1. Forsaken 00:00 2. Solaris 07:16 3. A Valediction 10:58 4. When Stars Collide 14:25 5. In Unity 19:33 6. Devoured Usurper 24:21 7. The Beyond 29:51 8. Orbital Elements II 33:41 9. The Neuromancer 37:42 10. In Adversity 42:24 11. Heritage 46:33 45

Best Of Metal. It's a beautiful album with a great variety of music while being a relentless tech death.

"A Valediction" - Full Lyrics (00:00) 1. Forsaken We ride on cosmic wings, towards this bitter end As choir of the fallen, we descend Revealed in silence, merged sublime Divined eternity, into oblivion On astral radiating storms towards the end A halo moulded in celestial divine Hymn of the nocturnal A choral of perdition Salvation of fate, we are glazed in creed In aeons, revealed in silence splendorous and bright Forsaken, a perennial epitaph Abandoned, a world blazed in cosmic fire eclipsed Deliverance in shivered flesh Secluded, sole detached maelstrom infinite In allegiance we preach the sermon Perpetual bliss, the nemesis of worlds In aeons, revealed in silence splendorous and bright Forsaken, a worthless entity Dissolving, a convergent form of stars (07:16) 2. Solaris I despise this journey through my will Ordained to sanctify I devour their dismay As an astral parasite, decreed to purify We are, we are the damned and isolated In solitude disengaged We are conjured and segregated In abeyance transcended I am the fallen shining star An evoked blazing scar We derived in solitude The usurper omniscient in vale Sere encrusted, we collude We're nauseated, we descend in faith I recall their bitter afterglow Illusions and visions designed Their eagerness seduced, neurotic fears entranced Their power of volition deranged I condemn, comprehend and will deny Redeem and dignify I am entranced in scattering light Divined and reunite We derive in solitude The usurper omniscient in vale We condemn our fate I remind, recall their bitter afterglow Illusions and visions designed Their eagerness seduced, neurotic fears entranced Their power of volition deranged I am the fallen shining star An evoked blazing scar I am entranced in scattering light Divine and reunite Sere encrusted, we collude We're nauseated, we descend in faith (10:58) 3. A Valediction Within our lives, through persistency Beyond this journey, and continuity I perceived decay, as an act of volition In vain endeavor, abandoned in despair A last farewell, in bright nightshade When we depart, so pale and fade Within our lives, though all perseverance Beyond this odyssey, and pursuance I perceived decay, as an act of volition In vain endeavor, abandoned in despair A last goodbye, beneath the wraith Our vows refined in vanished faith We abide in pitch black mass Deliverance, released in distress We leave this world and tear apart We refine in profound bliss Redemption, the universes final kiss A last farewell, in bright nightshade When we depart, so pale and fade A last goodbye, beneath the wraith Our vows refined in vanished faith (14:25) 4. When Stars Collide Throughout there is no faith, now let us embrace and part You embark into the cosmic sea And I am glad, yes glad with all my heart Eternally, I live free At our final journey, we cancel all our vows When we will meet in aeons once again If only vanity and illusion allow Once more I will sustain and retain A last goodbye, we blaze divine When stars collide, I survive An endless void, in eternal night With sacred wings of formless light Throughout there is no hope, we fear in silent wrath You pursue the left-hand path With my will resigned, my passion speechless lies You disappeared, ablaze the skies Beyond the stars and endless skies As a shade you will pass by I hear you say goodbye My faith is kneeling, remaining in disguise While primal innocence is closing-up your eyes A last goodbye, we blaze divine When stars collide, I survive An endless void, in eternal night With sacred wings of formless light Beyond the stars and endless skies As a shade you will pass by I hear you say goodbye Beyond the stars and endless skies As a shade you will pass by I hear you say goodbye (19:33) 5. In Unity Voiceless demise we disperse in grief and pain Gone our past, forgotten, vanished at last relieved, appeased in faith Our stars align, septic, fouled divine as fatalist, as nihilist I disappear Arise, condemn, and liberate our might conjure eternal sight Alive and vivid we evoke eternal light infinity, heavenly and bright In unity, in sanctity evolved unbound In purity, in decency emerged profound In an age of enlightenment, our final confession made a spiritual odyssey, this eternal journey begun We leave, we leave this shattered earth in misery, we forsake this forlorn place We