Obscura is the third album by Gorguts

Gorguts

Gorguts is a technical death metal band from Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The band's only constant member is Luc Lemay.-History:Gorguts were formed in 1989 by Luc Lemay , Sylvain Marcoux , Éric Giguère and Stephane Provencher...

. It is seen as one of metal's most technical and complex albums, consisting of many experimental and dissonant melodies, and strange rhythms.

History

Following the release of their second full-length The Erosion of Sanity

The Erosion of Sanity

-2006 Re-release:-Personnel:*Luc Lemay: Vocals, Guitars, Piano*Sylvain Marcoux: Guitars*Eric Giguere: Bass*Stephane Provencher: Drums, Percussion-Production:*Produced By Colin Richardson & Gorguts*Assistant Engineer: Luc Pellerin*Mixing: Colin Richardson...

, the band did a European tour in 1993. However, when Gorguts returned, coincided with the decline of death metal

Death metal

Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

's popularity, and they were subsequently dropped from the Roadrunner

Roadrunner Records

Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...

 roster. Then, they "started writing material for Obscura."

Critical reception

William York of Allmusic categorized Obscura as "one of the most challenging, difficult albums ever released within the metal genre" and "a work of great depth and vision."

Track listing

Personnel

• Gorguts
  Gorguts
  Gorguts is a technical death metal band from Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The band's only constant member is Luc Lemay.-History:Gorguts were formed in 1989 by Luc Lemay , Sylvain Marcoux , Éric Giguère and Stephane Provencher...
  
   – producer
  Record producer
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  • Luc Lemay – guitar
    Electric guitar
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    ,Artistic direction vocals, viola
    Viola
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    , artwork
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  • Steeve Hurdle – guitar, vocals (Concept idealisation, Artistic direction,Songs and album title)
  • Steve Cloutier – bass
    Bass guitar
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  • Patrick Robert – drums
    Drum kit
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• Pierre Rémillard – producer, engineer
  Audio engineering
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• Sylvain Brisebois – master
  Audio mastering
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• Joel Beaupré – photography
  Photography
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• Alain Cloutier – artwork