# Zooming with Steffen Kummerer of Obscura

**Interview** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 19 December 2024  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/interview/zooming-with-steffen-kummerer-of-obscura/

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Markus Hamence is Zooming in The Jungle Room with Steffen Kummerer from Obscura. Drawing near on the launch of the NEW album ‘A Sonication’, Steffan & Markus chat our Christmas, the early days, the music videos, the current inspiration AND the new ALBUM. Plus a possible World Tour 🙂

With ***A Sonication***, Germany-based metal band **OBSCURA** launch the second of their trilogy concept. The group’s second (seventh overall) album for **Nuclear Blast **pivots on many fronts. Advanced, elegant, and yet refreshing,***A Sonication*** sums up past endeavors effortlessly as it gazes with purpose and conviction into the future. **OBSCURA** are fan-renowned and critically acclaimed for challenging and then expanding upon norms. From ***Retribution*** (2004) through ***A Valediction*** (2021), the band flourished and made significant progress in a musical genre unprepared for a creative shot of German invention. ***A Sonication*** spearheads **OBSCURA** into a new era of extreme metal.

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Guitarist/vocalist **Steffen Kummerer** founded **Obscura** in **2002**. Early on, he set out to improve, redefine, and push forward. Under his self-label creation, the Bavarian released debut album ***Retribution*** (2004), followed by heavy touring throughout Europe. Word quickly spread that a brand-new band from the south of Germany was on the rise. Buzz lead to a deal with U.S.-based **Relapse Records**. The first record out was ***Cosmogenesis***. In Europe, Metal Hammer Germany awarded the album 6/7 while in the U.S. ***Cosmogenesis*** hit the Billboard charts at #71. The cross-continental praise and fevered momentum landed **OBSCURA** on high-profile tours in Europe, North America, and Japan.

**[Check out their website here!](https://realmofobscura.com/)**

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