Composer/Musician Reacts to OBSCURA - Diluvium (REACTION!!!)
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- Опубліковано 21 кві 2020
- Bryan reacts to and talks about his thoughts on OBSCURA - Diluvium (Official Music Video)
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I would suggest Gorod possibly the most underrated band of the genre
Very underrated. I'm still partial to their earlier stuff, but they're all great. Not sure about Kiss The Freak album though. 😅
Gorod is one of few bands together with Martyr, Spawn of Possession, Quo Vadis, Neuraxis, Gorguts, Death, Cynic and some others that got me into tech death years ago. Amazing band.
I agree!
I would suggest Beyond Creation - Omnipresent Perception, very similar, same genre, oh man i love those songs
Can pretty much guarantee you they're coming Friday if he's consistent with how it's been going
I came here to say this haha he'll love that fat bass
Yeah defiantly a good choice. Maybe some First Fragment too? La Entite anyone?
Also the fundamental process are the same way of joyness..
Since it was announced today that everyone except the singer/guitarist announced today they left the band, this timing of the reaction video is amazing.
What. The. Fuck.
The.
Fuck.
>German progressive titans OBSCURA announce guitarist Rafael Trujillo, bassist Linus Klausenitzer and drummer Sebastian Lanser parting ways with the band due to musical differences and move on with their new group, named “Obsidious”.
>due to musical differences
Oh my fucking god. Steffen did *his thing* again, didn't he.
@@icipher6730 Well, the good news, is we might end up with 2 great bands. I'm confident Steffen will make it work with 3 new folks.
@@icipher6730 yeah that sucks, especially Linus leaving after so long but Steffen made it work before and he'll make it work again.
And now we got Obsidious to look forward to, and we still have Alkaloid too
The good side, two new fresh bands, with different sounds lml just time to wait
Obscura's song "Velocity" was recorded with 6 separate guitar tracks. It has a unique solo section as well.
Please react to NECROPHAGIST
Hot damn! Yes! Legends. Wouldn't even know which album, let alone which track.
Fermented Offal Discharge, Only Ash Remains, The Stillborn One and Stabwound all deserve a reaction!
Advanced Corpse Tumor was probably the first death metal song I ever heard. Even by today’s standards, the musicianship is still ahead of most technical death metal bands.
It's a shame 3/4 of the band just left it and started a new project. They just announced it today actually, so a bit of a funny timing haha.
I really think you should listen to something from their earlier albums.
Either from their "Omnivium(2011)" album maybe try out: Septugiant
Or from their "Akroasis(2016)" you could try out: Perpetual Infinity
Very good recommendations. The fretless I think he would like a lot, although I like Septuagint much better than anything on that album.
Jeroen Paul thesseling rejoined the band so it looks like the new lineup will be even better than the lineup during akroasis and diluvium
Death Metal is nomadic by nature.
You should do Beyond Creation - Omnipresent Perception next, it has really nice bass
I suggest Blotted Science - Synaptic Plasticity!
Looks like some others have recommended it, but some of the best Technical death metal out there is definitely Necrophagist. Yes, they have weird names and song names but the playing is amazing. Main guitarist is also the vocalist. I can also recommend Fermented Offal Discharge or Intestinal Incubation.
Please ract to Ulcerate - Withered and Obsolete, its very interesting dissonant tech-death imo.
Cosmogenisis was my album.
Just don't listen to brutal stuff as often anymore. Maybe a song here or there.
The best album bro!
Infinite rotation and universe momentum...
@@samchenard5531 All of their albums are masterpieces.
Diluvium tops it for me though. I really like the jazzy & dissonant shit in there.
Would love to see you react to Slugdge, probably Crop Killer or Salt Thrower
I said it last video, but alkaloid - chaos theory and practice
Alkaloid has some (now ex) members of obscura. Oh yeah, obscura split up this morning
I also completely recommend virvum - illuminance
Much more proggy than obscura
I can guarantee that it’s all the proggy and techy goodness to put a smile on your face
Also, ethereal skies, an epilogue to infinity, and emergent evolution are better on diluvium
thanks for the terrible news, lol. Virvum are awesome, good recommendation.
@@MrDinokun Incase you didn't know, Christian Müenzer & Jeroen Thesseling are back in Obscura, with David Diepold being the new addition.
They've finished recording the new album, and it's probably going to get mixed & mastered soon.
'Myth of I' just released an instrumental album like two weeks ago, you might enjoy that.
Can also recommend Black Crown Initiate - Withering Waves. You already heard their clean singer in your Rivers of Nihil reaction :)
Drummers in technical death metal really have my highest respect. I remember Dan Presland from Ne Obliviscaris also replacing Virvums drummer when they toured with them and Allegaeon. Playing two sets almost every evening for about a month..no idea how he survived that :D
Myth Of I is great.
