The Discovery (album)

On September 27, 2010, the band announced its plans to release a new track, "Follow The Signs," as a digital single via iTunes on October 5,{{cite web | title=

Born Of Osiris To Release Digital Single Next Month| website=theprp.com | date=September 27, 2010 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2010/09/27/news/born-of-osiris-to-release-digital-single-next-month/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}} however, those plans were scrapped.{{cite web | title=

Born Of Osiris Scrap Digital Single Plans

| website=theprp.com | date=October 6, 2010 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2010/10/06/news/born-of-osiris-scrap-digital-single-plans/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

On October 5, 2010, the band released a webisode sharing that they'd begun recording a new album for an early 2011 release date. The band shared that they themselves were overseeing the production duties alongside Don Byczynski, who would also provide engineering duties, at BOTA Studio.{{cite web|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110417201303/http://botastudio.com/ |url=http://botastudio.com/ |title=Born Of Osiris album The Discovery on Sumerian Records in stores now, Recorded at BOTA Studio by Don "dB" Byczynski and Mixed by Jason Suecof. |archive-date=April 17, 2011 |access-date=January 28, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris Post New Studio Webisode Online| website=theprp.com | date=October 5, 2010 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2010/10/05/news/born-of-osiris-post-new-studio-webisode-online/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}} On October 11, 2010, the band released a second studio update video.{{cite web|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20141107083952/httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp5uAfex_1g |url=httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp5uAfex_1g |title=Born of Osiris: In the Studio Update 2 |date=October 11, 2010 |access-date=January 28, 2010 |archive-date=November 7, 2014}}{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris Post Second Studio Webisode Online

| website=theprp.com | date=October 12, 2010 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2010/10/12/news/born-of-osiris-post-second-studio-webisode-online/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

On October 14, McKinney provided an update on the progress the band had made recording the album; sharing that the band had adopted Seven-string guitars, brought back the "BOO-bounce," and were recording the heaviest album the band had made yet.{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris Guitarist Comments On New Album

| website=theprp.com | date=October 14, 2010 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2010/10/14/news/born-of-osiris-guitarist-comments-on-new-album/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}} McKinney complimented new guitarist Richardson for "increasing the amount of shred" on the record. McKinney also shared that the album was being recorded at Bota Studios and that Brandon Paddock (John Feldman's engineer) would be providing mixing duties.

In July 2010, the band posted a teaser to their MySpace profile, containing clips of three new songs.{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris has posted a teaser featuring clips of three new songs. | website=Lambgoat | date=July 11, 2010 | url=https://lambgoat.com/bits/4841/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}} In December 2010, the band shared that Jason Suecof would be providing mixing duties at Audiohammer Studios.{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris Tap Jason Suecof To Mix New Album

| website=theprp.com | date=December 27, 2010 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2010/12/27/news/born-of-osiris-tap-jason-suecof-to-mix-new-album/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

On January 20, 2011, the band announced that their upcoming album would be titled "The Discovery" and that a release date of March 22, 2011 had been chosen.{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris Set Title And Release Date For New Album

| website=theprp.com | date=January 20, 2011 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2011/01/20/news/born-of-osiris-set-title-and-release-date-for-new-album/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

At the end of January, the band shared that they planned to release the new track "Follow The Signs" as a digital single via iTunes on Tuesday, February 1.{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris Streaming New Single "Follow The Signs"

| website=theprp.com | date=January 30, 2011 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2011/01/30/news/born-of-osiris-to-release-digital-single-this-tuesday/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}} The track had initially been slated for an October release, but those plans were subsequently scrapped. The track was subsequently released as a single via the band's Facebook profile.{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris' new single "Follow The Signs" can be heard online here. | website=Lambgoat | date=February 2, 2011 | url=https://lambgoat.com/bits/5231/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}} Lee McKinney explained that the track had been recorded a few different times; once as a demo with Misha Mansoor of Periphery, and once again for "The Discovery," which had a different structure.{{cite web | title=BORN OF OSIRIS: New Song Available For Streaming | website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET | date=February 4, 2011 | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/born-of-osiris-new-song-available-for-streaming | access-date=January 28, 2025}} The track, as well as the album, were recorded at BOTA Studio in Lake in the Hills, Illinois and was mixed by Jason Suecof. Mid-February, the band released the cover art of the upcoming album via their Facebook page.{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris Reveal Cover Art For "The Discovery"

| website=theprp.com | date=February 16, 2011 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2011/02/16/news/born-of-osiris-reveal-cover-art-for-the-discovery/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}} The album's artwork was created by Cameron Gray of parablevisions.com.{{cite web | title=Album Cover Art | website=Parable Visions Art By Cameron Gray - Official site of Artist Cameron Gray | date=September 17, 2015 | url=https://parablevisions.com/available-art/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Cameron Gray Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mor... | website=AllMusic | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cameron-gray-mn0002360831#credits | access-date=January 28, 2025}} The piece featured as the album's art is titled "Hope For The Sound Awakening."{{cite web | last=Gray | first=Cameron | title=Hope For The Sound Awakening by Cameron Gray | website=Cameron Gray Official Website | date=October 14, 2013 | url=https://cameron-gray.pixels.com/featured/hope-for-the-sound-awakening-cameron-gray.html | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

