OBSCURA announce a guitar contest for the latest single “Emergent Evolution“. Take your chance to show us your solo. In association with ENGL amplification and ESP Guitars,we will provide some amazing prizes for the winners!
OBSCURA | Guitar Contest2020 – Submissions
RULES
1. Download the Backing Track , GuitarPro File, PDF and Cubase Session here.
2. Record a video submission of your solo and upload it to YouTube with the tag #realmofobscura.
3. Only one entry per person.
4. All submitted videos will be collected in the playlist “OBSCURA | Guitar Contest 2020”- send your links to contact@realmofobscura.com
5. Submissions are to be entered between 8th of January and 8th of February.
6. OBSCURA pick the three winners on 12th of February 2020!
PRIZES
1. The first place winner of the contest wins a brand new ENGL Cabloader, an
Emergent Evolution TS, a signed Diluvium Vinyl, a signed Diluvium CD, custom
Obscura earplugs, a Obscura logo keychain, and 4 Ernie Ball Obscura Guitar Pics
2. The second place winner wins a signed Diluvium Vinyl, a signed Diluvium CD,
custom Obscura earplugs and 4 Ernie Ball Obscura Guitar Pics.
3. The third place winner wins a signed Diluvium CD, custom Obscura earplugs and 4
Earnie Ball Obscura Guitar Picks.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
● The winner will be picked by the band on Feb 12 2020.
● All decisions are final.
● By entering the contest you agree that your full name and YouTube account is
mentioned on our social media platforms and that we might contact you in case of
winning.
● In case of winning you agree to submit your video in high resolution and allow OBSCURA, ENGL amplification, and ESP guitars to upload it to their social media accounts.
● In case of winning you will provide a valid shipping address..
● The raffle is not associated with YouTube, Facebook or Instagram in any way.
The first and only OBSCURA demo is now available on all major streaming platforms!
Steffen Kummerer comments:
“Illegimitation shows the band in it’s juvenile and purest form; the first and only demo was recorded in 2003 with engineer V. Santura who shall become an international respected producer in later years. Those four songs represent the earliest steps with the original lineup consisting Martin Ketzer on Vocals & Bass, Armin Seitz on Guitar and Jonas Baumgartl on Drums and Cello. The material ranges between death, black and thrash metal with a pinch of our experimental side we embossed on later releases.
In late 2006, right after finishing our first European tour supporting Obscura’s debut “Retribution“, we booked a studio session to record a row of covers and compositions for our second album “Cosmogenesis” with the lineup Markus Lempsch on Guitar, Jonas Fischer on Bass and Jonas Baumgartl on Drums.
To spice up the compilation “Illegimitation“, we went back to Woodshed Studios with V. Santura in 2011 and recorded three covers of bands that had their impact on the early years of Obscura; Death, Cynic and Atheist. Recording those three songs has been the debut for Linus Klausenitzer on fretless bass, and turned into the last session with Christian Münzner and Hannes Grossmann.
Since the vinyl edition was sold out years ago, and CDs are quite obsolete for most fans these days, the entire compilation will be available in digital form on all common platforms. Enjoy and see you on the road.!
Today, Nuclear Blast is pleased to announce the signing of Germany’s finest progressive death metal band, OBSCURA. Founded in 2002, the group have established their reputation by releasing 5 studio albums which have been highly acclaimed by fans and press alike, accompanied by playing support tours (w/ SEPULTURA, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CANNIBAL CORPSE among others) as well as their own headline shows all around the globe.
Obscura’sSteffen Kummerer states, “Partnering with the world’s biggest independent metal label feels like the start of a new chapter for OBSCURA and we are very much looking forward to a great collaboration and to releasing our forthcoming sixth studio album with a great team at our side.“
Nuclear Blast‘s Jaap Wagemaker adds, “As fans ourselves at Nuclear Blast, we have long admired the artistry of German progressive death metal masters OBSCURA. We were blown away by their musical 4-album cycle that started with »Cosmogenesis« and ended with »Diluvium« complete with all the band’s signature elements plus groundbreaking polyrhythms, dramatic songwriting, and jaw-dropping virtuosity!
We knew that OBSCURA has the potential to become one of the leading forces in progressive death metal worldwide, so when the opportunity came to work with them, there was no room for second thoughts. We at Nuclear Blast are very curious to see where OBSCURA’s musicial journey beyond »Diluvium« will bring them. If you are a fan of progressive metal, you should definitely check out this band!”
In additon, the band will once again be touring in support of their current studio album »Diluvium,« in February/March 2020. Support on this run, which will see them performing in 21 cities in 19 countries across the continent, will come various special guests: Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED, vocalist/guitarist Steffen Kummerer’s blackened melodic death metal band THULCANDRA as well as French progressive death metal outfit FRACTAL UNIVERSE. All dates can be found below, tickets are on sale now!
Last but not least, the band has recently unveiled a brand new 4k music video for the track ‘Emergent Evolution‘, which is taken off their latest offering.