First Obscura tour of 2018 announced:

AKROASIS JAPAN 2018:
2018/04/12 – Tokyo – Cyclone
2018/04/13 – Tokyo – Cyclone
2018/04/14 – Nagoya – Club 3star Imaike
2018/04/15 – Osaka – Soma

Supported by Archspire, Exocrine & Xaon, Obscura will return to Japan!

Linus Klausenitzer:

“It’s the third time for Obscura in Japan but 6 years since we have been there. Playing in Japan is always magical and the dedication of music fans there is very unique. We couldn’t be more happy to come back.”

Technical death metal masters OBSCURA have entered the studio to record their yet-to-be titled fifth full-length album. The record is the final of a running 4 album concept cycle that began with Cosmogenesis in 2009. The band is recording the album with longtime producer V. Santura (Triptykon, Pestilence) at Woodshed Studios, Landshut, Germany. A Summer 2018 release is expected via Relapse.

Linus Klausenitzer about the next Obscura album (jump to 1:00):

On September 9th and 10th Linus Klausenitzer will perform at Guitar Summit 2017, Mannheim Germany.
Representing Ibanez Germany and D’Addario Germany, Linus will perform selected Obscura songs, speak about extended range basses and his approach to develop bass lines for advanced songwriting. Other artists attending guitar summit: Guthrie Govan, Ola Englund, Victor Smolski and many more.

Linus Klausenitzer will present his concept as a “digital musician” at the MusicBiz Madness conference in Frankfurt, Germany (22.10.2017).

Street Smarts statt Klassenzimmerwissen… MusicBiz Madness ist eine Musikbusiness Konferenz, die sich überwiegend an Musiker, aber auch an independent Labels, Promoter, Verleger und Agenten richtet. Verschiedene Musikbusinessinsider und erfolgreiche Musiker erläutern in ihren Vorträgen ihre Strategien und teilen ihr Wissen.

Dieses Konzept ist in Deutschland einzigartig. Organisator Julian Angel erklärt: “Menschen, die selbst Erfolge im Musikbusiness vorzuweisen haben, geben ihre Erfahrungen weiter. Alleine dadurch erhalten die einzelnen Vorträge eine viel höhere Qualität als wenn ein Musikprofessor die GEMA Satzung erklärt oder Labelbosse über die Zukunft jammern”. Ein weiterer Unterschied zu anderen ähnlichen Brachenevents ist die Tatsache, dass MusicBiz Madness bewusst auf öffentliche Fördergelder verzichtet. – musicbizmadness.de

On 70000TONS OF METAL™ you get unrestricted festival access to all 120 live shows on board, 70000TONS™ OF KARAOKE until sunrise, Jamming With Waters In International Waters – the Official 70000TONS OF METAL™ All Star Jam which writes Heavy Metal History every year, Clinics and Work-Shops with the musicians, our infamous Belly Flop Contest, Shore Excursions with your favorite artists, and much more!

Everyone on board is a VIP, we don’t have assigned seating (this is a Heavy Metal Cruise after all), and most importantly the bars on our ship never close – you heard us, bars that never close!

On this life changing adventure you will spend five days and four nights at Sea mingling side-by-side with your favorite artists in this incredibly fan-friendly scenario that has no comparison. It’s having an All-Access backstage pass! – 70000tons.com

After the huge success of Alkaloid‘s debut album the band is recording their second album which will be released by Season of Mist Records.
This week the bass recordings will start.

“The song material is very divers. I want to use only very few different bass sounds but I want them to include the extremes of a clean sounding fretless bass and a very dirty sounding fretted bass.” – Linus Klausenitzer

Linus Klausenitzer will represent Ibanez  with a bass masterclass at the Bavarian Bassdays in Mühldorf am Inn, Germany (28.-30. October 2017).

