by Metal Insider | Feb 5, 2016 | New & Noteworthy, New Music, News
The technical gods smile upon us today, as some of the best technical metal bands in the world unleash new music today. These new albums come amidst a week already packed with great releases, so this should be a great week for metal. If all goes well, there will be...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 14, 2016 | New Music, News
German tech death doesn’t get any better than Obscura, who will be releasing their fourth album, Akroasis, next month. While Steffen Kummerer is the only original member of the band, the new album sounds pretty excellent so far, as witnessed by the title track...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 15, 2015 | New Music, News
If you like German tech-death, you’re already an Obscura fan that knows they have a new album coming out, Akroasis. You’ve also likely heard the title track from the album, which will be out on Relapse on February 5th, and thought “damn, that was...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 19, 2015 | News, Video
[youtube]https://youtu.be/BNAqGrVrcMw[/youtube] Did you know that “Akroasis” is Greek for “hearing?” We didn’t, but we do now. In addition to that, it’s also the title of the forthcoming Obscura album. And in addition to that,...
by Alix Vallecillo | Nov 10, 2015 | News, Updates
Earlier today, Obscura revealed their newest guitarist, Rafael Trujillo, into their lineup and we reported about it without realizing we never knew what happened with their previous guitarist Tom “Fountainhead” Geldschläger, who also took big part on the...