Группа выложила оффициальное ревью Omnivium. Присутствует описание каждой песни в отдельности.Небольшое но - на буржуйском языке, коим я не владею абсолютно) Если кто-то имеет желание и возможность перевести на наш с вами язык - свяжитесь со мной, буду только рад! А вот, собственно, оригинал:
"I have dreamt about this album and the potential of the band to make me, as a fan, sit on the edge of my seat with unwavering attention. There's not a lot of music in this world that wows me. There's not a lot out there that I have anticipated so impatiently. Obscura's, "Cosmogenesis" was a masterpiece in my opinion and with "Omnivium" on the horizon, I forsee the tide of metal changing. Let me tell you about the recording...
Right off the bat the production is the most noticeable difference between "Cosmogenesis" and "Omnivium." After they introduce you to the album with a beautiful acoustic intro, Obscura turns into what we know best about them. The awesomeness you anticipated wastes no time in arriving in "Septuagint." Again the production surprises me. The guitars sound a lot better on this album and the bass sounds very much like the last record but sits more inside the mix than on top of it. It works really well for the songs and though it's still just as impressive as "Cosmogenesis," the songs feel more like 'songs' because of it. Beware, there are some singing parts and if you're a metal elitist I still think you can handle it. It's very much accessible to everyone without taking a stab at selling out.
"Vortext Omnivium." Holy shit. Everyone in the band has their moment, and that moment is the whole duration of the song almost non-stop. As a fan of the proggier styles of metal, I absolutely love this song. It's relentless, it's powerful and it's the shortest track on the disk. It gets right to the point and leaves no question as to who these guys are. Obscura.
The next song is "Ocean Gateways" and you really get the feeling of being on a boat - and not in a 'pagan metal' kind of way. This might be the slowest tempo Obscura song in existence with elements of doom and sludge. The vocals might be my favorite part of this one, the mix and tone of Steffen's voice is really well done. He's an instrument of destruction for sure. This song is nothing short of amazing and without too much flash. It's a vocal feature and works really well.
"Euclidean Elements" is a very difficult song name to say outloud and it's fitting because I can't imagine trying to play this one. "Euclid" was a 3rd century bc. Greek mathematician who authored a book outlining the principles of geometry. You need to be good at math if you want to understand any of the technical side of what's happening in this song; or most Obscura songs for that matter... and now you have to know math to understand the names :) Thank the metal gods for intelligent metal music.
Following the math test, "Prismal Dawn" begins with a beautiful acoustic guitar riff and a solo on top. Singing vocals enter with a very classy precision. Once the song has a beat, it has a very 'rock' feel to it. It builds and builds until you're at about 2 minutes in and they decide they've mellowed it enough and feel like punching something.. or someone. (Most likely someone.) Anyway, the song gets faster and faster, building and building, more brutal, more fantastic until they're going so god damn fast the notes start to sound like a blur... a very tight blur. This song must have been a nightmare to record but it's probably fun as hell to play. I can't wait to see it live and I hope it's in the set list! The song FINALLY comes to a steady pace about halfway past the four minute mark when they hit a grove. For a whopping 10 or 15 seconds they sit there before blasting back into warp speed all the way to the end.
"Celestial Spheres" starts off with little stand out musicianship. This is okay though because I think that at this point you as a listener need a little something to cleanse the palat. If there had to be something I call a "filler" song on the album it would be this one. I have to restate that it feels that way only because everything else on the album is so damn impressive that if they take a moment to relax it becomes a "filler." There's a little bit of singing, a very bluesy guitar solo which I like a lot. Following comes a really beautiful bass solo then a pretty brutal metal guitar solo with nice harmonized runs about mid-way through. Though this song may not be the 'single' that every other song on the album is, but certainly has it has its place.
Wow. "Velocity." Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce you once again to Obscura. But this isn't the Obscurayou know and love. No, this is the new Obscura. Throughout the album there is the sound that "Cosmogenesis" coined, but probably most exemplified in this song, there is something new about the band on this album. They've managed to take a really perfect sound and evolve it into something even more... even better. Anyway back to the song, "Velocity" is a really sludgy and evil tune until you get to this amazing guitar solo about 3 and half minutes in. If you buy this album for only one reason, it could honestly be this solo. It sounds like nothing you've ever heard before; it's classy as hell and lightning fast.
"A Transcendental Serenade" is really awesome. This song is a true testament to Obscura's songwriting skill. It's a six minute, thirteen second long masterpiece. The groves weave in and out of ever changing guitar riffs. You get lost in non-stop guitar and bass runs that aren't quite solos, not quite riffs, and they weave in and out of each other effortlessly. Even the drums get a moment to shine here in the fourth minute. (as if the overall performance on the album wasn't impressive enough) The song dies out at about 5:30 and fades out in this sad sounding vocal line. It's really a masterful song that is difficult to wrap your head around listening to the first time.
...And all at once you realize you're listening to "Aevum," the last song on the record. Damnit. But soon your sadness turns into awe as you realize they've saved the best for last. This is Obscura at its best. Screaming at the top of your lungs, brutalizing the guitars, punching the bass, breaking the drums... "Aevum" is a fucking monster. There is every element of Obscura here. It's a song I feel these guys HAVE to play live because it's got everything. It's truly a finale. If Obscura played only one song live to show the world what they sound like, this would be that song. It ends with a very long fade out that basically walks them off into the night.
A lot of bands won't take chances and they never change. Obscura has obviously gone out on a limb following their successful "Cosmogenesis" and produced an album that blows everything I've heard in a long time out of the water. This album is nothing short of amazing and I'm finding myself wanting to write more and more about it. Each song is a story, each story has a million characters and plot points and all if it seems to come together in a way only Obscura can deliver.
Is "Omnivium" the album of the year? It's very possible because I don't know how anyone can create a masterpiece better than this. I'm giving Obscura's "Omnivium" five out of five stars. (My first five star record ever.) In a world of stale, copy and paste, auto tune bullshit clouding the airwaves, there is one band defining the future of metal music. That band is Obscura. Buy this album."
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