Alkaloid bassist Linus Klausenitzer on technology in music and future plans of the band:
http://www.prog-sphere.com/interviews/alkaloid-interview/

Obscura hit the studio to record their fourth album.

On Facebook you can see a picture gallery that will always be updated to give insights to the recording progress of the album:
Obscura Album #4

Obscura guitarist Tom Geldschläger:

“We´re less than a month away from entering the studio to record the fourthObscura album, the first one for Sebastian Lanser, Linus Klausenitzer and myself. Ever since the new line-up has been announced, each of us has gotten a lot of questions about how the new material will sound, especially wether it´s gonna be more straight-up death metal, more prog, or something else entirely… So here´s our answer: it´s all of the above!

Steffen and Linus have penned the majority of the material so far. There´re shorter, catchier tunes based on Steffen´s signature riffing and lots of blast beats, which we expect to work great during the upcoming live shows. But the arrangements, which we all worked on together, also made sure there´s more dynamics, more intricacies like polymetrics, different layers of guitars and some new approaches to soloing.

I on the other hand, made it my mission to contribute something that builds on and extends the sound of the band´s previous album : very complex, dark and (for lack of better words) “prog”. The result is the longest and compositionally most ambitious song in the history of the band – a 15 minute epic featuring (another first for the band) a string section and my signature fretless guitar work. We´re definitely excited to finally enter the studio and share the new music with all of you – stay tuned for more updates during the coming weeks!”

Linus Klausenitzer talking about his equipment that he uses for Alkaloid.

See the full article here:
http://geargods.net/rigged/rigged-alkaloid-linus-klausenitzers-bass-gear/

New Interview with Linus Klausenitzer about Alkaloid’s new album and the band’s future: http://allabouttherock.co.uk/interview-with-linus-klausenitzer-from-alkaloid/

A Turkish interview with Linus Klausenitzer talking about future plans of Alkaloid, their new album and the music industry:
http://www.rock-vault.com/roportajlar/yabanci-roportaj/alkaloid.html

The English translation:
http://www.metaljunkie.rocks/interviews/interview-linus-klausenitzer-of-alkaloid-by/2015/03/23

German progressive metal masters Obscura will enter Dreamsound Studios this April to begin recording drums for their highly anticipated new album and first full-length in over four years. The band will work once again with long time producer V. Santura (Cosmogenesis, Omnivium). The album will see a late 2015 release via Relapse Records. Guitarist / vocalist Steffen Kummerer commented on the upcoming material:

“We are all pleased with the new material which pairs the songwriting, technicality and arrangements of our previous albums with the creative input of members Linus Klausenitzer, Tom “Fountainhead” Geldschläger and Sebastian Lanser, while keeping our trademark prog riffing across the fusion and death metal landscape that makes Obscura sound unique. This album sees Obscura move a step further.”

While the band prepares the upcoming recordings a digital tablature book of their critically acclaimed record Omnivium is available for pay-what-you-want download at the band’s website www.realmofobscura.com. The book contains 368 pages in total, including tabs for all lead and rhythm guitars, transcribed live versions of each solo and arrangements for two guitars plus liner notes for each song. It can be purchased directly here. The band has also uploaded a video featuring Steffen Kummerer showcasing his custom RAN Guitars here.

More details on the band’s upcoming album will be announced shortly.

Obscura Tour Dates:

July 18th Prog Stage Festival Tel Aviv, Israel

July 24th Metal Days Open Air Tolmin, Slovenia

The Alkaloid crowdfunding campaign was a huge success!!!
It ended this morning with a total amount of 19084€! For all those who have missed the campaign, the official release date is March 17th. You can pre-order your album on our website alkaloid-band.com and on bandcamp.

Alkaloid just launched a new website. There you can read about the band’s biography, listen to sounds samples and see videos about the band’s concept: alkaloid-band.com

The campaign will help to finance the eagerly awaited debut album entitled “The Malkuth Grimoire”. Besides CDs and T-shirts, the band is offering perks which include personal items and equipment of current and previous recordings. The campaign is running for 60 days, in which the intended amount of 12,000 € should be collected.

On the Indiegogo’s crowdfunding website you can find a complete song, a video and other media.
Please check out the perks to find the right ones fitting to your interests:
http://igg.me/at/alkaloid-crowdfunding

If you can’t help funding, maybe you know someone that can!
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Obscura has new band members:

• German fretless guitarist Tom Geldschläger aka “Fountainhead” – Linus Klausenitzer recorded two tracks for his solo record earlier this year.
• Sebastian Lanser on drums – also known from “Panzerballett”

Obscura is writing on new songs to record a new album in 2015 and hit the road again. Shows in Isreal and Slovenia are already confirmed.

The new lineup is:

Steffen Kummerer – lead guitars & vocals
Tom Geldschläger – lead guitars
Linus Klausenitzer – bass
Sebastian Lanser – drums

Linus Klausenitzer hits the studio to record the bass tracks for the upcoming debut album of Alkaloid. In contrast to his bass playing in Obscura and Noneuclid he uses a mix of fretless and fretted bass sounds across the hole album. To accomplish this it uses different sounds and basses: “Ibanez ATK”, a custom 7 string fretless “Ibanez BTB7” and the hybrid bass “Ibanez Ashula”.

The material by main songwriter Hannes Grossmann and Florian Magnus Maier is planned to come out in spring 2015.

Further information:

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