current_members website associated_acts years_active label image_size article_title landscape background genre image origin name
steffen kummerer linus klausenitzer tom geldschläger sebastian lanser http://www.realmofobscura.com/ necrophagist , death , panzerballett 2002 -- present relapse records voice of the soul records 250 obscura -lrb- band -rrb-
 yes group_or_band death metal -lrb- early -rrb- obscuraband2012.jpg munich , germany obscura
obscura -lrb- band -rrb-

obscura is a technical death metal band from munich , germany that incorporates death metal with elements of neoclassical , fusion and progressive metal styles .
the band gained notoriety in heavy metal when members of necrophagist and pestilence joined steffen kummerer to release the critically acclaimed second full length album , cosmogenesis .
within the death metal scene , obscura are known for playing highly sophisticated music , with several band members having studied theory .
they are considered pioneers of progressive death metal , taking strong inspiration from jason becker , cynic and death , as well as classical composers such as johann sebastian bach .
the name of the group comes from the album obscura by canadian death metal band gorguts .
obscura 's discography draws significant philosophical influences from arthur schopenhauer , johann wolfgang von goethe and friedrich schelling , whose writings on `` naturphilosophie '' formed the conceptual basis for their lyrics .
