Akróasis
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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 album's title track on November 19th, 2015.[3]
Track listing
All lyrics are 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 |
| 9. | "The Origin of Primal Expression" (bonus track) | Steffen Kummerer | 3:56 |
| Total length: | 58:01 | ||
Personnel
Obscura
- Steffen Kummerer - guitar, vocals
- Tom Geldschläger - guitar
- Linus Klausenitzer - bass
- Sebastian Lanser - drums
Additional Personnel
- V. Santura - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering
- Dejan Djukovic - Engineering
- Jan Vacik - Engineering
- Thies Neu - Engineering
- Maria Bullok - Additional vocals on "Ode to the Sun"
- Monika Bullok - Additional vocals on "Ode to the Sun"
- Matthias Preisinger - Violin, viola, and orchestral arrangement on "Weltseele"
- Jupp Wegener - Cello on "Weltseele"
- Phillipp Rohmer - Double bass on "Weltseele"
- Orion Landau - Artwork
Music arranged by Obscura
Charts
“Akroasis” landed at position #5 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200. Obscura‘s previous album, “Omnivium” (2011), landed at #11 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart while “Cosmogenesis” (2009) landed at #71. Loudwire awarded "Akroasis" as "Best Metal Song of 2016" [5].
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 181 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 5 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] | 12 |
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.
- ^ "Loudwire.net - Best Metal Songs of 2016". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Obscura - Akróasis". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Obscura Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Obscura Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.