Death metal band Obscura were formed in Landshut, Germany in 2002, the
brainchild of vocalist and guitarist Steffen Kummerer. The band's music often
features extraordinarily complex arrangements, challenging time signatures and
lyrics based on the writings of German philosophers such as Arthur Schopehauer,
Johann Wolfgang van Goethe and Friedrich Schelling. Although the band are
generally regarded as death metal, the term barely covers the wide ranging scope
of Obscura's work. They have completed seven studio albums and these have
encouraged an almost fanatical following among fa...