Oblivion Hunter

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{{Infobox album

| name = Oblivion Hunter

| type = EP

| artist = Lightning Bolt

| cover = Oblivion Hunter.jpg|border=yes

| alt =

| released = September 2012

| recorded = 2008

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Noise rock

| length = 38:10

| label = Load (LOAD #142)

| producer =

| prev_title = Earthly Delights

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title = Fantasy Empire

| next_year = 2015

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 66/100{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/oblivion-hunter-ep/lightning-bolt | title=Reviews for Oblivion Hunter | work=Metacritic | accessdate=17 January 2015}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/oblivion-hunter-mw0002416611 |title=Oblivion Hunter - Lightning Bolt |website=AllMusic |last=Thomas |first=Fred |accessdate=April 4, 2020}}

| rev2 = Beats Per Minute

| rev2Score = 73%{{Cite web |url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-lightning-bolt-oblivion-hunter-ep/ |title=Album Review: Lightning Bolt - Oblivion Hunter EP |website=Beats Per Minute |date=October 12, 2012 |last=Pickard |first=Joshua |accessdate=April 4, 2020}}

| rev3 = Pitchfork Media

| rev3score = 7.2/10{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17110-oblivion-hunter-ep/ | title=Oblivion Hunter EP Review | work=Pitchfork Media | date=26 September 2012 | accessdate=17 January 2015 | author=Harvell, Jess}}

| rev4 = Tiny Mix Tapes

| rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5|full=TMT full.svg|half=TMT half.svg|empty=TMT empty.svg|rating=mark}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/lightning-bolt-oblivion-hunter |title=Lightning Bolt - Oblivion Hunter |work=Tiny Mix Tapes |date=September 23, 2012 |accessdate=April 4, 2020}}

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}}

Oblivion Hunter is the first EP by the noise rock band Lightning Bolt. It was released in September 2012 by Load Records.

The record was advertised as an EP, although it has the length of some Lightning Bolt albums. The EP is a collection of unreleased material recorded in 2008.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Lightning Bolt

| title1 = King Kandy | length1 = 4:42

| title2 = Baron Wasteland | length2 = 6:40

| title3 = Oblivion Balloon | length3 = 3:18

| title4 = Fly Fucker Fly | length4 = 3:46

| title5 = The Soft Spoken Spectre | length5 = 1:12

| title6 = Salamander | length6 = 5:07

| title7 = World Wobbly Wide | length7 = 13:25

| total_length = 38:10

}}

Personnel

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