''Obscure Verses for the Multiverse'' is the sixth full-length studio album by American

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, released on October 24, 2013, through

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. The album was recorded over a period of five days, from June 10 to 15, 2013, at AM Recording Studios in Oxnard, California.

Critical reception

''Obscure Verses'' was generally well received by critics. Writing for ''

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'', Kim Kelly described it as "another impressive collection, one that's about as catchy as a pure black metal record has any right to be" and mentioned that the album features "some of Dagon's best guitar work as he manipulates and torments his strings into all manner of eerie tones."

Track listing

Personnel

;Inquisition * Dagon – guitar, vocals * Incubus – drums ;Additional personnel * Arthur Rizk – producer, engineer, mixing * Alfonso Pinzón – producer * Jeremy Blair – assistant engineer * Maor Appelbaum – mastering * Paolo Girardi – cover art * Adrien Bousson – artwork, layout * Ivo "Oskar" Osvald – photography

References

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