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Interview by Kris PetersWith their new album A Sonication, Germany-based metal band OBSCURA launch the second of their trilogy concept. The group's second (seventh overall) album for Nuclear Blast pivots on many fronts. Advanced, elegant yet refreshing, A Sonication sums up past endeavors effortlessly as it gazes with purpose and conviction into the future. OBSCURA are fan-renowned and critically acclaimed for challenging and then expanding upon norms.From Retribution (2004) through A Valediction (2021), the band flourished and made significant progress in a musical genre unprepared for a creative shot of German invention. A Sonication spearheads OBSCURA into a new era of extreme metal.Guitarist/vocalist Steffen Kummerer founded Obscura in 2002. Early on, he set out to improve, redefine, and push forward. Under his self-label creation, the Bavarian released debut album Retribution (2004), followed by heavy touring throughout Europe. Word quickly spread that a brand-new band from the south of Germany was on the rise. Buzz lead to a deal with U.S.-based Relapse Records. The first record out was Cosmogenesis. In Europe, Metal Hammer Germany awarded the album 6/7 while in the U.S. Cosmogenesis hit the Billboard charts at #71. The cross-continental praise and fevered momentum landed OBSCURA on high-profile tours in Europe, North America, and Japan.When follow-up Omnivium arrived in 2011, they upped their chart success, received more accolades from publications like Terrorizer, Rock Hard, and Decibel and had another massive round-world tour cycle, while enhancing and making progress on their clever brutality. OBSCURA further developed their sound on Akróasis (2016). Moored by jaw-dropping tracks like Sermon of the Seven Suns, Ode to the Sun, and the title track, Akróasis elevated OBSCURA to the highest levels of international renown.OBSCURA's most significant accomplishment was, however, just around the corner. The final part of a tetralogy, Diluvium (2018), fiercely pursued OBSCURA's multi-album transformation into musical innovators and metal powerhouses. Music videos for the title track, Emergent Evolution and Mortification of the Vulgar Sun, in concert with a substantial interest in virtuosic, forward-thinking metal, posited OBSCURA in the good graces (yet again) of the worldwide press in addition to rocketing up, for the very first time, the official album charts in Germany. The Germans also topped out at #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart with Diluvium.A turning point in the career of the Germans manifested with the first release for the biggest independent metal label on the planet, Nuclear Blast Records. A Valediction granted the band worldwide success, topping their previous albums in a heartbeat, and saw the band climbing higher chart positions worldwide. With epic opening track Forsaken, technical-through the roof Solaris and the catchy, melodic and yet accessible title track, A Valediction established the group as an outstanding and energetic live act, to be proved by their first tour to cover South- and Central America, aside from touring relentlessly throughout Europe, North America and Asia.With the February 7 release date of A Sonication looming, HEAVY sat down with Steffen Kummerer to find out more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

Iniciando o ano de 2025, o Papo Metal Podcast traz uma entrevista incrivel com MANGER CADAVRE? A banda se prepara para lançar o novo álbum "Como Nascem os Monstros" no inicio de fevereiro. Você vai saber tudo sobre esse lançamento. Também tem bate papo com Steffen Kummerer do OBSCURA. A banda também está prestes a lançar o novo álbum "A Sonication". E ainda: Cobertura completa do Dark Dimensions Fest, lançamento da DAKHMAS, Momento Nuclear Blast e muito mais. #BoraProMoshpit

This week on Toilet Radio: We're going through the most excellent lineup of this year's Hell's Heroes, a celebration of old school heavy metal going down in Houston this spring. We're also getting into the audacious response Steffen Kummerer of Obscura had for former members accusing him of stealing riffs without credit. New vid dropped of Tim Lambesis abusing his dog and his ex-wife accusing him of domestic abuse; he is who we've always said he is. A blast from the past: Upon a Burning Body and King 810 are touring together. What year is it??? SeeYouSpaceCowboy lost their vocalist because the rest of the band just had to jump on a tour with the abusers/laptop thieves in Dance Gavin Dance. Finally, Exodus switched vocalists again to the overwhelming apathy of everyone. Folks, it's a good one. Music featured on this show: Night Cobra – In Mortal Danger Want more Toilet Radio? Get hundreds of hours of exclusive content and access to the TovH Discord over at the Toilet ov Hell Patreon. This program is available on Spotify. It is also available on iTunes or whatever they call it now, where you can rate, review, and subscribe. Give us money on Patreon to get exclusive bonus episodes and other cool shit.

