OBSCURA - RELEASE BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR "HERITAGE"

Virtuosic extreme metallers OBSCURA have delivered an early Christmas present for their fans. Today, they release a brand new video for "Heritage", another track from their latest album A Valediction.

As with their previous video for "The Neuromancer", the video for "Heritage" was filmed by Mirko Witzki (Arch Enemy, Powerwolf, Kreator) at the famous Kupfersaal in Cologne, Germany in August 2022. The theatre was built in 1820 and has been protected for decades after being declared a historic monument.

Mastermind Steffen Kummerer comments on the video: “'Heritage' has been plotted as a prequel to the album cover for „A Valediction“. The moment Eliran Kantor captured with his wonderful artwork might be explained most suitably with this brand new video clips. To stay connected while being separated.”

Watch the video for "Heritage" below.

Listen to their latest album A Valediction here: https://bfan.link/Obscura
 

Just in time for the band's 20th anniversary, OBSCURA have revealed a bundle that summarises the last two decades of the German tech-death quartet's career and perfectly displays why they have reached the pinnacle of the genre.
Strictly limited to 100 units and only available exclusively in the Nuclear Blast Online Shop! https://www.nuclearblast.com/eu/obscura-complete-works-anniversary-bundle-7cds-bundle-1062386

The bundle contains:

7 CDs:
·       A Valediction
·       Diluvium
·       Akroasis
·       Omnivium
·       Cosmogenesis
·       Retribution
·       Illegimitation

Additional:
·       A Valediction Poster
·       A Valediction Sticker
·       Obscura Logo Patch
·       Obscura Signature Card
·       Obscura Guitar Posterflag 

Recently, OBSCURA announced they are co-headlining a North American Tour 2023 with Italian orchestral death metal masters and labelmates, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE! Presented by MetalSucks, the 26-date trek will kick off on February 18th in San Francisco with performances in Denver, Toronto, and New York before concluding in Los Angeles on March 16th. Joining the package as openers are Finnish melodic death metal quartet WOLFHEART and blackened death metal veterans THULCANDRA.

Tickets for the tour are on sale now at realmofobscura.com/live/.

Confirmed dates for the OBSCURA & FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE Co-Headlining North American Tour 2023 presented by MetalSucks are:
2/18/2023  San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
2/19/2023  Portland, OR - Bossanova Ballroom
2/20/2023  Seattle, WA - El Corazon
2/21/2023  Boise, ID - The Shredder
2/22/2023  Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater
2/23/2023  Denver, CO - Oriental Theater
2/24/2023  Lincoln, NE - The Royal Grove
2/25/2023  Minneapolis, MN - The Underground
2/26/2023  Joliet, IL - The Forge
2/27/2023  Detroit, MI - Small's
2/28/2023  Toronto, ON - Axis
3/01/2023  Quebec City, QC - Imperial Bell
3/02/2023  Montreal, QC - Studio TD
3/03/2023  Worcester, MA - The Palladium
3/04/2023  New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
3/05/2023  Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring
3/06/2023  Richmond, VA - Canal Club
3/07/2023  Greensboro, NC - Hangar 1819
3/08/2023  Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
3/10/2023  Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
3/11/2023  Dallas, TX - Amplified Live
3/12/2023  Austin, TX - Come and Take it Live
3/13/2023  El Paso, TX - Rockhouse Bar & Grill
3/14/2023  Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater
3/15/2023  San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick
3/16/2023  Los Angeles, CA - The Regent

OBSCURA - A Valediction" Out Now!

Today it´s finally time to launch the sixth studio album of OBSCURA on Nuclear Blast Records.

As a retrospect and a new beginning at the same time, A Valediction has become OBSCURA's most carefree album to date and the band doesn't seem to be running out of creativity anytime soon, which should only accelerate their rise to one of the most important contemporary extreme metal bands.

Truly, there is no band quite like OBSCURA. A Valediction proves that persistence, perseverance, and enterprising minds can achieve anything. Welcome to the next level – welcome OBSCURA 2.0!

