Tag: Obscura

Playthrough: “Devoured Usurper” from Obscura!

The line up changes in German Technical Progressive Death Metal act Obscura may be getting difficult to follow but one thing is for sure. Mastermind Steffen Kummerer only selects these highest quality of musician to join him on stage. As if to demonstrate that Drummers From Hell have shared dedicated drum cam footage of Clément

Documentary: Making of “A Sonication” part #2 with Obscura!

ESP Guitars Europe provided the space for Steffen Kummerer to discuss his guitar collection and those used in the making of the new Obscura album “A Sonication” in the second instalment of the records documentary series. An enlightening piece filmed by Vincent Grundke, it confirms that the band do indeed use a seven string guitar

Documentary: Making of “A Sonication” part #1 with Obscura!

Filmed by Vincent Grundke the first part of a featurette about the making of the new Obscura album “A Sonication” has surfaced. This one finds Berlin based artist Eliran Kantor (Testament, Soulfly, My Dying Bride) discussing creating the artwork for the German Progressive Death Metal titans. Irrespective of the controversy, which we hope can be

NEWS: Obscura find peace in solitude?

Despite the controversy around the last single they released, German Progressive Death Metal band Obscura have continued to release their new album “A Sonication” via Nuclear Blast. In celebration of that the quartet have shared a music video for “In Solitude” produced by Mirko Witzki (Tragedy of Mine, Enemy Inside, Caliban).

NEWS: Obscura premier “Evenfall”!

Once again produced by long time co-conspirator Mirko Witzki, German Progressive Death Metal titans Obscura have shared a music video for “Evenfall” taken from their upcoming new album “A Sonication“. As we all know, that lands on Planet Metal on 7th February via Nuclear Blast with the band set to spend February on the road across

NEWS: Obscura chase clouds?

Nuclear Blast have announced that 7th February 2025 will see no less than eight fresh cuts appear from German Progressive Death Metal masters Obscura with the arrival of new album “A Sonication“. That news comes with the obligatory first single in “Silver Linings“, a science fiction themed music video, cover artwork and  pre-orders, which are available

NEWS: Obscura, Rings Of Saturn and Gorod? February 2025!

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

Playthrough: “Forsaken” from Obscura!

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