Climbing out of the Southern metal underground, West Virginia"s BYZANTINE has been churning out forward-thinking thrash, mixing melodies, technicality and groove, while gaining a cult-like following since the band"s inception in 2000. Regarding the musical direction of "Oblivion Beckons", BYZANTINE front man OJ Ojeda previously said, "We took a couple of different paths on this one, stripping down some things like the vocals for a more aggressive style and went out on a limb on other things we had never tried before. This album is more varied than anything we have done prior and, clocking in at around an hour, should be more than enough metal for all our friends and fans." Melding prog-rock tendencies with thrash metal"s aggression with musical virtuosity, Oblivion Beckons marks the band"s finest hour, fine tuning BYZANTINE"s tight, technical sound while continuing to keep the band ahead of the pack.