On February 21, an official live video for the track "Recreate" was posted on Sumerian's YouTube channel.{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris Streaming "The Discovery", Live Video Released | website=theprp.com | date=March 21, 2011 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2011/03/21/news/born-of-osiris-streaming-the-discovery-live-video-released/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}} The video consisted of footage from the bonus DVD featured with the Hot Topic "exclusive special edition" of “The Discovery.“ The video was directed by Andrew Pulaski.{{cite web|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110614075257/httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_rVQiywVw0 |url=httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_rVQiywVw0 |title=Born Of Osiris - "Recreate" (Official Music Video) |date=February 21, 2011 |access-date=January 28, 2025 |archive-date=June 14, 2011}} On February 28, the band released a new video detailing the album's recording process via Revolver.{{cite web|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110304154732/http://www.revolvermag.com/beta/bornofosirisvideo |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/beta/bornofosirisvideo |author=Grow, Kory |title=Exclusive: Born of Osiris Talk About Writing Their New Record |date=February 28, 2011 |access-date=January 28, 2025 |archive-date=March 4, 2011}}

On March 9, 2011, Sumerian Records founder Ash Avildsen made an announcement aimed at prospective music pirates that the album had leaked, and encouraged said pirates to "choke on a cannonball."{{cite web | title=Sumerian Records Founder Lashes Out At Online Pirates| website=theprp.com | date=March 9, 2011 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2011/03/09/news/sumerian-records-founder-lashes-out-at-online-pirates/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}} The leaked album turned out to be a prank,{{cite web | title=Sumerian Records And Born Of Osiris Prank Would Be Pirates | website=theprp.com | date=March 13, 2011 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2011/03/13/news/sumerian-records-and-born-of-osiris-prank-would-be-pirates/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}} containing the full already-released single "Follow The Signs," but then following up with fart noises, celebrity quotes, and noises from the band members.{{cite web | last=Injection | first=Metal | title=BORN OF OSIRIS Epically Prank Pirates Of Their New Album | website=Metal Injection | date=March 10, 2011 | url=https://metalinjection.net/its-just-business/born-osiris-sumerian-records-prank-coward-pirates | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

On March 14, the band released the single "Two Worlds of Design" exclusively via noisecreep.{{cite web | last=Ramirez | first=Carlos | title=Born of Osiris Get Technical on 'Two Worlds of Design' | website=Noisecreep | date=March 14, 2011 | url=https://noisecreep.com/born-of-osiris-get-technical-on-two-worlds-of-design-song-p/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}}{{cite web | title=

Born Of Osiris To Release "Two Worlds Of Design" Single This Month | website=theprp.com | date=March 6, 2011 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2011/03/06/news/born-of-osiris-to-release-two-worlds-of-design-single-this-month/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

On March 16, Sumerian posted an album teaser for the track "The Omnicient" to its YouTube channel.{{cite web|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120807091416/httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-raGXcO67w8 |url=httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-raGXcO67w8 |date=March 16, 2011 |archive-date=August 7, 2012 |title=Born Of Osiris - The Discovery Album Promo " The Omniscient"}}

On March 17, the band announced that customers who purchased the album via FYE would receive copies containing three previously unreleased bonus tracks.{{cite web | title=

Born Of Osiris To Release Limited Edition Version Of "The Discovery", Tease New Songs| website=theprp.com | date=March 17, 2011 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2011/03/17/news/born-of-osiris-to-release-limited-edition-version-of-the-discovery-tease-new-songs/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

On March 21, 2011, the band made the entirety of the album available for streaming on their Facebook profile.{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris' new full-length can currently be streamed in its entirety. | website=Lambgoat | date=March 21, 2011 | url=https://lambgoat.com/bits/5331/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

On June 11, 2011, the band took to its Facebook page to announce that they were planning on recording music videos for the album, and asked fans to post to the Sumerian page their suggestions for which tracks videos should be recorded for.{{cite web | title=

Born Of Osiris Planning New Music Videos| website=theprp.com | date=June 12, 2011 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2011/06/12/news/born-of-osiris-planning-new-music-videos/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

In January 2012, the band announced that Jason Richardson had departed the band and, upon learning Born of Osiris were moving on from him, had since joined Chelsea Grin.{{cite web | title=BORN OF OSIRIS Parts Ways With Guitarist, Seeks Replacement | website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET | date=January 11, 2012 | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/born-of-osiris-parts-ways-with-guitarist-seeks-replacement | access-date=January 28, 2025}} Richardson would then release his own statement, clarifying that he had not chosen to depart, but had rather been fired. On January 26, 2012, the band released a music video for the track "Follow The Signs."{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris Debut "Follow The Signs" Music Video

| website=theprp.com | date=January 26, 2012 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2012/01/26/news/born-of-osiris-debut-follow-the-signs-music-video/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}}{{cite web|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120127050437/httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy2MLw_JMJk |url=httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy2MLw_JMJk |title=Born Of Osiris - "Follow The Signs" (Official Music Video) |date=January 26, 2012 |access-date=January 28, 2025 |archive-date=January 27, 2012}} the video was directed by Andrew Pulaski, and produced by Abstrakt Pictures.

