Agents of Oblivion (album)

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

Agents of Oblivion
Studio album by Agents of Oblivion
Released	January 25, 2000
Genre	Alternative metal[1] Hardcore punk[2]
Length	56:43
Label	Rotten Records

Track listing

1. "Endsmouth" – 4:24
2. "Slave Riot" – 3:21
3. "A Song That Crawls" – 4:10
4. "Dead Girl" – 6:25
5. "Phantom Green" – 5:06
6. "The Hangman's Daughter" – 4:34
7. "Ladybug" – 4:33
8. "Ash of the Mind" – 3:52
9. "Wither" – 4:18
10. "Paroled in '54" – 5:04
11. "Anthem (for this Haunted City)" – 3:40
12. "Cosmic Dancer" – 5:34
13. "Big Black Backwards" – 6:42

Personnel

• Dax Riggs – vocals, guitar
• Mike Sanchez – guitar
• Alex Bergeron – bass
• Chuck Pitre – keyboards
• Jeff McCarty – 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 entitled 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.

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/agents-of-oblivion-mn0000597582
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/agents-of-oblivion-mw0000604263