February seems to be the month to fill venues to the rafters with a run dubbed the “Silver Linings European Tour” set to find German Progressive Death Metal masters Obscura ripping up the road. Joining them will be American Progressive Deathcore outfit Rings Of Saturn, and French Technical Death Metal force Gorod. Rumour has it that
German Progressive Death Metal titans Obscura have let mastermind Steffen Kummerer walk us through all of the tracks on last years “A Celebration I – Live in North America” for a featurette shot in Monterrey, California USA by Vincent Grundke. A thing of rare beauty for a live album it offers some insight into the recording
Directed by Mirko Witzki and recorded at ENGL showroom in Remscheid Germany, Obscura guitarist duo Steffen Kummerer and Christian Münzner playthrough “Forsaken” from the bands latest studio album “A Valediction“. A record so good Nuclear Blast released a live album for it in celebration that captures the band in North America while the band have
Ahead of their co-headlining European tour trek with Cynic, German Techncial Progressive Death Metal act Obscura have shared a fourth installment of their “A Valediction” documentary series. This episode finds the band in Australia in support of the 2021 released album, one so good it got it’s very own live record back in October. 03/12
Its long been known that Century Media signings Cryptosis are set to open a co-headlining European tour trek which will find Cynic and Obscura going toe to toe but now, much to our surprise, that run has been extended. Ending Cynic playing Inferno Festival in Oslo Norway, the tour has had dates added to the
Celebrating the release of ten cuts recorded in the USA, Canada and Mexico between 2022 and 2023 as part of “A Valediction World Tour”, German Technical Progressive Death Metal act Obscura have shared another cut from “A Celebration I – Live in North America” with “Forsaken“. The touring doesn’t stop however and leaves us wondering
When is a solo album not a solo album? That is the question and one open to interpretation. For some, a solo album means they do literally everything from playing all the instruments down to the mixing, mastering and even artwork. For others, one individual servers as a mastermind, gathering willing assistants to partake in
Ahead of their HUGE UK and Ireland tour, German Technical Progressive Death Metal act Obscura have shared a second cut from their upcoming live album in “Emergent Evolution” with the record set for release on 27th October via Nuclear Blast. Titled “A Celebration I – Live in North America” it spans ten cuts recorded in
The reign of terror from Dååth looks set to continue with the band announcing they are currently in the mastering phase of their upcoming Metal Blade Records debut full length album which is set for a 2024 release. That news is of course accompanied by another potential single from it in “The Silent Foray” which
Inching closer to the 6th October and the release date for the intriguing debut solo album “Tulpa” from former Obscura six string fretless bassist Linus Klausenitzer means a third single has surfaced in “Sehraff“. Featuring a myriad of guests, from the cunning and political prowess of the ‘King’, to the divine messages delivered by the