leave, we leave this perished world in agony, we resign and fall from grace (24:21) 6. Devoured Usurper A devoured usurper repents His confession to survive Entranced betrayer, eviscerated and immured The progeny of traitors just ends I overcome distress and I can confess I defeat emptiness And refuse despair, in misery I swear I will not suppress and I will repossess I won't regress Inflamed, this universe An enslaved perception descends In shattered pieces paralyzed In his holiness a coward sanctifies As a false pretender, an odious hypocrite A faithless deceiver, annihilated and deceased In treachery their silence amends I overcome distress and I can confess I defeat emptiness And refuse despair, in misery I swear I will not suppress and I will repossess I won't regress Inflamed, this universe As dissembler, arrant liar, unfold I obtain, and I prevail I recreate, and I dominate I pervade, and I control I radiate, and enshrine your rotting soul In his holiness a coward sanctifies As a false pretender, an odious hypocrite A devoured usurper repents His confession to survive I overcome distress and I can confess I defeat emptiness And refuse despair, in misery I swear I will not suppress and I will repossess I won't regress Inflamed, this universe I overcome distress and I can confess I defeat emptiness And refuse despair, in misery I swear I will not suppress and I will repossess I won't regress Inflamed, this universe (29:51) 7. The Beyond Their heir apparent with a shining crown In reviled disgrace, our gods dethroned I confess my guilt, with volition I will drown My grief profound, in oblivion intoned Farewell, beyond this heaven and hell Farewell, where your lies and remains will dwell In eternal wisdom, they are blessed with fate In mere dishonor, since annihilated I perceived distress, my perseverancе dissipates Embraced in triumph, resplеndence divined Farewell, beyond this heaven and hell Farewell, where your lies and remains will dwell Their heir apparent with a shining crown In reviled disgrace, our gods dethroned I confess my guilt, with volition I will drown My grief profound, in oblivion intoned Farewell, beyond this heaven and hell Farewell, where your lies and remains will dwell (33:41) 8. Orbital Elements II Guitar goes Brrrrr... (37:42) 9. The Neuromancer I ought to go In wisdom, you will rot In delusive prudence sought I strove towards untold In cognition I behold Lost in reverie, mesmerized I drown Unsealed, adopted creed despoiled In vain revealed, raised fear unsoiled Neuromancer, obsessed, unseen, remote-controlled We are addicted, overdosed in creed Our freedom of faith Worthless science and meaningless greed We are the sainted ones The failed survivors paced into abyss I need to leave in rigor consciousness In deceptive freedom of thought I vowed to comprehend In gnoses, I ascend The final elegy, entranced I disappear Unsealed, adopted creed despoiled In vain revealed, raised fear unsoiled We are addicted, overdosed in creed Neuromancer, obsessed, unseen, remote-controlled We are addicted, overdosed in creed Our freedom of faith Worthless science and meaningless greed (42:24) 10. In Adversity Maelstrom calls and I will fade away our hopes dissolve in human clay When tribulation scores and your beliefs escape my faith will dwell in eclectic shape Above the sky, beyond the stars just let me fly, embraced with scars Into the void, with fire faith destroyed, the dying of the light, in pale dismal night We are the damned, we are enslaved We are the cursed, enforced in vain We are the doomed, we are constrained We are the spoiled, in grief and pain My downfall calls, and I pursue my way we stay the course in slow decay When adversity occurs and your eyes ablaze my wish remained in confusing maze (46:33) 11. Heritage Within demise, I rise and fall In profound abyss and I surrender Down and below, I dwell in rapture Shrouded in misery until I fade I fall from grace I ascend in light As a solar eclipse Above and below, I drowned in gloom An everlasting bloom, the final dawn of inner strife An immersed enigma, has come to pass Engrossed contender, a pitch-black mass Consumed by twilight, emerging blackness Veiled in agony, herewith I fade I fall from grace I ascend in light As a solar eclipse Above and below, I drowned in gloom An everlasting bloom, the final dawn of inner strife In spiritual abyss, a burden of untold Devoured, dissolved, in esperance unfold I fall from grace I ascend in light As a solar eclipse Above and below, I drowned in gloom An everlasting bloom, the final dawn of inner strife Above and below, I drowned in gloom An everlasting bloom, the final dawn of inner strife

Death & Obscura-forever!

