Obscura

Obscura is a German technical death metal band led by Steffen Kummerer, known for technically advanced, progressive death-metal albums including Cosmogenesis, Omnivium and Akróasis.

Cosmogenesis featured lineup additions including guitarist Christian Muenzner and drummer Hannes Grossmann (both former Necrophagist) and bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling (from Pestilence), a change credited in reviews with increasing the band's technical skill and progressive scope.

The DeBaser review praises Obscura's Cosmogenesis for a major lineup-driven leap in technical ability. New members from Necrophagist and Pestilence helped realize more complex, progressive death-metal ideas. The album is demanding but rewarding for fans of technical and progressive death metal.

For:Fans of technical and progressive death metal; listeners who enjoy virtuosic, complex metal (Cynic, Death, Pestilence, Atheist audiences).