OBSCURA | 'Akroasis' (Official Music Video)

German progressive metal masters OBSCURA are poised to return with fifty-two minutes of their most expansive, dynamic, and innovative music to date! 'Akroasis' is out now via Relapse Records on CD/2xLP/Digital.

Camera #1 | Christian Rogl
Camera #2 | Georg Reiter
Set Audio | Norwin Palme
Makeup artist | Sabrina Ventura
Editing & Production | Steffen Kummerer

Filmed in Salzburg, Austria at 17th of October 2015.

Music by Steffen Kummerer
Lyrics by Steffen Kummerer

Lyrics:
Within a fountain of stars, deforming remnants pulsate
in eclectic wisdom sublime, warping quantiles vibrate
Divine, a glimpse of carbon-based life, A gargantuan symmetric pursuit
in harmonic order, monolithic derivation, of seminal repute
Arise – Emanation of cosmos and time
Revive – Relinquished, forsaken, deserted mankind
Omnipresent, eudemonic, abandoned in ecstasy
Beyond all finite and infinite, quantile elements scintillate
in serendipity stillborn, a harmonic resonance amain

[theomartin]

Obscura are very good musicians and they have creativity. Their guitar solos are not just random playing, but very good constructed melodic lines. Many Heavy Metal bands sound generic and boring, but Obscura have their own original sound.

[berkeunal]

I love the parts which a sad elephant signs along.

[BSeffDrumVidz]

Sebastian Lanser absolutely killed it on this album. Great work by all!

[actechchris]

2:35 the look of a man who is (and should be) proud of his work.

[BAZUKAOFCLA]

This is not a song, this is a feeling! ❤

[Time_travel_Channel]

"Filmed in Salzburg, Austria at 17th of October 2016". Wow these guys have the ability to travel through time. The music is amazing and fast, so they must have created a wormhole. Amazing music!

[Morkeric]

i think i've listened to this about 100 times by now, have all the lyrics memorized, and now i'm starting to try to learn it on guitar

i like obscura

[warclownband]

that is the greatest sounding toms ive heard on a kit in a long time...

[superkamiguru]

This is the combination of art, talent, and tens of years of hard work.
Respect!

[seanritenour]

Literally some of the most insane guitar work to ever exist in this album

[theeevanb]

Oh check the finger picking at 2:03!... Wow, this lineup might just have what it takes. I cannot wait to hear more!

[nikeslim]

Heavy, Hard and Beautiful awesome wish I found this sooner

[MarkoRoll]

Oh great guys, JUST GREAT, release a kick ass song and leave us hanging 'till next year for the full album, i feel like i pulled out before i finish!

[MrAndydeth]

This is probably the most awesome song in the album!

[Kenji.ChessPiece]

Obscura delivering the goods! What a song!

[fchtl]

refreshing and new, still obscura. love it.

[Lucillevt]

New sounds but still very Obscura like. Love it!

[johnadams]

Wow...at a loss for words. Thank you for making this.

[khingollolowang]

Mind blowing 🔥🔥🤘🤘
Great work guys🔥🔥🤘🤘

[George_K.]

What a great song! The amount of musical genius that was put in it, is simply inexplicable. I can't wait for the album!