Obskure is a
death metal band from
Ceará Brazil, formed in 1989.
History
The band was formed in May 1989, by the brothers Amaudson and Jolson Ximenes.
The group cast the demo tapes ''Uterus and Grave'' (1990),'' Oppressions in Obscurity'' (1992) and '' The Singing Of Hungry'' (1994) and joined several collective albums by independent labels in Brazil and abroad.
In 1998, they released their first full-length album, ''Overcasting''.
In 2001 the band released a promo-CD, ''The emptiness Spectable'', with the participation of
Alex Camargo from
Krisiun
Krisiun is a Brazilian death metal band, founded by brothers Alex Camargo (bass, vocals) (Born March 11, 1972), Moyses Kolesne (guitars) (Born August 11, 1973) and Max Kolesne (drums) (Born June 12, 1974). Since its formation in 1990, the gro ...
on vocals and they were invited to play alongside the thrash band in the closing concert of their world tour for the album ''
Conquerors of Armageddon'' in São Paulo. In 2005, they released the promo-CD ''From one who stopped dreaming''.
In 2008, the band was chosen among fifty others to represent Ceará in the national phase to represent Brazil at the
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air (, abbreviated as W:O:A) is a rock music festival, held annually since 1990 on the first weekend of August in the village of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Almost all styles and subgenres of hard rock and metal are ...
, held in São Paulo. Right after it, they launched their video-clip "Christian Sovereign".
The band's second album, entitled ''Dense Shades of Mankind'', was released in early 2012. It has been well received by the critics.
The band was to be at the
Metal Open Air festival, but cancelled their performance, as many other invited bands.
Unearthly e Obskure cancelam show no Metal Open Air
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Members
* Germano Monteiro (vocals)
* Amaudson Ximenes (rhythm guitar)
* Daniel Boyadjian (lead guitar/vocals)
* Jolson Ximenes (bass)
* Wilker Dângelo (drums)
* Fábio Barros (keyboard)
Discography
* ''Uterus and Grave'' - 1990
* ''Opressions in Obscurity'' - 1992
* ''The Singing of Hungry'' - 1993
* ''Overcasting'' (Promo-tape) - 1996
* ''Overcasting'' (CD) - 1998
* ''The Emptiness Spectable'' - 2001 (EP CD)
* ''From One Who Stopped Dreaming'' - 2005 (EP CD)
* ''Dense Shades of Mankind'' - 2012 (CD)
* ''Sacrifice of the Wicked'' - 2017
References
{{Reflist
External links
Obskure
on Myspace
Family musical groups
Brazilian death metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1989
1989 establishments in Brazil