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 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, held in São Paulo. Right after it, they launched their video-clip "Christian Sovereign".Christian Sovereign videoclip
The band's second album, entitled Dense Shades of Mankind, was released in early 2012. It has been well received by the critics.Review from Roadie Crew magazine at the band's official Facebook page (in Portuguese)
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
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 Oppressions 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
External links Obskure on Myspace