Lee - Vocals
• Paul Ryan - Guitar, Vocals
• Jeremy Turner - Guitar, Vocals
• Mike Flores - Bass, Vocals
• John Longstreth - Drums

Production

• Arranged & Produced Bi Origin
• Ingineered Bi Robert Rebeck
• Mastered Bi Scott Hull