Obscura (Technical Death Metal)

History

Obscura was founded in 2002 by Steffen Kummerer. The band was named after the Gorguts album Obscura. In 2006 Obscura self-released their debut album Retribution and toured alongside Suffocation within Europe. A European headlining tour through East and South Europe followed in 2007. Later that year, drummer Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist) and bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling (Pestilence) were added as new permanent members. The group's latest addition, guitarist Christian Muenzner (ex-Necrophagist) came into the ranks early 2008. In September 2008 Obscura signed with Relapse Records and released its second full-length album Cosmogenesis in early 2009. The band started their first-ever North American tour as part of the 'Cosmogenesis Worldtour' in April 2009 alongside Cannibal Corpse. Within one year the band played more than 160 shows all over the world as support for Atheist, The Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse besides their first headliner tour in the USA. Obscura got the chance to tour Japan as support of Nile & Triptykon in 2010. Obscura released the follow-up album to Cosmogenesis, entitled Omnivium, on March 29, 2011.

Members

Current members

• Steffen Kummerer - guitars, vocals
• Christian Muenzner - guitars
• Jeroen Paul Thesseling - bass
• Hannes Grossmann - drums

Former members

• Jonas Baumgartl - drums (2002–2007)
• Markus Lempsch - guitars (2005–2007)
• Jonas Fischer - bass (2005–2007)

Touring members

• Steve DiGiorgio - bass (Japanese Tour 2010)
• Jacob Schmidt - bass (EU Tour 2009, single shows 2010, 2011)
• Seraph - drums (EU Tour 2007)
• Linus Klausenitzer - bass ( EU & US Tour 2011 )

Discography

(lml = Download)

• (2003) Illegimitation (not released)
• (2004) Retribution (self released in 2004, rereleased in 2006 via VOTS Records, Remastered in 2010 and rereleased via Relapse Records) lml
• (2009) Cosmogenesis (Relapse Records) lml
• (2011) Omnivium (Relapse Records) lml lml