Agents of Oblivion (album)

Agents of Oblivion is the only album by American rock band Agents of Oblivion fronted by Dax Riggs, formerly of Acid Bath.

Track listing

1. "Endsmouth" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:24
2. "Slave Riot" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:21
3. "A Song That Crawls" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:10
4. "Dead Girl"&nbsp;– 6:25 [<nowiki/>Acid Bath cover]
5. "Phantom Green"&nbsp;– 5:06
6. "The Hangman's Daughter"&nbsp;– 4:34
7. "Ladybug"&nbsp;– 4:33
8. "Ash of the Mind"&nbsp;– 3:52
9. "Wither"&nbsp;– 4:18
10. "Paroled in '54"&nbsp;– 5:04
11. "Anthem (For This Haunted City)"&nbsp;– 3:40
12. "Cosmic Dancer"&nbsp;– 5:34 [<nowiki/>T. Rex cover]
13. "Big Black Backwards"&nbsp;– 6:42

Personnel

• Dax Riggs&nbsp;– vocals, guitar
• Mike Sanchez&nbsp;– guitar
• Danny Barnett&nbsp;– guitar
• Alex Bergeron&nbsp;– bass
• Chuck Pitre&nbsp;– keyboards
• Jeff McCarty&nbsp;– drums

The album's artwork, including the cover and disc art, was lifted from Mike Mignola's Hellboy comic book series.

Additional notes

• "Endsmouth" is a tribute to the Oni Press comic Neil Gaiman's Only the End of the World Again, which references the Cthulhu Mythos.
• The ending from "Phantom Green" is from Tim Burton's film Ed Wood (1994). It is not the actual clip from Bride of the Monster.
• The track "Dead Girl" is an electric guitar arrangement and cover of an acoustic track from Acid Bath's Paegan Terrorism Tactics.
• "Cosmic Dancer" is a T. Rex cover.
• "Big Black Backwards" and "Slave Riot" feature clips from the movie Gummo.

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