Obscura

Recent Prosthetic Records signings, FORETOKEN, have today released their debut album, Ruin. Combining symphonic elements with genres such as folk metal, melodic death, tech-death, and black metal, FORETOKEN have crafted a truly distinct metal album with Ruin. The album is available now, in both physical and digital formats. Click here. FORETOKEN’s Dan Cooley commented: “The [...]

Photo by Katarzyna Bujas Early this morning, Steffen Kummerer took the official Obscura facebook page to announce that bassist Linus Klausenitzer, drummer Sebastian Lanser and Rafael Trujillo have left the band. You can read the statement by all members below: OBSCURA | Announce Lineup Change German progressive titans OBSCURA announce guitarist Rafael Trujillo, bassist Linus [...]

Progressive death metal masters Fallujah have been confirmed as main support to German tech death Obscura European tour “Diluvium Europa 2019”. The trek will see the two bands joined by Allegaeon and First Fragment and will comprise of a monolithic 23 date run through Mainland Europe and the UK in February 2019. Obscura will be [...]

Obscura “Diluvium” is set for a Summer 2018 release via Relapse Records. Technical death metal masters Obscura have completed their fifth full-length album entitled “Diluvium”. “Diluvium” was recorded with longtime producer V. Santura (Triptykon, Pestilence) at Woodshed Studios in Landshut, Germany. Some special contributors were involved with the making of “Diluvium” including Linus Klausenitzer’s father, [...]

In the past few days we have presented you our staff choices for best albums of 2016. Now we bring you our final and oficial list for best releases from that year, to close that chapter. Here are our top 20 choices : 1 – Bolzer – Hero 2 – Animals As Leaders – The [...]

With 2016 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of Mutiilator: 1 – Obscura – Akróasis 2 – Vektor – Terminal Redux 3 – First Fragment – Dasein 4 – Bolzer – Hero 5 – Ulcerate – Shrines Of Paralysis 6 – Départe – Failure, [...]

With 2016 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of Rita Limede: 1-BOLZER – Hero 2- Hail Spirit Noir – Mayhem In Blue 3-Deathspell Omega – Synarchy Of Molten Bones 4-Ulcerate – Shrine Of Paralysis 5-Animals As Leaders –The Madness Of Many 6-Colosso – [...]

Not everyone is familiar with this fact, but absolutely worth mentioning: Tuska 20th anniversary happens in 2017 and to celebrate the occasion the organisers announced that a book, with the attempted title ”Tuska 20-vuotta”, will be written by the rock journalist Jone Nikula (involved in the festival organization since its origins). Tuska Festival book will be [...]

OBSCURA, the tech death masters from Germany, have a new song available on streaming, which you can listen to bellow on the soundcloud player. The track “The Monist” was taken from their upcoming record “Akróasis”, which is set to be released on February 5th, via Relapse Records. [...]

After dropping off the Summer Slaughter tour due to visa problems, technical death metal band Obscura has issued a new update on the progress of an upcoming album. Bassist Linus Klausenitzer comments: “We are proud to announce that we finished the production of our new album! The production was full of extremes in so many [...]

Official press release: German progressive metal masters Obscura will enter Dreamsound Studios this April to begin recording drums for their highly anticipated new album and first full-length in over four years. The band will work once again with long time producer V. Santura (Cosmogenesis, Omnivium). The album will see a late 2015 release via Relapse [...]