Discussing OBSCURA's STEFFEN KUMMERER's alleged theft of riffs from former members ALEX WEBER and CHRISTIAN MÜNZNER. #obscura #plagiarism #techdeathmetal #deathmetal #metalpodcast PODCAST THEM DOWN - https://linktr.ee/pctd https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown

Chegamos ao episódio 61 do Papo Metal. Nesta edição tem entrevista com AS THA PALACES BURN. Prestes a lançar o segundo full album "Drowning Into Shadows", o vocal Alyson Garcia falou sobre as novas músicas e trajetória da banda. Também tem bate papo com OBSCURA, banda de death metal que se apresenta no Brasil nesse mês de outubro. O vocal e guitar hero Steffen Kummerer falou sobre as apresentações por aqui, gravação de disco ao vivo e muito mais. E ainda: Novidade do HANOI AND THE UNBDERGROUND OPERA, Momento Nuclear Blast com SUFFOCATION e muito mais. Aumente o som e divirta-se m/

Thulcandra is releasing their 5th full length album, Hail the Abyss, on May 19th, 2023, just over a week from the release of this episode.  The melodic black/death metal band hails from Germany and was founded by the talented Steffen Kummerer.  Steffen is also the founding member of Obscura, another great band that you all need to listen to, if you haven't already.  Steffen covers a variety of topics from upcoming music, changing lineups, and his experience at a boarding school for the musically gifted, to his introduction to metal, the loss of someone close to him, and how he chose to pay his respects through music.  Shout out to Natalie Camillo of Napalm Records for helping me out with this episode! Support the show

El segundo concierto de este 2022, La Galería Nocturna arribó al Circo Volador para presenciar un despliegue brutal de Technical Death Metal , al inicio dos bandas mexicanas excelentes en nuestra escena nacional Tranatopsy y los Sinaloenses de Last Breath. La participación de estos dos ejemplares del buen metal nacional darían paro a los aplastantes teutones de Obscura. Steffen Kummerer y compañía vaciaron todo su arsenal técnico en una exhibición sin igual de perfección, velocidad y pesadez.

Obscura have just released their scorching new album, A Valediction, which paved the way for a chance to chat with the fella at the centre of proceedings, Steffen Kummerer. A Valediction is a showcase for Steffen's immense talent on the guitar as both a songwriter and soloist. We discuss the album, why he decided to pursue a career playing extreme metal and his recollections of his time in the Death To All legacy show which honours the music of the late, great Chuck Schuldiner.

It's time to get tech-y. We welcome lead vocalist/guitarist Steffen Kummerer from Germany progressive death metal outfit, Obscura. It's been a wild ride for Steffen in recent memory, from dropping an album-of-the-year contender in 2018 to a complete band lineup change – This new chapter for him and Obsura is a personal one. We take a deeper look into the makings and origins behind the new album “A Valediction”, and how it serves as the most complete album for Obscura to this day. Steffen mentions how this record also goes to 11, and boy oh boy, does it ever. From themes, songwriting, to the production and the new members, Obscura may have very well one-upped their sound yet again, “A Valediction” shows the growth of not only the band's musicality, but Steffen's as well. Tune in now and be sure to buy and stream the 6th album from Obscura, “A Valediction” drops November 19 via Nuclear Blast Records.Stay connected with Obscura, visit: https://realmofobscura.com/, https://www.instagram.com/realmofobscura/, and https://www.facebook.com/RealmOfObscuraStay connected with IUF, visit: https://interviewunderfire.com/

Steffen Kummerer is the main songwriter, vocalist, and a guitarist in Obscura as well as Thulcandra.  On this episode: Steffen's melodic style What working with Fredrick Nordstrom was like The technical aspect of Steffen's playing Daily routines The difference between laziness and burnout And more! Check out Steffen's website.  Follow Steffen on Instagram. Want to level up your guitar game? Check out Riffhard. When you sign up, you'll get access to: Over 100 video tutorials with tabs A chance to enter our monthly King Of The Riff contest Livestream Q&As and other events Our private community Be sure to follow Riffhard on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram. Follow John Browne on Instagram. Like this show? Please leave us a 5-star review - even one sentence helps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audio only version of my YouTube Livestream Podcast with Steffen Kummerer of Technical Death Metal band Obscura. Full video version can be viewed over on my YouTube channel youtube.com/c/rickhollis where you can subscribe and hit the notification bell to catch the show live and ask my guests questions via the live chat room.

