Kingdom of Oblivion

Kingdom of Oblivion is a studio album by Norwegian rock band Motorpsycho, released on April 16, 2021, through Stickman Records and Rune Grammofon. The album is available as a double vinyl, CD and digital download.

Kingdom of Oblivion
Studio album by Motorpsycho
Released	April 16, 2021
Genre	Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, alternative rock
Length	70:11
Label	Stickman Records Rune Grammofon
Producer	Bent Sæther
Motorpsycho chronology
The All Is One (2020) Kingdom of Oblivion (2021) Ancient Astronauts (2022)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(81/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Bent Sæther, except "The Watcher" by Ian Kilmister; all music is composed by Sæther, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Waning (Pt. 1 & 2)"		7:21
2.	"Kingdom of Oblivion"	Hans Magnus Ryan, Sæther	6:56
3.	"Lady May"	Ryan, Sæther	3:21
4.	"The United Debased"		9:03
5.	"The Watcher" (Hawkwind cover)	Kilmister; featuring "The Crimson Eye" by Tomas Järmyr, Ryan, Sæther	5:03
6.	"Dreamkiller"		5:15
7.	"Atet"		2:16
8.	"At Empire's End"		8:35
9.	"The Hunt"		5:45
10.	"After the Fair"	Ryan, Sæther	1:57
11.	"The Transmutation of Cosmoctopus Lurker"	Järmyr, Ryan, Sæther	10:55
12.	"Cormorant"		3:37
Total length:			70:11

Vinyl version

• Side A: 1–3
• Side B: 4–6
• Side C: 7–9
• Side D: 10–12

Personnel

Per the album liner notes:^[4]

Motorpsycho

• Bent Sæther – lead vocals (1, 3–6, 8, 9, 11), vocals (2), bass (1–8, 11–12), acoustic guitar (1, 4, 6–10), electric guitar (1, 6, 12), Mellotron (1–6, 8–12), percussion (3, 6, 9, 12), synthesizer (6), piano (8)
• Hans Magnus Ryan – lead vocals (2), vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11), electric guitars (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12), acoustic guitars (3, 9, 10), saxomophone (9), drums (12)
• Tomas Järmyr – drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11), percussion (1, 2, 4, 8, 11), electric piano (2)

Additional musicians

• Reine Fiske – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 11), acoustic guitar (1)
• Ola Kvernberg – percussion (9)
• Tos Nieuwenhuizen – guitar (cosmic wah) (11)

Technical

• Peter Deimel – engineer
• Etienne Clauzel – assistant engineer
• Andrew Scheps – mixing
• Helge Sten – mastering
• Håvard Gjelseth – cover design, layout