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Obscura hit the studio to record their fourth album. On Facebook you can see a picture gallery that will always be updated to give insights to the recording progress of the album: Obscura Album #4   Obscura guitarist Tom Geldschläger: “We´re less than a month away from entering the studio to record the fourthObscura album, the first one for Sebastian Lanser, Linus Klausenitzer and myself. Ever since the new line

Linus Klausenitzer talking about his equipment that he uses for Alkaloid. See the full article here: http://geargods.net/rigged/rigged-alkaloid-linus-klausenitzers-bass-gear/

New Interview with Linus Klausenitzer about Alkaloid’s new album and the band’s future: http://allabouttherock.co.uk/interview-with-linus-klausenitzer-from-alkaloid/

A Turkish interview with Linus Klausenitzer talking about future plans of Alkaloid, their new album and the music industry: http://www.rock-vault.com/roportajlar/yabanci-roportaj/alkaloid.html The English translation: http://www.metaljunkie.rocks/interviews/interview-linus-klausenitzer-of-alkaloid-by/2015/03/23

German progressive metal masters Obscura will enter Dreamsound Studios this April to begin recording drums for their highly anticipated new album and first full-length in over four years. The band will work once again with long time producer V. Santura (Cosmogenesis, Omnivium). The album will see a late 2015 release via Relapse Records. Guitarist / vocalist Steffen Kummerer commented on the upcoming material: “We are

The Alkaloid crowdfunding campaign was a huge success!!! It ended this morning with a total amount of 19084€! For all those who have missed the campaign, the official release date is March 17th. You can pre-order your album on our website alkaloid-band.com and on bandcamp. Alkaloid just launched a new website. There you can read about the band’s biography, listen to sounds samples and see videos about the band&

The campaign will help to finance the eagerly awaited debut album entitled „The Malkuth Grimoire“. Besides CDs and T-shirts, the band is offering perks which include personal items and equipment of current and previous recordings. The campaign is running for 60 days, in which the intended amount of 12,000 € should be collected. On the Indiegogo’s crowdfunding website you can find a complete song, a

Obscura has new band members: German fretless guitarist Tom Geldschläger aka “Fountainhead” – Linus Klausenitzer recorded two tracks for his solo record earlier this year. Sebastian Lanser on drums – also known from „Panzerballett“ Obscura is writing on new songs to record a new album in 2015 and hit the road again. Shows in Isreal and Slovenia are already confirmed. The new lineup is: Steffen

Linus Klausenitzer hits the studio to record the bass tracks for the upcoming debut album of Alkaloid. In contrast to his bass playing in Obscura and Noneuclid he uses a mix of fretless and fretted bass sounds across the hole album. To accomplish this it uses different sounds and basses: „Ibanez ATK“, a custom 7 string fretless „Ibanez BTB7“ and the hybrid bass „Ibanez Ashula“. The