Christian is just an amazing guitar player who overcame a lot!

5:57 Jake E. Lee Tribute solo from the mighty BARK AT THE MOON. Cool!

That opening for Forsaken, man... I felt like I went to a different realm for the duration it lasted.

I feel like this album is a greatest hits of the past two decades of metal, all with that signature Obscura flair.

The solo from Forsaken feels like I've discovered Fermented Offal Discharge, the sequel. I recently picked up on Obscura again, was blown away by Diluvium, and decided to give this a listen to. Right out of the gates, Forsaken is an absolute MASTERPIECE. No one with even an ounce of knowledge regarding music theory can deny just how well written this music is.

Loved it! Gets back in touch with some of the gothenburg-style riffing that kept earlier material grounded, while still in dialogue with the prog-odysseys of recent years. The production is clear but still crunchy, with a really pristine tone dialed in for soloing.

Precise music. Fast, accurate, perfect. What else to say? This is Obscura, the one and only.

This album is amazing, my favorite of Obscura's repertoire yet

When Stars Collide, LOVE IT!

Modern production done right! Finally an album that doesnt sound like everything else. Natural sound, good dynamic range, bass guitar sound is perfect, just the right amount of guitar distortion...

Production-wise probably Obsucra's best release, killer album!

I want to thank hellripper to be the band that got me into listening complete metal albums again and Dean Lamb for talking about obscura in one of his videos, diluvium blew my mind and what I've listened of this album so far (just the first song) is... sublime I should say.

Album of the year. No doubt.

Beautiful

Obscura still nailing it ! Every single song they made since Cosmogenesis is an absolute masterpiece. Best tech death band for me.

Thanks for the upload!!

Love it!

Great album. ty!

Hands down to one of the best Albums of the 2021!

* Band : OBSCURA * Album : "A Valediction" * Copyright : 2021 Nuclear Blast Records * Genre : Technical Death Metal * Origin : Germany (Munich, Bavaria) * Years Active : 2004 - Now * Producers : Fredrik Nordstrom & OBSCURA * Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Mastering : Fredrik Nordstrom * Additional Engineerings : Matthias Garmusch & Robert Kukla * Assistant Mixing : Yuma Van Eekelen * Cover Artwork : Eliran Kantor * Photography : Vincent Grundke * Recorded, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered at Studio Fredman, Gothenborg, Sweden * OBSCURA are : 1. Steffen Kummerer (Vox & Guitars) 2. Christian Munzner (Guitars) 3. Jeroen-Paul Thesseling (Fretless Bass) 4. David Diepold (Drums) * Guest Player : 1. Bjorn Strid (Lead Vox on track.4)

Absolutely stunning album.

Amazing

🤘⛓️⚙️🐺thank you Obscura!

Going straight into my top 3 fav metal bands, along Fleshgod Apocalypse and Dimmu Borgir.

Te quiero mucho Obscura, gran banda 🤟

the outro is beautiful ♥ Love u guys, I listen to you since 2018 🤘🔥

¡Amazing! Obscura Rules 🤘🏻🤘🏻

De los mejores álbumes que dejó el 2021

Time to crank it up, excellent work 🤘😁🤘

My god. Fill my soul with this album.

Good job!

Lovely album! Such a pleasurable mix of technicality and melodism.

OBSCURA !!! 🤘👹🤘🔥🔥🔥

La vera perfezione 🖤

My album of the year, and easily my favorite Obscura album! I hope the future releases sound like this as well.

Quelle technique, magnifique album, bravo. Congratulation and tanks for your music

These guys are so good, the more I listen to it the more I pick out. So many crushing changes and metal accents, very technical and melodic. Great job Obscura!

