Mortuus Machina

Mortuus Machina
Studio album by
Universum
Released1 January 2011
Recorded2010
GenreMelodic death metal
LanguageEnglish
LabelRiot! Entertainment
ProducerUniversum
Universum chronology
Leto Destinatus
(2008) 		Mortuus Machina
(2011)

Mortuus Machina is the second album by Australian Metal band Universum. This album features guest contributions from many high profile musicians within the melodic death metal subgenre, including Christian Älvestam (Miseration, Solution .45, ex-Scar Symmetry), Ola Frenning (ex-Soilwork), Tommy Tuovinen (MyGRAIN), Marios Iliopoulos (Nightrage), Olof Mörck (Amaranthe), and Paul Wardingham.[1]

Track listing

All music written by Michael Soininen except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Fractured Archetype" (featuring Christian Älvestam)Stephen Murphy
  • Murphy
  • M. Soininen
4:23
2."Genetic Sequence Distortion"
  • M. Soininen
  • Murphy
  • Adam Soininen
 4:28
3."Sum of The Universe" (ft. Älvestam, Olof Mörck and Marios Iliopoulos)M. Soininen 4:25
4."Aeon Displacement" (ft. Paul Wardingham)
  • A. Soininen
  • Murphy
 4:36
5."2.0" (ft. Älvestam)M. Soininen 3:09
6."Slaves to the New Order"M. Soininen 3:38
7."Take Another"
  • M. Soininen
  • A. Soininen
  • Murphy
 4:38
8."Asymmetric Dimensional State" (ft. Tommy Tuovinen and Ola Frenning)A. Soininen 3:59
9."Morte Noir"A. Soininen 5:21
10."Transcendence 0.0"
  • A. Soininen
  • M. Soininen
  • Murphy
 3:23
11."Blank Infinity"
  • M. Soininen
  • Murphy
  • A. Soininen
  • Murphy
  • Rachael Madden
6:01

Personnel

Universum

  • Adam Soininen - vocals
  • Michael Soininen - lead/rhythm guitar, additional vocals
  • Stephen Murphy - rhythm/lead guitar
  • Rachael Madden - keyboards
  • Jaron Soininen - drums
  • Doug Clark - bass

Production

  • Stephen Murphy - Producer & Recording Engineer
  • Jens Bogren- Mixing/Mastering

References

  1. ^ Mortuus Machina- Track listing and guests|http://www.universum.com.au/component/content/article/37-news/105-universum-mortuus-machina-track-listing-a-guests.html