The guitar play through vid for Inferi’s song Behold the Bearer of Light is always a fun tech ride.
Vektor - Recharging the Void.
One of the coolest songs I’ve heard tbh.
I'd love to hear your take on Demilich. They're a twisted and strange death metal band with their own super unique sound. "Embalmed Beauty Sleep" is a good song but anything off the album "Nespithe" would be awesome.
I suggested this on the last one. Like OG daddy's of tech death. I want Gorguts to, or like cryptopsy. Wouldnt be mad if he did Disembowelment either
@@Fvckedwithaknife Yeah I'm much more interested in an analysis of something more eclectic like Gorguts/Demilich than the shred/classical ripoffs of Obscura/Beyond Creation but I understand I'm probably in the minority. Maybe he can do both!
I'm with you on that one man, personally I dont even enjoy obscura or beyond creation. I get the musical talent of it. Just not for me. I'd LOVE It if he did one of Mortician though, would be hilarious ( also totally not tech death haha)
@@Fvckedwithaknife Mortician would be pretty funny. I don't enjoy Obscura/Archspire/Beyond Creation either but Spawn of Possession is my favorite band of all time and he did that so I guess I can't complain.
You should listen to Mortification of The Vulgar Sun - from Obscura as well, its one of my favorite songs from them
You should also listen to "Again", also "Selves we cannot forgive"- from Black Crown Initiate, anything from them is great, not as heavy as this, a lot more melodic and virtually no shredding
Akroasis is probably my favourite of Obscura's concept album quartet (or whatever you call it). Barely a skippable track on that record. Weltseele is an excellent song to check out but it is a little long and The Monist (my favourite) and Ode To The Sun are also excellent.
I know what you mean about death metal vocals, it took me years of listening to metal to like them, they are certainly an acquired taste.
Akroasis definitely had the best guitar parts.
Honestly the 4 albums are unique, Cosmogenesis has some crazy ass composition style, Omnivium has more experiments in harmony and composition, Akroasis has the best shred in all 4 albums besides the most experimental guitar parts and diluvium has the best atmosphere of all
Could you react to "Chromatic Chimera" from the album "In a Flesh Aquarium" by UneXpect please?
I would like to suggest you a song by Beyond Creation, it is called the Aura. That song is a masterpiece
Fretless bass! Even though the bass player has changed, they kept this distinctive element, giving it some jazzy vibe somehow.
That`s part of their sound.
Also a real good band:
Black crown initiate
Fell over them on another reactionchannel.
Like Obscura meshed with opeth.
Also check out “Gateways” by Dimu Borgir the live version from their northern lights show.
I would recommend you The sun The moon The stars by Aether realm
I second this
Check out any song by the band Wormed
I'd recommend the album "Metaportal" as it's their newest release.
:)
(Edit) I feel the same way sometimes about some death metal bands and me wanting some of them to have instrumental releases. If they did the music correctly, it should be able to stand on its own.
Something more "radio play" by Obscura would be "The Anticosmic Overload". Still technical, but more straightforward rhythmically and melodically. Also, you mentioned instrumental tracks by them, check out "Orbital Elements". Both tracks mentioned are from the first concept album in the cycle.
I would love hearing your thoughts on Distorted Harmony. Kono Yume or Everything time she smiles are incredible songs honestly !
How'd I missed this! I recommended this too.
I saw Obscura live several years ago. I want to say that it was in 2013? Great live show. I was front row, and after a song ended, I let out a death metal scream and the lead singer said, "JEEZ, not so loud, I'm right here." I kind of felt like a dick.
I would like to suggest Fleshgod Apocalypse, their newest album Venelo is available as instrumental version as well for those who dig that. As for tracks, Fury, Sugar, Monnalisa, The Day we'll be Gone and Embrace the Oblivion are really worthwhile, Venelo is a pure piano track.
You should really react to Alkaloid - Orgonism
I think you should give a listen to Cynic. Either Veil of Maya, Space for This, or Evolutionary Sleeper. Extremely good and extremely influential band.
OH I got it . If you want just an instrumental track AND you enjoy Sebastian Lanser's drumming , check out his drum playthrough for An Epilogue to Infinity. That'll blow your mind
Their most famous song is Anticosmic Overload (another complex one), and their most succesful single together with Diluvium is Akroasis.
Other top notch Technical Death Metal like Obscura would be definetely Necrophagist and First Fragment - Le Serment de Tsion
You can find a ton of instrumental and playthrough versions of their songs
Mix of Death, Cynic, Nile and Opeth. I like them. Will watch Obscura and Cynic in March in Berlin and it will be glorious!
