German technical/progressive death metal luminaries OBSCURA have just shared a new playthrough video, which features guitarist/vocalist Steffen Kummerer shredding his way through the band’s infamous track “Anticosmic Overload”.
Produced by the band and V. Santura (Triptykon, Pestilence), OBSCURA‘s newest album Akróasis (released this past February via Relapse) is eight songs diverse enough to serve as a near-comprehensive introduction to all of extreme metal. Packed to the gills with virtuosic musicianship, compelling themes, and airtight songwriting, Akróasis has breathed new life into death metal, progressive metal and beyond. Akróasis is out now worldwide via Relapse Records on CD, 2xLP and Digital – physical orders are available HERE, and digital orders can be placed HERE.
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The Akroasis bass and guitar tab books are available via OBSCURA‘s official website here. Watch the recently released guitar playthrough video for “Ten Sepiroth” from Akróasis via the Official Obscura YouTube Channel here.
Founded in 2002 by guitarist/vocalist Steffen Kummerer, German progressive death metal band OBSCURA caused a stir when they – out of nowhere – toured as support for the legendary Suffocation on the band’s European tour in 2006 and independently released their debut album Retribution that same year. From its very beginnings, the band (named after Gorguts’ inimitable 1993 full-length) demonstrated an uncanny ability for blending different forms of technical, cerebral metal into a coherent synthesis of death, thrash and black metal merged with progressive elements.
