Akróasis
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| Studio album by Obscura | ||||
| Released | February 5, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Progressive death metal, technical death metal | |||
| Length | 54:05 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
| Producer | Obscura and V. Santura | |||
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| MetalSucks |    [1] |
| Heavy Blog is Heavy | |
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Akróasis is the fourth album by German technical death metal band Obscura. It was released on February 5, 2016.[2] A music video was released for the title track "Akróasis" at 19 November 2015.[3]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Steffen Kummerer.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sermon of the Seven Suns" | Steffen Kummerer | 7:12 |
| 2. | "The Monist" | Linus Klausenitzer | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Akróasis" | Steffen Kummerer | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Ten Sepiroth" | Linus Klausenitzer | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Ode to the Sun" | Steffen Kummerer | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Fractal Dimension" | Steffen Kummerer | 6:14 |
| 7. | "Perpetual Infinity" | Linus Klausenitzer | 5:52 |
| 8. | "Weltseele" | Tom Geldschläger & Linus Klausenitzer | 15:15 |
Total length: |
54:05 | ||
Personnel
- Steffen Kummerer - guitar, vocals
- Tom Geldschläger - guitar
- Linus Klausenitzer - bass
- Sebastian Lanser - drums
Production
Akróasis was produced by V. Santura & Obscura.
Music arranged by Obscura.
Drums recorded between 11th and 15 May 2015 at Dreamsound Studios, Munich, Germany. Engineered by Dejan Djukovic & Jan Vacik.
Guitars, bass & vocals recorded between 25 May and 25 June 2015 at Woodshed Studios, Landshut, Germany. Engineered by V. Santura
Akróasis was mixed & mastered between 25 June and 18 July 2015 by V. Santura at Woodshed Studios, Landshut, Germany.
Choir on "Ode to the Sun" by Maria Bullok, Monika Bullok & Steffen Kummerer. Arranged by V. Santura & Steffen Kummerer.
Orchestral percussion arrangement on "Ode to the Sun" by Sebastian Lanser.
String ensemble on "Weltseele" by Matthias Preisinger (violin & viola), Jupp Wegener (cello) and Philipp Rohmer (double bass). Arranged by Matthias Preisinger & Tom Geldschläger. Engineered by Thies Neu & Tom Geldschläger at Tonbrauerei, Berlin, Germany and Fountainhead HQ, Berlin, Germany.
References
- ↑ Excretakano (February 3, 2016). "Album Review: Obscura’s Akróasis". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ↑ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - OBSCURA To Release 'Akróasis' Album In February". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ↑ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Video Premiere: OBSCURA's 'Akróasis'". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ↑ "Akróasis by Obscura on iTunes". Apple. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
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