The Oblivion Particle

The Oblivion Particle
Studio album by Spock's Beard
Released	August 21, 2015[1]
Recorded	2015
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	65:50
Label	InsideOut Music
Producer	Rich Mouser, Alan Morse and John Boegehold
Spock's Beard chronology
Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013) The Oblivion Particle (2015) The First Twenty Years (2015)

The Oblivion Particle is the twelfth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. It was released on August 21, 2015.^[1][2]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tides of Time"	Stan Ausmus	7:45
2.	"Minion"	Ted Leonard	6:53
3.	"Hell's Not Enough"	Leonard	6:23
4.	"Bennett Built a Time Machine"	John Boegehold	6:52
5.	"Get Out While You Can"	Boegehold	4:55
6.	"A Better Way to Fly"	Boegehold	8:57
7.	"The Center Line"	Alan Morse, Ryo Okumoto	7:05
8.	"To Be Free Again"	Boegehold	10:24
9.	"Disappear"	Boegehold	6:36

Special edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Iron Man" (Black Sabbath cover)	Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward	6:14

Sources:^[3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Classic Rock	Positive[5]
The Prog Report	Positive[6]
Metal Temple	[7]

Personnel

Spock's Beard

• Ted Leonard - lead vocals, guitars
• Alan Morse - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, autoharp, backing vocals
• Ryo Okumoto - organ, mellotron, piano, synths, clavinet, vocoder
• Dave Meros - bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Iron Man"^[4]
• Jimmy Keegan - drums/percussion, timpani, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Bennett Built a Time Machine"^[4]

Additional personnel

• David Ragsdale - violin on "Disappear"
• Nick D'Virgilio - drums on "Iron Man"^[4]

Production

• Produced by Rich Mouser, Alan Morse and John Boegehold
• Engineered, mixed and mastered by Rich Mouser at The Mouse House, Altadena, California

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	160
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	78
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10]	16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	51

References

1. "INSIDE OUT MUSIC - Spock's Beard: : announce new album 'The Oblivion Particle'; European tour scheduled". InsideOut Music. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
2. "INSIDE OUT MUSIC - Spock's Beard: : Spock's Beard reveal release date and album art for 'The Oblivion Particle'". InsideOut Music. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
3. "Spock's Beard - From InsideOut Music:Legendary...". Facebook. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
4. "The Oblivion Particle". Spock's Beard. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
5. Roberts, Chris (31 July 2015). "Spock's Beard: The Oblivion Particle". Classic Rock. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
6. "Spock's Beard - The Oblivion Particle CD Review". The Prog Report. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
7. Webb, Nick (27 August 2015). "Spock's Beard - The Oblivion Particle review". Metal Temple. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
8. "Ultratop.be – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
9. "Ultratop.be – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
11. "Officialcharts.de – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Spock's Beard – The Oblivion Particle". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2015.