I'm so glad you enjoyed this song. Even if this one, maybe, isn't the best song to get to know this band. Anticosmic Overload is their all time hit imo. Great reaction/critic, keep it up!
You should check out Orbital Elements from Obscura’s first album. That’s an instrumental track and oh so good!
weldseele is their epic and one of my fav obscura songs regarding songwriting
I love when you smile at all the right parts.
Haha! when I suggested Obscura I had Diluvium written originally, changed it last minute.
To continue on your Tech death week as I replied to the Spawn of Possession video, would recommend these bands.
Necrophagist - Fermented Offal Discharge
GOROD - Elements and Spirit
VIRVUM - Illuminance
First Fragment - Le Serment de Tsion
Beyond Creation - The Deported
Inferi - Marching Through the Flames of Tyranny
You should check out cosmogenesis and omnivium, easily my favorite obscura albums with INSANE lineups, I was bummed when hanness grossman, Christian muenzner and jeroen thesseling left the band but thesseling just rejoined so woo.
Obscura may just be the Best of the Best. Good choice too. I am so glad you notice Sebastian Lanser behind the drums. His talent and dedication to music transcends through all genres. Please if you are interested check out his other projects like Panzerballet or better yet this new jazz stuff he’s been experimenting in. And man oh man is that bass tone epic! It’s what caught my attention when I first started listening to this master class band. And don’t be hard on yourself for not enjoying the vocals. I know a few people who are like myself that could care less about vocals. During raw and brutal instrumental sections the deep vocals are a fair complimentary supporting piece to help fill out the sound sonically, but I’d prefer an instrumental album with every release if I had it my way. You either love it, hate it, or you learn to deal with it lol. FYI, the drummer, second guitarists, and the bassist are leaving Obscura to start a new band called Obsidious. They kept the breakup professional.
Aight. I subbed. Thanks for this.
You would probably really enjoy Mechina. They're a sci-fi movie soundtrack meets metal band. The band is completely self-funded, they don't have a record company. I would definitely recommend anything off of Empyrean. It's so atmospheric and their albums all feel like a journey. They blend metal instrumentation and vocals, with a symphonic, sci-fi back track, and it all fits together so perfectly.
Check out Interregnum, Imperialus, Anathema, or the self-titled Empyrean, (if you could do a full-album reaction, it would be even better) with Imperialus and Empyrean being the better ones imo.
Also there's a version of the album from 2013 that sounds a little more raw than the 2018 remastered version of it, and I honestly prefer the more raw sound.
They're honestly such an incredible band and I feel like you would enjoy them!
Listen to anything from Omnivium, its a masterpiece album and a massive upgrade from their previous album Cosmogenesis. Anything Omnivium and up is their true Progressive/technically perfected musical composition, they are more than just metal, they are true musicians, their new album "A Valediction" is insanely good.
If you want something like this without the vocals, check out Shadow of Intent - Melancholy. They releasead a version of the whole album thata's instrumental aswell.
Very Nice reaction. But it's a shame that yesterday everyone except the singer left the band.
My suggestions for a more streamline song would be The Anticosmic Overload (Cosmogenesis) and Perpetual Infinity (Akroasis). Also you can check Septuagint (Omnivium) and one of my favorites: Convergence (Diluvium)
Definitely check out "Cynic - I'm But A Wave To" if you want to get into the roots of this stuff
they are large reason why the whole jazz/metal crossover exist, and they did it so well
Your technical death metal week will not be complete without Beyond Creation (Omnipresent perception / Earthborn evolution). These guys are gems of this genre!!!
You should react to Necrophagist, a technical death metal band from germany, unfortonaly the break up. They only got two albums, but many say that they are masterpices, i think so to.
The first Album was written, played in and co produced alone by the singer and lead guitarist. He is an absolut beast.
My request were the song seven, ob fermentet offal discharge.
Keep up your good work.
Greetz from germany
Every member except the founder Steffen left the band today... Sad because they were such a good lineup.
I think they are leaving to start a new group, could be worth a listen
Would love to see reacts to:
Cynic: veil of maya and space for this (or Adams murmur)
Spawn of possession: where angels go demons follow
Dimmu borgir: progenies of the great apocalypse
Deathspell omega: kenose I or abscission
I think you would enjoy Chimaira - Six studio video. Really interesting and amazing song.