Listen to the album here or get one of the few remaining copies of the digipak including a signing card, or one of the 2LPs with etching on the d-side and gold foil finish on the album cover:  https://bfan.link/Obscura

In case you missed the previous music videos from OBSCURA, check them out here:

When Stars Collide' here: https://youtu.be/YQdGX_zefvg
"Devoured Usurper": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHwWlAIDLaM
"A Valediction": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMsTtZSBcXg
"Solaris":  https://youtu.be/PA1CYWB0J5o

Confirmed dates for the OBSCURA "A Valediction North American 2022" Tour with ABYSMAL DAWN, VALE OF PNATH & INTERLOPER are:
2/03/2022 San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
2/04/2022 Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater
2/05/2022 Los Angeles, CA - 1720
2/06/2022 Las Vegas, NV - Backstage Bar
2/07/2022 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
2/08/2022 Denver, CO - The Oriental Theater
2/10/2022 Oklahoma City. OK - Whisky Nights
2/11/2022 Austin, TX - Come And Take It Live
2/12/2022 Dallas, TX - Amplified Live
2/13/2022 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
2/14/2022 New Orleans, LA - Santos
2/16/2022 Orlando. FL - The Haven
2/17/2022 West Palm Beach. FL - Respectable
2/18/2022 Tampa, OR - The Orpheum
2/19/2022 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
2/20/2022 Nashville, TN - The Basement East
2/21/2022 Knoxville, TN - Batley's Knoxville
2/22/2022 Virginia Beach, VA - Elevation 27
2/23/2022 Baltimore, MD - Soundstage
2/24/2022 Harrisburg. PA - HMAC
2/25/2022 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
2/26/2022 Boston, MA - Sonia
2/27/2022 Hartford, CT - Webster Underground
2/28/2022 Quebec City, Canada - Imperial Bell
3/01/2022 Montreal, Canada - Foufounes
3/02/2022 Ottawa, Canada - Maverick's
3/03/2022 Toronto, Canada - Lee's Palace
3/04/2022 Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
3/05/2022 Pittsburgh, PA - Preserving Underground
3/06/2022 Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theatre
3/07/2022 Louisville.KY - Diamon Concert Hall
3/08/2022 Detroit, MI - The Sanctuary
3/09/2022 Chicago, IL - Reggies
3/10/2022 Milwaukee, MN - X-Ray
3/11/2022 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
3/12/2022 Winnipeg, Canada - Park Theater
3/14/2022 Calgary, Canada - Dickens
3/15/2022 Edmonton, Canada - Starlite Room
3/17/2022 Vancouver, Canada - Rickshaw Theater
3/18/2022 Seattle,WA - El Corazon
3/19/2022 Portland, OR - Dante's
3/21/2022 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
3/22/2022 Petaluma, CA - Phoenix Theater
3/23/2022 Fresno, CA - Full Circle

OBSCURA wrote, recorded, and finalized A Valediction during the pandemic. The stipulations of working during this time allowed OBSCURA to work cross-country, tracking each respective part—drums, guitar, and bass—in national studios across The Netherlands, Austria, and Germany. Once the pieces were completed, the recordings were shipped off to award-winning producer Fredrik Nordström and Studio Fredman (In Flames, Architects) in Gothenburg, Sweden, where Kummerer and Münzner completed vocals and acoustic guitars using custom-built ENGL amps. Nordström was also tapped to mix and master. The final result is a deeper, heavier, yet more rounded production.

Lyrically, A Valediction is layered in structure and meaning. The word ‘valediction,’ by definition, deals with goodbyes and farewells. In a way, this is auf wiedersehen to the four-part album series while also addressing complex topics of Kummerer’s personal life. Instead of obscuring issues of loss, death, and abandonment in metaphor and allusion, the German laid bare his torment across songs like "Forsaken," "Solaris," "In Unity," "The Neuromancer," and "In Adversity." But for every line of desperation, he also offers positivity. Indeed, new beginnings—physical, emotional, or environmental—can provide light in the darkness. Lauded artist Eliran Kantor (Testament, Helloween) was brought on board to visualize the leitmotif. The bronze-themed colorway Kantor used exemplifies OBSCURA’s resistance to individual and sonic corrosion.

