Akróasis

Akróasis
Studio album by Obscura
Released	February 5, 2016
Recorded	May 11, 2015 - June 25, 2015
Genre	Progressive death metal, technical death metal
Length	58:01
Label	Relapse
Producer	Obscura and V. Santura
Obscura chronology
Illegimitation (2012) Akróasis (2016)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	8/10[1]
Metal Hammer	[2]
Metal Injection	7/10[3]
MetalSucks	[4]
Revolver	4/5[5]

Akróasis (stylized "Akrøasis" in the cover) is the fourth album by German technical death metal band Obscura. It was released on February 5, 2016 through Relapse Records.^[6] A music video was released for the album's title track on November 19, 2015.^[7] A second music video for the song "Ten Sepiroth" was released through VEVO, MTV & VH-1 on June 20, 2016.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Steffen Kummerer. 

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Sermon of the Seven Suns"	Steffen Kummerer	7:12
2.	"The Monist"	Linus Klausenitzer	4:56
3.	"Akróasis"	Steffen Kummerer	4:24
4.	"Ten Sepiroth"	Linus Klausenitzer	5:08
5.	"Ode to the Sun"	Steffen Kummerer	5:04
6.	"Fractal Dimension"	Steffen Kummerer	6:14
7.	"Perpetual Infinity"	Linus Klausenitzer	5:52
8.	"Weltseele"	Tom Geldschläger & Linus Klausenitzer	15:15
9.	"The Origin of Primal Expression" (bonus track)	Steffen Kummerer	3:56
Total length:			58:01

Personnel

Obscura

• Steffen Kummerer - guitar, vocals
• Tom Geldschläger - guitar
• Linus Klausenitzer - bass
• Sebastian Lanser - drums

Additional Personnel

• V. Santura - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering
• Dejan Djukovic - Engineering
• Jan Vacik - Engineering
• Thies Neu - Engineering
• Maria Bullok - Additional vocals on "Ode to the Sun"
• Monika Bullok - Additional vocals on "Ode to the Sun"
• Matthias Preisinger - Violin, viola, and orchestral arrangement on "Weltseele"
• Jupp Wegener - Cello on "Weltseele"
• Phillipp Rohmer - Double bass on "Weltseele"
• Orion Landau - Artwork

Music arranged by Obscura

Charts

“Akroasis” landed at number five on the Top Heatseekers album chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the top 100 of The Billboard 200. Loudwire awarded "Akroasis" as "Best Metal Song of 2016".^[8] Whatculture awarded "The Monist" as "Best Heavy Metal Song of 2016".^[9] The Metalist awarded "Akroasis" as "Best Release of 2016".^[10]

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	181
scope="row"	US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12]	5
scope="row"	US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[13]	12

References

1. Falzon, Denise (February 3, 2016). "Obscura - Akróasis". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
2. Lawson, Dom (February 2, 2016). "Obscura: Akróasis". Metal Hammer. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
3. Stewart-Panko, Kevin (February 3, 2016). "Album Review: OBSCURA Arkóasis". Metal Injection. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
4. Excretakano (February 3, 2016). "Album Review: Obscura's Akróasis". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
5. Considine, J. D. (February 4, 2016). "Review: Obscura – Akróasis". Revolver. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
6. "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - OBSCURA To Release 'Akróasis' Album In February". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
7. "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Video Premiere: OBSCURA's 'Akróasis'". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
8. "Loudwire.net - Best Metal Songs of 2016". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
9. "WhatCulture.com - Best Heavy Metal Songs of 2016". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
10. "TheMetalist.com - 2016 Best Best Music Releases of 2016". themetalist.com. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
11. "ultratop.be - Obscura - Akróasis". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
12. "Obscura – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Obscura.
13. "Obscura – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Obscura.