Progressive metal masters Obscura return with their strongest and most dynamic release to date. The aptly named Akróasis (Greek for "hearing" or "listening") draws on all the various elements of Obscura's signature sound and combines those qualities into a cohesive and mind-blowing whole. BraveWords is premiering the full album stream. Sit back, relax, and take in the majesty of Akróasis.

Akróasis will be released February 5th via Relapse Records. The album will be available in CD, 2xLP and Digital download. Physical pre-orders for Akróasis are available here, and digital pre-orders can be found here.

"With Akróasis, we produced our grand opus featuring eight songs of fluent arrangements, odd time signatures never heard before in metal, and the most high end production in the history of the band. Without question Akróasis is the heaviest, most complex record we have made to date. We cannot wait to perform live again and bring this excellent music to stages around the globe," says Obscura founder and frontman Steffen Kummerer

Produced by the band and V. Santura (Triptykon, Pestilence), Akróasis is eight songs diverse enough to serve as a near-comprehensive introduction to all of extreme metal. Packed to the gills with virtuosic musicianship, compelling themes, and airtight songwriting, Akróasis will undoubtedly breathe new life into death metal, progressive metal and beyond.  
 
Founded in 2002 by guitarist/vocalist Steffen Kummerer, German progressive death metal band Obscura caused a stir when they - out of nowhere - toured as support for the legendary Suffocation on the band's European tour in 2006 and independently released their debut album Retribution that same year. From its very beginnings, the band (named after Gorguts' inimitable 1993 full-length) demonstrated an uncanny ability for blending different forms of technical, cerebral metal into a coherent synthesis of death, thrash and black metal merged with progressive elements.

 
Akróasis tracklisting:

“Sermon Of The Seven Suns”
“The Monist”
“Akróasis”
“Ten Sepiroth”
“Ode To The Sun”
“Fractal Dimension”
“Perpetual Infinity”
“Weltseele”
“Melos” (Deluxe Vinyl Bonus Track)
“The Origin Of Primal Expression” (CD Bonus Track)

"The Monist":

“Sermon Of The Seven Suns”:

“Akróasis” video:

Teaser:

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Death DTA and Obscura have announced the European Thought Patterns Tour this coming spring 2016.

Tour dates:
 
March
24 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
25 - Lyon, France - CCOO Villeurbonne
26 - Aarau, Switzerland - Kiff
27 - Pordenone, Italy - Deposito Giordani
28 - Cagliari, Italy - Cueva
29 - Brescia, Italy - Circo Colony
30 - Rome, Italy - Traffic

April
1 - Athens, Greece - Fuzz Live Music Club
2 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Principal Theater
3 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Mixtape 5
4 - Bucharest, Romania - Events Hall
5 - Belgrade, Russia - Dom Omladine
6 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra Music Club
7 - Brno, Czech Republic - Fleda
8 - Kosice, Slovakia - Colloseum    
9 - Katowice, Poland - Mega Club
10 - Wroclaw, Poland - Alibi
12 - Riga, Latvia - Melna Piektdiena