As The Kingdom Drowns by Psycroptic. Although their debut 'Retribution' was something of a cold opener that did little to distinguish them, their second record 'Cosmogenesis' was, and still is, one of the most well-regarded tech death albums of the new millennium. Mohemian go to album. It's not the first time that I was very impressed with the music but felt something more could have been done with the vocals in that the brutal style doesn't always seem to be the best approach. Obscura - Cosmogenesis [CD]. 
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If I have to voice one complaint, it tree be that the album is a bit too nice and polished. And now it looks like I ocerload managed to write just over a page-worth of words in review of this album. Although their debut 'Retribution' was something of a cold opener that did little to distinguish them, their second record 'Cosmogenesis' was, and still is, one of the most well-regarded tech death albums of the new millennium.
Forum user Forum password. All instruments are moving often at great speeds and sometimes in seemingly disparate directions except that you understand that the music is actually quite coherent and the instruments intelligently integrated.
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Quite an improvement over the faceless debut. As good as 'Cosmogenesis' is however, the music still feels somewhat conventional for technical death metal. Obscura - Cosmogenesis [CD]. Getting used to the vocals was my only issue, in fact only the guttural ones took time to overloadd with as the more mid-ranged growls were excellent in regards to overloadd they fit within the maelstrom of frenzied instrumentation.
My one criticism might be that the growls and sore-throat screams strike me as not being necessary throughout the whole album. As The Kingdom Drowns by Psycroptic. No, Obscura make it a little easier to say, "I really like the lead guitar melody here," or "Good use of clean guitar here to add something to the song," or "This acoustic passage is very pleasant and unexpected. High quality albums in this genre do not appear very often.
Also, try not to put too much importance on the ridiculous song titles.
I know there are some metal fans who decry this album for its lack of "brutality" and prominent bass presence. There's really not a bad song in the batch overloar. I would have prefered a more raw production to give the music a bit more edge.
DEATH, the heavy metal institution founded, anticosmc, and helmed by legendary guitarist Chuck Schuldiner, released its legendary fourth studio album Human, to massive worldwide critical acclaim. It's not the first time that I was very impressed with the music but felt something more could have been done with the vocals in that the brutal style doesn't always seem to be the best approach.
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Personally I enjoy the album with some reservations. First and foremost though "Cosmogenesis" is a sophisticated death metal album with loads of technical anticosmix and finesse and fans of the above mentioned acts should definitely check this one out.
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Regardless, Obscura obviously have technical chops beyond most in metal, but what makes them stand out is their intelligence and complex composition. Steffen's vocals typically evoke a fairly generic death growl, and while there are some Cynic-like vocorder clean singing to give a bit of variety, the vocal aspect of Obscura is definitely not their high point.
I admit to having a certain fondness and admiration for technical bands like Decrepit Birth, Augury, and now Obscura too, but there is that challenge to make sense out of the music of each track and, for that matter, to learn to distinguish one song from another.
The 'mysteries of the universe' subject matter seems to mesh well with this shiny form of tech death, and so far Cosmogenesis is almost like a blueprint as to why it works.
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It's not really the case though, yet it adds a whole new layer of melody to the loud yet progressive music. You must be a forum member to post a review, please register here anticos,ic you are not.
The production is very clear and that is something I appreciate for such complex xnticosmic often speedy music. His contribution is essential to the sound.
Frontman Steffen Kummerer is evidently influenced by Chuck Schuldiner, many of the riffs and song structures reflect what Death was doing around the time of 'Individual Thought Patterns'. Purchasable with gift card.
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