Perfektes Album. Ihr könnt stolz auf euch sein!

what a beautiful thing... it's been some time since I've felt this euphoria that only good art can create. Peace. Thank you.

hell yeah 2022 great death metal

My favorite album of 2021

Killer krunch , cosmic production , superb.

Oh shit! How did it take me 7 months to realize there was a new album? Stoked! Let’s fucking goooo!!!

Безумно прекраснейший альбом👍👍🔥🔥

Estuve en el directo de Barcelona en la Nau y fue Brutal!!!!!!!

Bought this two weeks ago, and this is a MASTERFREAKINPIECE! I’m calling it now, this is album of the year and the decade! 💯🔥🤘

The solo in In Adversity is unbelievable!!! Wow🤘🤤🤘

My new favorite Obscura album. The guitar work is insane!

Obscura never clicked with me UP to that point. This album is phenomenal. I totaly missed it when it released due to first fragment but oh my is this great. So glad to Hear jeroen again. The album is much more melodic

My metal album of the year. Love it.

Legends

I'm in love of Orbital Elements II

Pretty good

Just bought my tickets for March 8 in Detroit Michigan. I cannot wait to see these guys live.

this mastering so much room for bass line all album bass space as no one is left behind with OBCURA LIGHT INTO THE DARK

Love the neoclassical elements and a bunch of solos, this is one of my favourites from obscura

A masterpiece 💯💯💯

Killer!

I found this record in NESI Vinyl Online Shop , so glad that now I'm hearing pure tech-death, best album of 2022!

The Neuromancer Solo at 39:56 aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggggg

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

REAL OBSCURA!

This is a classic killer death metal album. Compliments to the chef(s) 🤘

Obscura's best work so far!

a fucking MASTERPIECE! omg, I have eargasms every time I hear this song...

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Amazing album one of my favourite with cosomogenesis. However their discography is flawless!🤘

nice

Bark at the Moon！！

cy tomorrow with Persefone and disillusion guys ! Obscura rlz ! cant wait ! my third time !!

Wonderful complicated manifold technical melodic death metal partly in the vein of At the Gates 😉 Seriously Amazing Album 🤩 . Truly gifted musicians made this music 👏🎶🎶🎶👏👏👏

DISCAZO COMO TODOS.....

🖤🤘🏻

Excellent album, with one of the best bass players in the style. To my taste I stay with the sound of the album Akroasis. of course it is always a pleasure to listen to their music and I hope to come soon to South America especially CHILE!!

Wonderful Band of Death Metal, Obscura really good musician I have some homework on my guitar to join the level of Obscura, But I'm not so far, I work a lot of scale Thanks Obscura to show us the way🤘😎🤘

Mantul

/,,/ saya sangat suka album ini \,,\

Guitar masterpiece. Seems to have more of a Lindberg flare on the vocals. Obscura rules.

I remember listening to this for the first time. I was disappointed when I first heard soft vocals in this and didn't like the album that much. Then I gave it another try a couple weeks later. I've been enjoying the album to this day.

Love the nod to Randy Rhoads (Mr. Crowley if my memory serves me right) at 5:57, this album is amazing

Блин, сделали бы по возможности стрим!) Формата вопрос-ответ

its like Omnivium and Akroasis had a baby, i love this album holy shit

40:26 Some Gorod's Disavow your God vibes. I like it very much!

MIT Persefone und Disillusion

6:00 bark at the moon homage

"And the Album of the Year goes to..."

thought it was Tompa on the vocals at first. Awesome btw

ive listened to solaris intro a total of 1000 times

The Bois are back in town! Get that shit!

5:55 Bark at the moon solo tribute ;)

When in Italy 🇮🇹 🤘?? I can't wait

Help I cant stop listening to In Unity

Almost forgot I was listening to this album and thought I was listening to Megadeth at the Neuromancer... it's just that chord progression lmao. Fantastic album.

Ah yes... The god level

Bark at the moon

First riff in Solaris is so like Darkane's Secondary Effects WOW album like all the others