Line up:
Steffen Kummerer - vocals & guitar
Christian Münzner - guitars
Jeroen Paul Thesseling - bass
David Diepold - drums

Order your copy of A Valedictionhere: https://bfan.link/Obscura

OBSCURA - Unveil Music Video For New Single "When Stars Collide (feat. Björn Strid)"

Fast cars and even faster guitars are what you get on OBSCURA's new music video off their upcoming studio album A Valediction! Only one more month to go before the band's 6th studio album will see the light of day on November 19th, and virtuosic frontman Steffen Kummerer and his renowned bandmates unveil yet another new song from their upcoming chef-d'euvre. As one of the more melodic tracks on the album, "When Stars Collide" even features a striking clean vocal guest performance by their label mate Björn "Speed" Strid besides the band's unpreceded polyrhythms and solos.

The music video was once again produced by director Mirko Witzki and does not only offer the possibility to witness the outstanding talent of the musicians during the performance, but also some visual pleasure for car nerds.

Steffen Kummerer comments: "One of the highlights and contested compositions of 'A Valediction' features Björn Strid of our label mates SOILWORK. 'When Stars Collide' recombines an uplifting pace with a rather dark and bitter narrative that leads into to a story for reflection. A sense of delight and feeling of relief covers all mournful misery."

Watch "When Stars Collide" below

The song is featured on A Valediction that will be available on CD, vinyl, and digitally on November 19th via Nuclear Blast. Pre-order or pre-save it here: https://bfan.link/Obscura 

In case you missed the previous music videos from OBSCURA, check them out here:
"A Valediction": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMsTtZSBcXg
"Solaris":  https://youtu.be/PA1CYWB0J5o
"Devoured Usurper": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHwWlAIDLaM

As most other acts of this year, OBSCURA recently had to postpone their planned tour for November and will hit the road with their new songs in 2022:

Line-Up:
Steffen Kummerer – vocals & guitars
Christian Münzner – guitars
Jeroen Paul Thesseling – bass
David Diepold – drums

Pre-order your copy of A Valediction here: https://bfan.link/Obscura

OBSCURA - Release Third Single & Video From Their Upcoming Album

Release  Video For Third Single 

Pre-Order A Valediction Here: https://bfan.link/Obscura

The virtuosos of OBSCURA strike again with a third single, taken from the upcoming album A Valediction, which is set to be released on November 19th through Nuclear Blast Records.

This time they reveal the probably most brutal and darkest track from the album - “Devoured Usurper”.

Band leader Steffen Kummerer comments: “Merciless, moldered and putrid alike – “Devoured Usurper” showcases a crude abrasive side to shake some bodies at live shows in the near future. With utter brutality, the song depaints an inevitable reckoning and underlines the death metal roots of OBSCURA.”

And once again the band worked with Mirko Witzki on the video, who also produced “Solaris”, “A Valediction” and previous videos for OBSCURA.

Steffen reveals: “We recorded the music video at famous Stress Studio in Graz, Austria, where also drums for the new album have been tracked. We prepare our live shows and assemble parts of our production in this unique environment before we embark on upcoming tours."

Also watch:
"A Valediction": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMsTtZSBcXg
"Solaris":  https://youtu.be/PA1CYWB0J5o

A Valediction will be available in the listed formats below and is now finally up for pre-order and pre-save via this link:https://bfan.link/Obscura

  • Digipak

  • Digipak incl. patch + signing card (NB mailorder exclusive)

  • Jewelcase (USA)

  • 2 LP 180g with etching on D-side in the following colors:

    • Black

    • Silver (wholesale + NB mailorder)

    • Gold (NB mailorder, limited to 300)

    • Bronze (bandshop, limited to 200)

    • White with red+toffee splatter (bandshop, limited to 300)

    • Yellow + orange cloudy (USA)

    • Transparent red+black marbled (Decibel, limited to 200)


The album graced by a cover artwork painted by internationally renowned artistEliran Kantorwill consist of 11 new studio tracks .

OBSCURA wrote, recorded, and finalized “A Valediction” during the pandemic. The stipulations of working during this time allowed OBSCURA to work cross-country, tracking each respective part—drums, guitar, and bass—in national studios across The Netherlands, Austria, and Germany. Once the pieces were completed, the recordings were shipped off to award-winning producer Fredrik Nordström and Studio Fredman (In Flames, Architects) in Gothenburg, Sweden, where Kummerer and Münzner completed vocals and acoustic guitars using custom-built ENGL amps. Nordström was also tapped to mix and master. The final result is a deeper, heavier, yet more rounded production.

The band will head out for their European tour right after the release and tickets are on sale now.

Pre-order your copy of A Valediction here: https://bfan.link/Obscura