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-discovery-mw0002113434|title=The Discovery - Born of Osiris : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation|author=William Ruhlmann|accessdate=21 June 2013}}

| rev2 = Blabbermouth.net

| rev2Score = {{Rating|6|10}}{{cite web | title=The Discovery | website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET | date=June 20, 2011 | url=https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/the-discovery | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

| rev3 = PopMatters

| rev3Score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web | last=Colgan | first=Chris | title=Born of Osiris: The Discovery, PopMatters | website=PopMatters | date=June 23, 2011 | url=https://www.popmatters.com/139376-born-of-osiris-the-discovery-2496053297.html | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

| rev4 = The Music

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web | title=Album Review: Born of Osiris | website=The Music | date=March 27, 2011 | url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/born-of-osiris-the-discovery/yjTW3N_ewcA/27-03-11 | access-date=January 28, 2025}}

}}

Commercially, the album charted at #87 on the Billboard 200. Although a lower debut then their prior release "A Higher Place," which debuted at #73,{{cite web | title=Born Of Osiris' new full-length, "A Higher Place," sold 6,000 copies in its first week and has debuted at #73 on the Billboard 200. | website=Lambgoat | date=July 15, 2009 | url=https://lambgoat.com/bits/4050/ | access-date=January 28, 2025}} "The Discovery" moved more units in its first week, with 6,400 sold as opposed to 6,000.

The album was favorably received by critics, receiving praise for the band's evolving, more technical, sound, but also noting the band wasn't quite there in terms of refining their sound entirely. Blabbermouth.net noted the album's "obvious jump in compositional creativity" was approaching "awe-inspiring at times," but wished the band had shown some restraint with their "everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach." The review noted that when played at "high volume on a good system, it becomes even more apparent that 'The Discovery' is packed full of amazing musicianship (the guitar work in especially),some scintillating synthesizer lines, and numerous cool "parts." The problem is that in trying to do so much, the forest frequently gets lost for the trees."

AllMusic reviewer William Ruhlmann gave the album three stars out of five, nothing Joe Buras' keyboards give the album a feeling of "sophistication," to the point that they make the album "sound like an album that was recorded in a studio with two rooms at which a progressive rock band was working next door and their music sometimes bled through the wall."

Writing for PopMatters, Chris Colgan wrote that the album was "solid" with a "number of unexpected twists and turns," and praised the continued evolution of the band's sound, though noting some may accuse them of Meshuggah influenced "trend-jumping." Colgan praised the solos from McKinney and Richardson, as well as the increased keyboard presence from Buras, concluding:

{{Blockquote|text=What makes The Discovery special is its expansion of the band's sound, which it does very well. Born of Osiris used to be just a deathcore band, but in the course of four years, they have become infinitely more than that. Showing a more complete grasp of their compositional range, this group will now be able to reach a very widespread audience and make them regular listeners. This album will have no trouble attracting fans of metal bands ranging from Periphery to Winds of Plague and everything in-between.}}

{{track listing

|all_lyrics = Ronnie Canizaro and Joe Buras

|all_music = Jason Richardson, Lee McKinney and Cameron Losch, except where noted.

|title1 = Follow the Signs

|length1 = 3:51

|title2 = Singularity

|length2 = 3:33

|title3 = Ascension

|length3 = 2:28

|title4 = Devastate

|length4 = 4:35

|title5 = Recreate

|length5 = 4:01

|title6 = Two Worlds of Design

|length6 = 3:14

|title7 = A Solution

|length7 = 2:07

|music7 = Richardson, McKinney, Losch, David Da Rocha

|title8 = Shaping the Masterpiece

|length8 = 4:39

|title9 = Dissimulation

|length9 = 2:48

|title10 = Automatic Motion

|length10 = 2:43

|title11 = The Omniscient

|length11 = 2:08

|title12 = Last Straw

|length12 = 4:01

|title13 = Regenerate

|length13 = 5:06

|title14 = XIV

|length14 = 1:52

|note14 = Instrumental

|music14 = Richardson

|title15 = Behold

|length15 = 5:51

|total_length = 52:57

}}

{{track listing

|headline = Bonus tracks

|title16 = Follow the Signs

|note16 = Misha Mansoor demo mix

|length16 = 4:09

|title17 = Singularity

|note17 = Misha Mansoor demo mix

|length17 = 3:37

|title18 = Recreate

|note18 = Misha Mansoor demo mix

|length18 = 4:07

|total_length = 1:04:49

}}

Born of Osiris

• Ronnie Canizaro – lead vocals
• Jason Richardson – lead guitar
• Lee McKinney – rhythm guitar
• David Da Rocha – bass
• Joe Buras – keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
• Cameron Losch – drums

Production, recording and other staff

• Don Byczynski and Lee McKinney – engineering
• Jason Suecof – mixing
• Alan Douches – mastering
• Ash Avildsen – additional lyric writing, vocal production
• Cameron Gray – artwork

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