The Oblivion Particle
# The Oblivion Particle

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock | |
| The Prog Report | Positive |
| Metal Temple | |

The Oblivion Particle is the twelfth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. It was released on August 21, 2015. It was the last album with drummer Jimmy Keegan, who left the band in October 2016 for personal reasons. This album also features Nick D'Virgilio on one track as a guest musician. Only 3 songs on the album feature writing credits to the band members themselves, with the rest being credited to longtime collaborators Stan Ausmus and John Boegehold.

## Personnel

### Spock's Beard

* Ted Leonard - lead vocals, guitars, additional tracks and overdubs recording
* Alan Morse - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, autoharp, backing vocals, producing, additional tracks and overdubs recording
* Ryo Okumoto - organ, mellotron, piano, synths, clavinet, vocoder, additional tracks and overdubs recording
* Dave Meros - bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Iron Man", additional tracks and overdubs recording
* Jimmy Keegan - drums/percussion, timpani, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Bennett Built a Time Machine"

### Additional musicians

* David Ragsdale - violin on "Disappear"
* Nick D'Virgilio - drums on "Iron Man"

### Production

* John Boegehold - concept, producing, Candid Studio photos
* Rich Mouser - producing, engineering, mixing, mastering
* Jeff Fox - second engineering
* Jeff Silverman - Alan's studio engineering
* John Morse - Alan's studio engineering
* Jimmy Branly - Jimmy's percussion engineering

**Additional personnel**

* Thomas Ewerhard - cover artwork, graphic design
* Alex Solca - band photography
* Stan Ausmus - Candid Studio photos

## Charts

| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 133 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 78 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 16 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 23 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 51 |
