''Diluvium'' is the fifth studio album by German

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band Obscura, released on 13 July 2018 via

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. ''Diluvium'' is also marked as the last album of the band's four-album concept series, along with ''

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'' (2009), ''

Omnivium ''Omnivium'' is the third studio album released by German death metal band Obscura, and the second album of Obscura's four album concept. The album was recorded at Woodshed Studio in southern Germany with engineer Victor Bullok (also known as ...

'' (2011) and '' Akróasis'' (2016).

Track listing

Personnel

Obscura *

Steffen Kummerer Steffen Kummerer (born 1 June 1985) is a German guitarist and vocalist. He is the leader, main songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist of the death metal band Obscura, as well as the black metal band Thulcandra. Since 2012, he has been a member of ...

– vocals, guitars * Rafael Trujillo – guitars, string arrangements *

Linus Klausenitzer Linus Klausenitzer is a German bass player, best known for being a former bassist for the German progressive death metal band Obscura. He also plays bass in a German/Dutch progressive death metal band Noneuclid, as well as progressive death meta ...

– bass * Sebastian Lanser – drums Additional musician * Jonas Baumgartl –

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* Ulf Klausenitzer –

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

* V. Santura – string arrangements Production and design * V. Santura –

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, mixing, mastering * Obscura – production,

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* Norwin Palme – engineering assistant * Orion Landau – artwork * Christian Weiss – photography * Sylvia Makris – photography

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diluvium 2018 albums Obscura (band) albums Relapse Records albums