Welcome Oblivion Explained

Welcome Oblivion
Type:	studio
Artist:	How to Destroy Angels
Cover:	HTDA - Welcome Oblivion album vinyl cover.jpg
Caption:	Cover of the vinyl edition
Genre:	Post-industrial, trip hop, electronica, electronic rock
Length:	65:32 (standard edition) 75:03 (vinyl edition) 93:21 (w/ iTunes bonus disc)

Welcome Oblivion is the debut studio album by American post-industrial group How to Destroy Angels. It was released on March 5, 2013 on Columbia Records.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It was described as "sensual electronic rock" by the Los Angeles Times.^[5]

Promotion

The release date for the album was announced on January 10, 2013, via the band's official blog.^{[2] [4] [6]} The album cover for the vinyl edition and the track list was announced on January 31, 2013. The iTunes version of the album included the six tracks that made up the band's first EP, How to Destroy Angels, as bonus tracks.

The music video for "How Long?", directed by London-based art collective Shynola, was released on January 31, 2013.^[7]

The album was posted for streaming in its entirety on Pitchfork on February 19, 2013.^[8]

Formats

The album was released on both CD and vinyl editions, with different artworks for each. The vinyl version also contained two extra tracks, "The Province of Fear" and "Unintended Consequences", as well as a slightly different running order. These songs were also included on a white label CD that accompanied the vinyl copy.

Personnel

The album personnel, as adapted from the liner notes:^[8]

Written, arranged, produced, programmed, performed and packaged by
How to Destroy Angels

• Mariqueen Maandig
• Trent Reznor
• Atticus Ross
• Rob Sheridan

Other personnel

• Alessandro Cortini – co-writing and performance on "We Fade Away"
• Alan Moulder – mixing
• Tom Baker – mastering
• Blumpy – recording
• Dustin Mosley – additional engineering
• Jun Murakawa – additional engineering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Watch: Trent Reznor's How to destroy angels_ Share New Video for "How Long?", Plus Album Art, Tracklist . . January 31, 2013 . January 31, 2013 . Minsker, Evan and Amy Phillips.
2. Web site: How to Destroy Angels 'Welcome Oblivion,' and New LP, With Tape-Mangling Video . . January 10, 2013 . January 31, 2013 . Hogan, Marc.
3. Web site: How to Destroy Angels to Release Debut Album 'Welcome Oblivion' in March . . January 31, 2013 . Childers, Chad. 10 January 2013 .
4. Web site: How to Destroy Angels announce debut album Welcome Oblivion, share video for "The loop closes" . . January 10, 2013 . January 31, 2013.
5. Web site: Carly Rae Jepsen meets Nine Inch Nails; genius ensues . . March 6, 2013 . March 6, 2016 . Wood, Mikael.
6. Web site: How to Destroy Angels, How to destroy angels_ "The loop closes." from an . blog.destroyangels.com . 1 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130112061419/https://blog.destroyangels.com/post/40178862280/how-to-destroy-angels-the-loop-closes-from-an . 12 January 2013 . dead.
7. Web site: Trent Reznor: New Band, New Song, New Video, Still Terrifying . . January 31, 2013 . January 31, 2013 . Hilton, Robin.
8. Web site: Stream How to destroy angels_: Welcome Oblivion on Pitchfork Advance pitchfork.com . . February 19, 2013 . February 19, 2013.