Payment of Existence

Payment of Existence is the third studio album by the Norwegian progressive/power metal band Communic.

Payment of Existence
Studio album by Communic
Released	May 30, 2008
Recorded	Hansen Studios
Genre	Progressive metal, power metal
Length	62:42
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Jacob Hansen
Communic chronology
Waves of Visual Decay (2006) Payment of Existence (2008) The Bottom Deep (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Hard (de)	(8/10)[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Oddleif Stensland, arranged by Communic.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On Ancient Ground"	8:44
2.	"The Abandoned One"	8:45
3.	"Becoming of Man"	7:54
4.	"Payment of Existence"	7:32
5.	"Through the Labyrinth of Years"	5:39
6.	"Raven's Cry"	8:18
7.	"Unpredictables of Life"	6:39
8.	"Stone Carved Eyes"	9:11

Personnel

Communic

• Oddleif Stensland – lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Erik Mortensen – bass
• Tor Atle Andersen – drums

Production

• Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios, Denmark.

Technical information

Artwork by Jan Yrlund of Darkgrove Design.

External links

• Interview with Oddleif about the album