OBSCURA Has a New Bass Player

.....and I have one thing to ask of them.... US Tour?


So After a while of searching for that very much needed bassist, OBSCURA Finally found someone to fill the void. Yes, the man above is indeed him. His name is Linus Klausenitzer. The dude has prevoiusly toured with OBSCURA, as well as their recent tour with Children of Bodom and the Devin Townsend Project
The guy is also in a progressive metal piece called NONEUCLID.
Watch this new video that introduces the dude



OBSCURA Have a little string of dates in Asia. For all of you in these areas go check them live!


Sept. 23            Dubai, United Arab Emirates    Ratsky Bar
Sept. 25            Bangkok, Thailand                     The Rock Pub
Sept. 27            Singapore, Singapore                Scape Warehouse
Sept. 29            Jakarta, Indonesia                     Mario’s Place
Sept. 30            Surabaya, Indonesia                  Elbow Café and Music Park
Oct. 1                Medan, Indonesia                       Gudang Serbaguna Prsu Taipan Daya
Oct. 2                Makassar, Indonesia                  Liquid Café Grand Clarion
Oct. 7                 Lichtenfels, Germany                 Way of Darkness Festival

OBSCURA: Announce Dates In South East Asia

OBSCURA: Announce Dates In South East Asia



OBSCURA will head to South East Asia and Dubai for the first time-ever this September. This run of dates kicks-off on September 23rd and is in support of the band’s latest album Omnivium.



OBSCURA’s Steffen Kummerer commented on the upcoming tour; “We are honored to get the chance to play in South East Asia with Obscura for the first time ever. After our European run with Hate Eternal and the North American tour alongside Children of Bodom the 'Omnivium World Tour' finally extends to Asia. The band is stoked to meet our fans in the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia in September and October this year!"



OBSCURA are also confirmed to perform at the German metal festivals Summer Breeze and Way of Darkness. A listing of tour dates and cities can be found below.



OBSCURA released Omnivium in late March, charting in both the U.S. and Germany for first week sales. OBSCURA debuted at #11 on the Billboard Top New Artists or “Heatseekers” chart in the U.S. and at #14 on the official German Newcomers Chart as determined by Media Control. OBSCURA is currently streaming Omnivium in its entirety online now at this location.



OBSCURA has posted “Concerto”, which was included as the Japanese bonus track and on the iTunes digital deluxe edition of Omnivium, online now via the band’s Facebook page. “Concerto” is a cover track from Marty Friedman and Jason Becker’s CACOPHONY Speed Metal Symphony album.



OBSCURA is available for interviews upon request. To speak with the band, simply contact Betsey Cichoracki at Relapse Records via any of the means listed at the bottom of this message. Updated OBSCURA news / tour information will be made available at the Relapse Records website: RELAPSE.com, the official OBSCURA MySpace page: MySpace.com/RealmofObscura, and Facebook fan page.



OBSCURA Tour Dates:



Aug. 20 Abtsgmund, Germany Summer Breeze Festival

Sept. 23 Dubai, United Arab Emirates TBA

Sept. 25 Bangkok, Thailand The Rock Pub

Sept. 27 Singapore, Singapore Scape Warehouse

Sept. 30 Surabaya, Indonesia TBA

Oct. 1 Medan, Indonesia TBA

Oct. 2 Makassar, Indonesia Liquid Café Grand Clarion

Oct. 7 Lichtenfels, Germany Way of Darkness Festival



“it’s like having a front-row seat on the shores of the River Styx as Satan takes the stage.” – Drum!



“Obscura have absolutely nailed it…their mastery of tempos and moods marks them out as among extremity’s smartest.” – Terrorizer



“In a world of stale, copy and paste, auto tune bullshit clouding the airwaves, there is one band defining the future of metal music. That band is Obscura.” – Skulls N Bones



"an unstoppable force in the world of tech death.” – The New Review



“Were Star Treck’s Lieutenant Data to hose an evening of death metal, the latest opus from this German tech/death quartet would certainly feature on heavy rotation.” – Metal Hammer



“Omnivium is streamlined, focused, and artfully crafted.” – Revolver

Without Further or DUE: Album reviews III

Sorry about not posting this yesterday, my computer now has a horrid virus that is contaminating the cells of which, causing it to die, then get re-animated.  ANYWAYS! Here's the albums that just came out YESTERDAY, not TODAY, cos' it's WEDSNDAY!
Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising (Metal Blade)
As Likely As Not - Stand Up And Nerve (TEK)
Beardfish - Mammoth (Inside Out)
Benighted - Asylum Cave (Season Of Mist)
Between The Buried And Me - Best Of (Victory)
Blackguard - Firefight (Victory)
Bloodiest - Descent (Relapse)
Cavalera Conspiracy - Blunt Force Trauma (Roadrunner)
Clutch - Blast Tyrant Re-Release (Weathermaker)
Goes Cube - In Tides And Drifts (The End)
The Haunted - Unseen (Century Media)
Havok - Time Is Up (Candlelight)
Lekamen Illusionen Kallet - The Second Wind (Nordvis)
Lightning Swords Of Death - The Extra Dimensional Wound (Metal Blade)
Mercenary - Metamorphosis (Prosthetic)
Mhorgl - Antinomian (The Execution Kollective)
Obscura - Omnivium (Relapse)
Of Legends - Stranded (Season Of Mist)
Ommatidia - In This Life, Or The Next (Season Of Mist)
Ruled By Reason - The Dawning Of Dystopia (TEK)
True Widow - As High As The Highest Heavens and From The Center to the Circumference of the Earth