Heidevolk – Wederkeer Tour 2024
We have celebrated Heidevolk's Wederkeer and experienced three excellent Folk, Dark and Pagan Metal bands. Jonne, Nytt Land and Heidevolk have played with full heart.
Friend.X aka Mr. Deep
Disconnected Souls – Fragments Of Consciousness
I'm speechless. Fragments Of Consciousness is very complex and very varied. It is certainly not an album for easy listening on the motorway. I imagine turning off the lights, leaning back and closing my eyes. Dream away and lose yourself listening to this outstanding album.
Chatting with Sonia of Cobra Spell
As promised, here is the second interview with Cobra Spell, this time with founder and lead guitarist Sonia Anubis. Most of you might also know her from her fantastic work with Burning Witches and Crypta. We will of course talk about Cobra Spell and the album "666". But we will also touch on other, more personal topics, technical guitar topics and talk about one of our mutual favourite bands.
Sodom – Evil Obsession Tour 2023
With four gigs from 27th through 30th December, Sodom, Knife, Imha Tarikat and Soulburn decided that their fans had enough quiet Christmas time with their family.
Wanted Inc. – Dead For The First Time
Dead for the First Time is not dead for the first time, but very much alive. Fresh and alive. Hungry and alive. Thrash and alive at its best. The album reminds me in many aspects of early Metallica and the “Big Four” of Thrash Metal. Two aspects certainly are the harsh vocals combined with very tight and precise guitar structures.
Looking back on 2023
Looking back on 2023 means looking back to the past year and that is quite a tradition, not only for us at Obscuro.eu, but for more or less every human being. We have already read so many résumés and so might have you, but here are our personal musical summaries 2023.
Weapons Of Mass Seduction
We are reviewing the standard CD version of Weapons Of Mass Seduction with eleven cover songs. We try to avoid comparing the songs with the original versions, but consider them as independent songs as much as possible.
Mysterica and Major Overdrive
What could be better than having your own birthday concert if you're a true metalhead? Especially if you have your own band? Exactly, giving your own concert for your friends! This happened this weekend at the VAZ Burglengenfeld. The birthday boy in this case was none other than Flo Schmöller, singer of Mysterica and Wanted Inc.
SerapiS Project -Palingenesis
Some weeks ago, I interviewed Cobra Spell’s vocalist Kris Vega. It is not her only band, I was already aware of Born In Exile, but she also told me about her third band, SerapiS Project, together with guitarist Joaco Luis. This conceptual progressive metal project released its first album in autumn 2023. I gave it a listen. I liked it, so here we are with the belated review of “Palingenesis”.
Eisheilige Nacht 2023
It is Christmas time 2023. Jingle Bells, Whamageddon, mulled wine and maybe a wee bit of snow come with it. But White Christmas is out of sight again. What we have instead are the Eisheilige Nacht Festivals 2023. Take the chance to enjoy this four-band package now.