Ob(Servant)

Ob(Servant) is the fourth studio album by Australian technical death metal band Psycroptic. It was released on 26 September 2008 by Nuclear Blast.

Ob(Servant)
Studio album by Psycroptic
Released	26 September 2008 (Europe) 14 October 2008 (USA) 18 October 2008 (Aus & NZ) 28 February 2009 (Tour Edition) (Aus & NZ)
Recorded	Red Planet Studios, Hobart, Australia
Genre	Technical death metal
Length	49:49
Label	Nuclear Blast Records Stomp Entertainment(Aus & NZ)
Psycroptic chronology
Symbols of Failure (2006) Ob(Servant) (2008) The Inherited Repression (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
ChartAttack	[2]
Terrorizer	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ob(Servant)"	3:23
2.	"A Calculated Effort"	6:30
3.	"Slaves of Nil"	6:01
4.	"The Shifting Equilibrium"	4:27
5.	"Removing the Common Bond"	6:00
6.	"Horde in Devolution"	5:21
7.	"Blood Stained Lineage"	4:54
8.	"Immortal Army of One"	5:11
9.	"Initiate"	8:01
Total length:		49:49

Tour Edition

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Behind The Crooked Cross (Slayer Cover)"
11.	"Dawn of the Angry (Morbid Angel Cover)"
12.	"A Calculated Effort" (live)
13.	"Immortal Army of One" (live)
14.	"Ob(Servant)" (live)

USA Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Video Diary "Making of Ob(Servant)"
2.	"Live Footage from Amsterdam 2006"
3.	"Live Footage from New Zealand in 2008"

Critical reception

Alex Henderson of AllMusic praised the band's musicianship, saying that "in fact, is a crucial part of the equation on Ob (Servant)" and "technical is definitely the operative word where Psycroptic are concerned".^[1] However, he criticised the release, stating: "the material isn't remarkable, but it is noteworthy" and defined the album with: "although not stunning, certainly doesn't suffer from a lack of musicianship or technical prowess".^[1]

Personnel

• Jason Peppiatt – vocals
• Joe Haley – guitar
• Cameron Grant – bass
• Dave Haley – drums
• Logan Mader – master, mixer
• Raymond Swanland – artwork