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HEAVY Mag chats to Steffen Kummerer before Obscura head to Australian shores.

One of the most exciting and technical bands in the death metal scene, Obscura has recently released their new album Diluvium. This marks the end of a four part story, which began on 2009’s Cosmogenesis, and deals with existential and philosophical themes, such as the origins of humanity, evolution and our ultimate demise. Musically, the [...] The post OBSCURA’s Guitarist STEFFEN KUMMERER: “Our Way to Record Our Albums Is Very Nerdy and Technical, Somehow We Confine to Our Own Bubble” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

Steffen Kummerer is on the show! (I fucking love Obscura) We talk about the new album Diluvium, cover songs, going from a choir kid to a metalhead, and lots more. Byron Stroud of Imonlith (and ex-Strapping Young Lad) discusses his first band. I recommend American Standards.  Talk to me Far Beyond Metal on Facebook - Twitter - FarBeyondMetalDan@Gmail.com Obscurahttp://Facebook.com/RealmOfObscura - https://www.realmofobscura.com Imonolithhttp://www.imonolithband.com - http://www.facebook.com/imonolithband  American Standardshttps://www.facebook.com/AmericanStandards - https://americanstndrds.bandcamp.com   

This week we talk to Obscura mastermind Steffen Kummerer about the band's new record, Dilvium, why it took four chapters to tell the narrative behind it, the meaning of the title, his approach to making the record sound three dimensional, the importance of a good chorus, his study of German philosophy, which philosopher he feels best represents him today, the difficulty of misinformation, and the misunderstanding about the band breaking up when promoting the new record. Petar, Brandon, and Jozalyn also tackle the latest drama surrounding The Faceless, Rex Brown's kind tribute to the late Vinnie Paul, how death brings closure to petty beefs, and whether or not Rex and Phil Anselmo should perform Pantera songs again. Songs: Obscura - “Ethereal Skies” Obscura - “Dilvium”

Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History, our guest this week was Steffen Kummerer, founding member and guitarist of German Death Metal band Obscura. Obscura has been making waves for over 10 years now with each of their releases exponentially eclipsing their last in technicality, brutality and overall musicianship. Steffen came on to talk to us about the bands imminent release "Dilivium" which completes their long-running, four-album conceptual circle with the release of Diluvium (defined as a great oceanic flood), their most evocative, diverse and vibrant release to date. Recorded with longtime producer V. Santura (Triptykon, Pestilence) at Woodshed Studios in Landshut, Germany, Diluvium is a stunning achievement for the illustrious quartet and a landmark release for progressive metal as a whole. Complete with all the band's signature elements plus groundbreaking polyrhythms, dramatic songwriting, and jaw-dropping virtuosity, OBSCURA raise the bar once again with an album that will go down in the annals of metal history as one of the most astonishing performances the genre has to offer.  Diluvium drops July 13th on Relapse records. Pre-order or Buy HERE / Bandcamp   Follow Obscura FACEBOOK / TWITTER / INSTAGRAM    Like us on FACEBOOK - TWITTER - INSTAGRAM Download us on iTunes Download us on Google PLAY NOW ON SPOTIFY!

Astrophysics, philosophy and religion aren’t everyday explorations in death metal. But as we find out in this fascinating conversation, German guitarist, vocalist and composer Steffen Kummerer is no ordinary death metal musician. We dive deep with Steffen about his band Obscura and their fourth and brand new album of heady death metal, called “Akroasis.”

Steffen Kummerer, guitarist and vocalist of Obscura, guests this week. With their first new album in five years, Akroasis, coming out this week, we talked to Steffen in depth about his approach to writing the new album, his experience and education, how the shifting membership in the band shaped where they are today and whether having a master's degree or being a metal vocalist gets more traction with the ladies. We also invited Mike Schleibaum of Darkest Hour back for another edition of our political segment "Sadist Nation" to talk before today's Iowa Primaries. We also couldn't ignore the controversy involving Phil Anselmo and his Nazi salute and "white power" scream at Dimebash; you may have read the statement about the incident from Darkest Hour last week, but Mike elaborates further about what it means for the metal community. (Note: we recorded this episode before Anselmo's apology video, but we got a feeling his sentiment did not change much). Songs:Obscura - "The Monist"Darkest Hour - "Painkiller" Follow us on Twitter: @BeardedApe and @GodlessSpeaksFollow us on Instagram: @chuckandgodlessSupport us on Patreon: chuckandgodless.com