“This event brings bassist together from all around the world, different levels and genres. Beginners can even rent an instrument and make their first experiences this way. A whole weekend about the instrument that I love most which takes place in a very beautiful region. I was born in Bavaria and I still live there so you might imagine how much I am very looking forward to this unique event.” – Linus Klausenitzer

bavarian-bassdays.com:

[quote align=”center” color=”#999999″]”We are about to prepare the Bavarian Bassdays 2017 and after great public relations in 2016 we are proud to say that the Bavarian Bassdays are becoming an international top event.

The goal of the Bavarian Bassdays is to create every year a unique  Bassfestival that includes everything around our wonderful instrument!

It´s an international meeting of amazing bass player from many countries like Germany, Italy, Spain, Romania, France, Australia, Israel, Mexico and many more, that work together with love and joy to support and educate musicians of all levels from all around the world.”[/quote]

Workshop: Modern Bass Concepts in Berlin

• Mit: Linus Klausenitzer
• Am: 09.06.2017 – 18:30 Uhr
• Location: SkyLive Club Berlin, Oranienstraße 140-142, 10969 Berlin
• Eintritt: 7€

Workshopbeschreibung:

Modern Bass Concepts – Masterclass
Bass Composing, Sound & Techniques
Am 9. Juni 2017 besucht uns Linus Klausenitzer, Bassist von Obscura, im Rahmen unserer Bassweeks für eine Bass Masterclass der Extraklasse. Ab 18:30 Uhr gibt Linus jede Menge Tipps und Tricks, u. a. zu den Themen “Bass Linien komponieren” und “Sound, Technik & Phrasierung”.
Bass Linien komponieren: Linus Klausenitzer stellt verschiedene Möglichkeiten vor einen Song durch den E-Bass zu verbessern und zeigt auf wie man sich jenseits der eigenen musikalischen Gewohnheiten weiterentwickeln kann.
Sound, Technik & Phrasierung: Eine eigene musikalische Identität zu entwickeln gehört zu den schwersten Aufgaben eines Musikers. Die Teilnehmer lernen Techniken kennen um sich besser ausdrücken zu können.
Die Rock/Metal Rhythmus-Gruppe: Der Umgang mit dem E-Bass hat sich stark verändert in den letzten Jahrzenten. Warum ist das so? Wie ist der heutige Stand?

Über den Live- und Studiomusiker Linus Klausenitzer:

• Nominiert als Best Bassist of 2016 (Loudwire Music Awards)
• Prog-Sphere: “Top 20 Bass Players in Progressive Metal & Around”
• Weltweit bekannt für sein virtuoses Spiel auf seinem 6/7 Saiter Fretless Bass
• Bassist Deutschlands größter Death Metal Band Obscura – Tourneen auf 4 Kontinenten
• Kompositionen, Arrangements und Produktionen für internationale Firmen und Künstler aus der Klassik-, Pop- und Rock-Szene

Photo credit: Heiner Bach

Linus Klausenitzer performed with Kaoteon in Beirut: A legendary Lebanese metal band that celebrated their comeback on stage after 9 years.

“In only 3 days we recorded a music video and played a live show with only 1 rehearsal together. Nevertheless they took time to show me their old culture and delicious food. Thanks Kaoteon you for inviting me, to the emotional crowd in Lebanon and all the amazing people that I met during this trip.” – Linus Klausenitzer

If you are interested in booking Linus Klausenitzer for bass recordings or live concerts, get in touch.

Linus Klausenitzer is guest instructor at Low End University:

Low End University is the online bass school founded by educator and bassist Mark Michell best known for his musical work with Scale the Summit, Tetrafusion and his educational work. Low End University provides a custom learning experience for every student with our ever-growing lesson video library and archive of application licks, downloadable PDF transcriptions, bass-less play-along tracks, interactive features, members’ forum, and more.

Linus Klausenitzer’s first lesson is online now. You can use the coupon code ‘LINUSBASS’ and see it with a free 30 day trial (+other courses of Mark Michell and other guest instructors like 7 string bassist Jeff Hughell from Six Feet Under and Ex-Brain Drill).