Obscura - Akróasis

Sounds as good an album as Obscura can possibly make. Really significant bass guitar, clinical drumming but still put down by the boring songwriting. Or maybe I just grew out of this style I guess. Decent album but not for me.

I haven't listened to Obscura for a while because I haven't listened to much tech-death at all recently but I picked up a vinyl copy of this for a tenner recently and it's damned good. Weather and my mood seems to reflect the style of music I listen to and today this sounds perfect. Someone above complained that this album has no soul or that it's style over substance but I've not found that at all. It's hard not to compare it with early Cynic but the production is crisp and full, has a lovely bass tone and demands to be played loud!

I think I prefer Diluvium and I haven't listened the latest yet but this was definitely a worthy buy.

A splendid record with another mighty fine production as always from this band, it's so crisp and refined, every note from every instrument is crystal clear, something I find best about Obscura. The bass lines are brilliant, the rhythm and tempo changes are done nicely, and as expected the drumming and solo's are great too.

Again I'm getting a similar vibe too Cynic, even more so from this album, mainly due to the synthetic vocal style. Overall it's not quite as memorable as Cosmogenesis or Omnivium but it's very impressive nonetheless