Technical metal for the sake of being technical? That certainly could be a fitting summary of Germany's fleet-fingered metal act Obscura, who forgo anything resembling melody in favor of shredding and good old-fashioned noise -- as evidenced throughout their debut album, Retribution, which was remastered/reissued by Relapse Records in 2010 (with a few bonus tracks tacked on).
Retribution remains one fierce beast -- full of so much stop-start riffing that those who are prone to motion sickness should proceed with the utmost caution.
Add to it some oh-so-delightful death metal-esque vocals, and you have an album that is sure to please the most ardent extreme metal enthusiast.
Looking for variety? You've come to the wrong place.
But if you're looking for a pretty darn intense metallic attack from front to back, then Obscura's Retribution is worthy of some close inspection.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HumankindObscura, Victor Santura | Obscura | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | NothingObscura, Victor Santura | Obscura | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | UnhingedObscura, Victor Santura | Obscura | Play | 02:16 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | None Shall Be SparedObscura, Victor Santura | Obscura | Play | 05:58 | 13 MB | 44 MB |
| 5 | AloneObscura, Victor Santura | Obscura | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Hymn to a Nocturnal VisitorObscura, Victor Santura | Obscura | Play | 06:33 | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| 7 | Exit LifeObscura, Victor Santura | Obscura | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | SentimentObscura, Victor Santura | Obscura | Play | 06:11 | 14 MB | 47 MB |
| 9 | Lack of ComprehensionChuck Schuldiner | Obscura | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Intoxicated | Obscura | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 11 | Sweet Silence | Obscura | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 5 MB |
| 45 mins | 104 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 321 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephan Bergbauer | Soloist |
| 2 | George Emmanuel | Composer |
| 3 | Jonas Fischer | Bass |
| 4 | Terrance Hobbs | Composer |
| 5 | Alexander Krull | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Producer |
| 6 | Steffen Kummerer | Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Soloist, Vocals |
| 7 | Orion Landau | Design |
| 8 | Markus Lempsch | Guitar |
| 9 | Frank Mullen | Composer |
| 10 | Obscura | Composer, Lyricist, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 11 | Victor Santura | Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Mastering, Mixing, Remastering, Soloist, Vocals |
| 12 | Chuck Schuldiner | Composer |
| 13 | David Vincent | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |