Akróasis
| Akróasis | ||||
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| File:Obscura - Akróasis Album Cover.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by Obscura | ||||
| Released | February 5, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | May 11, 2015 - June 25, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Progressive death metal, technical death metal | |||
| Length | 58:01 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
| Producer | Obscura and V. Santura | |||
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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 19, 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 |
| 9. | "The Origin of Primal Expression" (bonus track) | Steffen Kummerer | 3:56 |
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Total length:
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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] Whatculture awarded "The Monist" as "Best Heavy Metal Song of 2016".[6] The Metalist awarded "Akroasis" as "Best Release of 2016".[7]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 181 |
| US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] | 5 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] | 12 |
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- ↑ "Obscura – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Obscura.