Great pick! :) Hopefully you've gotten more used to these kinds of vocals now. The ones in this song is almost soft and pleasant. haha Anyway, if you want some instrumental tech death that is similar to this, I highly recommend Perfect World Creation - Ancient Gods Genesis or Organic Nucleation. :)
It's still not my favorite vocal style but I can stomach it a little more now. It's still not something I'm going to seek out on my own though.
Please react to “Glass Beach- bedroom community” I really think you will enjoy them
It's kinda hard to get a grasp of what Obscura is like with just one song, since all the albums has a different feel (specially since there are different members involved in all of them), but all of their songs are basically this heavy or not too far from this.
I would suggest First Fragment with the song Gula or if you want an instrumental track, you can listen to L'Entite
Great review sir..you should also react to "Inanimate Existence- The Rune Of Destruction"techdeath/catchy and melodic.available music video or mp3 mode.thank you.more reviews keep it up!.
React to Equipoise. Their debut album Demiurgus was the best "Progressive / Technical Death Metal" work of all the 2019!!!
As a composer, you should absolutely react to Weltseele by Obscura. I guarantee you, you will be blown away.
Check out Artificial Brain - synthesized instinct, or estranged from orbit
Or Frozen Planets
Moon Funeral is the best.
Man, check out Gorguts. The singer/guitar player has a degree in music composition I believe
When it comes to Rafael Trujillo that is not the height of his skill, dude is one of the most insane technical guitarists in the world. Such a shame the band is not longer going to have it's current lineup since I personally think Rafael and Sebastian are among the best at their instruments as is Linus to be fair who also plays a big part of their stage presence. Will be interesting to see their new band though.
They almost have their entire Cosmogenesis/Omnivium back man.
Love this band. They have at least one instrumental track that i can think of, Concerto on the Omnivium album. Not really what you'd expect though :D Another band I really enjoy that has similarities is Beyond Creation (Both feature fretless bass heavily).
origin of primal expression is another one
I hope you know "Concerto" was a cover song from Cacophony. Omnivium imo was a massive upgrade from Cosmogenesis and has the best songs they produced.
Do yourself a favor mate and watch Sebastian Lanser (the drummer who composed those parts with Obscura) play through this song. Mind blowing
My favorite Obscura song is Clandestine Stars. Thats the one I'd suggest next. If you want something more "accessible" by then , id suggest Akroasis or Mortification of a Vulgar Sun. But Clandestine Stars is the SHIT
Try Nerermore. Singing vocals(Geoff Tate ish) with death metal music.
First Fragment - Gula
Instrumental Technical Death Metal
Obscura has multiple instrumental tracks
Yo can we have Inferi - The Warrior's Infinite Opus?
8 minutes of instrumental madness!
Lol your username is too good 😂
Techdeath week?!? Need to check out beneath the massacre - treacherous
Fretless bass?
If you're doing a tech death week, you CAN'T do it without Necrophagist. Literally anything off of Epitaph (a lot of people tend to start with Stabwound)
Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize
You have to check out Amyntas by Mechina. I dont see any Mechina love in the comments. Their compositions are beautiful.
Please review tech death Enblood s cast to exile it features linus from obscura!!!!
check out obscura akroasis too
Other than alkaloid, they're the best band in the scene. Especially the earlier stuff
The band just announced that they are parting ways with guitarrist, bassit and drummer…. I don't even know what to say, they were at the peak of obscura´s career, F.
Instrumental Obscura? Just try 'Orbital Elements'! 👌👌
Band: Scar Symmetry
Song: Holographic Universe
You cannot do technical death metal week and not react to Cynic. They (and Atheist) basically created the genre.
I would suggest Veil of Maya or, if you really want an instrumental tech death track, might I suggest Textures. I would also suggest King of those Who Know and The Space for This off their 2nd album as great options.
If you would like an instrumental track from these guys check Orbital Elements ;) won't be disappointed
A 13(-ish) minute epic?
Did you mean: Weltseele
Next time try to react to öOoOoOoOoOo - rules of the show, you will enjoy them. They are amazing
Can you react intervals - leave no stone.
honestly you should have reacted to Infinite Rotation
please react akroasis and necrophagist man I wonder what you think
The vocalist is the rhythm guitarist. Its difficult to see that theyre different people in the video 😅
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Anyone noticed from 5:54 - 6:14 they sound like Dream Theater?
Actually that part sounds exactly like Scar Symmetry in the guitar tones
Beyond Creation - Earthborn Evolution you will love it or not ;-)
You should react to car bomb
Do beyond Creation- Earthborn Evolution it’s fucking wild
Alkaloid - Rise of the Cephalopods
Car Bomb - Sets
GORGUTS NEXT.
Totally, or at least Ulcerate.
Gorguts.
he looks like stephen kummerer tho