| A Sonication | ||||
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| Released | 7 February 2025 (2025-02-07) | |||
| Recorded | 2024 | |||
| Studio | Studio Fredman | |||
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| Length | 39:06 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Fredrik Nordström, Steffen Kummerer | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[4] |
| Metal Storm | 7.2/10[1] |
| Metal Underground.com | 4.5/5[5] |
| New Noise Magazine | 3/5[6] |
A Sonication is the seventh studio album by the German technical death metal band Obscura. It was released by the music label Nuclear Blast on 7 February 2025.
Background
The album was written and recorded in Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden, and produced by Fredrik Nordström and Steffen Kummerer.[7] Music videos for the tracks "Evenfall", "Silver Linings", and "In Solitude" have been released.[8]
Touring
The band confirmed a 23-date European headlining tour with support bands Rings Of Saturn and Gorod to embark in February 2025. In April and May 2025, Obscura headlined the annual North American festival tour called “Shred Fest”, supported by US American groups Atheist, Origin, Decrepit Birth and French progressive act Fractal Universe. With 34 concerts, the trek covered the United States and Canada extensively. In June the band announced the third leg of their “A Sonication World Tour” to cover Eastern and Southern Europe in September and October 2025. Support bands have been confirmed with Greek thrash band Suicidal Angels, Italian death metal group Hideous Divinity and veteran Italian progressive death/thrash act Sadist. In October the band announced their return to Japan with a 5 dates long tour called "The Sun Eater", as part of their world tour. Supporting acts are US American progressive death metal band Fallujah, and French modern metal act Dvrk. In December the band announced their return to the United States with the "Stardust" tour, lasting 23 concerts, and being part of the ongoing "A Sonication World Tour", supported by US American groups Allegaeon, and Cognitive, as well as Dutch sci-fi thrash metal band Cryptosis. Obscura has been confirmed for Europes biggest heavy metal festival Hellfest, located in France, and Asias largest rock and metal fest Hammersonic Fest, located in Indonesia. In January 2026, the band announced a four week long Asian tour named "The Sun Eater // Asia 2026", to cover India, Japan, China, South Korea, Armenia, Georgia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan, Mongolia and the United Arab Emirates. Supports are French modern metal band Dvrk, and for selected Japanese dates US progressive metal band Fallujah.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Steffen Kummerer.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Silver Linings" | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Evenfall" | 5:27 |
| 3. | "In Solitude" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "The Prolonging" | 2:08 |
| 5. | "Beyond the Seventh Sun" (Instrumental) | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Stardust" | 6:32 |
| 7. | "The Sun Eater" | 4:09 |
| 8. | "A Sonication" | 7:32 |
Personnel
Obscura
- Steffen Kummerer – guitars, vocals
- Kevin Olasz – guitars
- Robin Zielhorst – bass
- James Stewart – drums
Guests
- Sami Yli-Sirniö – guitar solo (track 8)
Additional personnel
- Fredrik Nordström – production
- Eliran Kantor – artwork
- Grzegorz Gołębiowski – photography
References
- ^ a b "Obscura - A Sonication review". Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Obscura announce new album 'A Sonication'". Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "News: Obscura Release New Single 'Evenfall'". Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Lawson, Dom. "Reviews - A Sonication - BLABBERMOUTH.NET". Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Obscura - "A Sonication" CD Review - in Metal Reviews ( Metal Underground.com )". Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Album Review: Obscura - A Sonication – New Noise Magazine". Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "OBSCURA Is In The Studio". Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "OBSCURA – unveil video for new single 'Evenfall'". Retrieved 9 March 2025.
