I love all Gorguts albums, but Obscura obviously stands in a league of its own. Obscura, an Album by Gorguts. The album features complex riffs and multi-layered dissonant harmonies and have influenced several other progressive death metal artists. After Obscura, Hurdle left and was replaced by Dan Mongrain of the technical death band Martyr, and Robert was replaced by Steve MacDonald on drums. GORGUTS was signed to Olympic Records and released their so far most experimental/ avant garde album "Obscura" (1998) which is widely considered a seminal progressive technical death metal album. Members include; Luc Lemay, Kevin Hufnagel, Colin Marston, Patrice Hamelin, Steve MacDonald, Stéphane Provencher, Steeve Hurdle, Sylvain Marcoux, Daniel Mongrain, Éric Giguère, Patrick Robert, Steve Cloutier, John Longstreth. Explore releases from Gorguts at Discogs. Characterized by complex song structures, meaningful dissonance, excellent dual vocals handled by Lemay and Big Steeve, make this one of the most important albums in death metal history, without exaggerating. Rated #11 in the best albums of 1998, and #519 of all-time album.. Released 23 June 1998 on Olympic (catalog no. While the gods did not smile upon them enough to make them very popular, their first two albums were masterpieces of 90s death metal– especially their second LP, Erosion of Sanity.Nobody would accuse them of being the most original band, but all of the good people … Since its release, Obscura has come to be regarded as one of the most important albums in the technical death metal genre, and as "one of the … The band fell silent for five years. The entire album has provoked everything from outright hatred to endless intrigue and anything in between. Do yourself a favor and get it if you haven't. Genres: Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal. Obscura is the third full-length album by Canadian death metal band Gorguts.The album was released on June 23, 1998 through the now-defunct Olympic Recordings, but has since been reissued by a number of labels, in particular Century Media in 2015. 008 633 129-2; CD). Gorguts' next album, From Wisdom to Hate, was released in 2001. Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from Gorguts at the Discogs Marketplace. “Obscura” is the opening and title track of Gorgut’s highly notable third album. Gorguts official website - Home page. Once upon a time in the magical land of Roadrunner, there was a sweet death metal band called Gorguts. Album Rating: 4.0 The problem with this album is that it gets repetitive in its unnecessarily long playtime. Gorguts is a Canadian technical death metal band from Sherbrooke, Quebec, formed in 1989. DEATH METAL PIONEERS LAUNCH THEIR NEW ALBUM Gorguts’ Obscura is one of the most revolutionary, innovative & influential death metal albums of all time. 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