Era 4.0 Explained

Era 4.0
Type:	studio
Artist:	Penumbra
Cover:	Era 4.0 (Penumbra album).jpg
Released:	November 27th, 2015
Genre:	Gothic metal
Length:	40:10
Label:	Independent
Producer:	Penumbra
Prev Title:	Seclusion
Prev Year:	2003

Era 4.0 is the fourth studio album by the French gothic metal band Penumbra, released on November 27, 2015 under their own record label.^[1]

It represented a return to the recording studio for the band after 12 years of absence.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Jarlath (Maxime Meheust).

1. "New Era" (01:58)
2. "Insane?" (02:43)
3. "Charon" (04:02)
4. "Save My World" (04:44)
5. "Exhumed" (04:21)
6. "Insidious" (04:03)
7. "Eerie Shelter" (05:32)
8. "Before Oblivion" (04:54)
9. "Avalon" (04:26)
10. "Malice in Wonderland" (03:27)

Personnel

Penumbra

• Jarlaath - Vocals, Keyboards, Lyrics
• Agone - Bass, Vocals (backing)
• Neo - Guitars
• Arathelis - Drums
• Loic - Guitars
• Asphodel - Vocals
• Zoltan - Keyboards, Orchestrations

Additional musicians

• Tatiana Probst, Amelie Robins - Vocals (soprano)
• Cecile Meltzer - Vocals (mezzo-soprano)
• Guilhem Souyri - Baritone
• Pierre Bessiere - Bass
• Thomas D'Arbigny - Guitars and bass (additional)
• Loic Taillebrest - Bagpipes

Production

• Mario Sanchez Nevado - Artwork, Design
• Julien Portrat - Recording, Mixing
• Xavier Robin - Recording, Mixing
• Jens Bogren - Mastering
• Pablo de Selva - Photography

External links

• Metallum Archives
• Discogs.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Penumbra (FRA) : Era 4.0. spirit-of-metal.com. Spirit of Metal webzine. 19 September 2016.
2. Web site: Penumbra - New Album Recorded. metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. 19 September 2016. 16 January 2015.