Simply while you thought the preliminary story was unhealthy sufficient, we’re again with an replace from one more former Obscura member that’s calling out his former band for allegedly stealing music. In a latest publish on his Fb web page, ex-Obscura guitarist Christian Münzner known as out guitarist/vocalist Steffen Kummerer — who I’m fairly certain he hilariously known as “Mr. Tech Loss of life Genius” — for lifting his riffs for the forthcoming album A Sonication. Simply so everybody’s clear, that’s the report that’s speculated to changing into out on February 7.
Münzner’s feedback echo these made final week by different ex-Obscura members Max Phelps and Alex Weber, wherein all three people stated they both informed Kummerer the music they’d written was not for use for any future launch or they’d been given assurances as such. Nonetheless, upon listening to the brand new report, Münzner and his contemporaries had been every shocked to listen to their music within the closing product.
“I simply heard extra of the brand new Obscura. There are riffs I had written and was assured wouldn’t be used, and they’re getting used 1:1, notice for notice, stolen, copied, in addition to total music constructions. Mr. Tech Loss of life Genius strikes once more I might say. If Nuclear Blast releases this they’re thiefs [sic] as properly. I cannot let this slide and discover each authorized avanue [sic]. There are limits to how a lot shit we must always tolerate. These songs had been meant for a solo EP I used to be planning on doing after the Obscura cut up, now I can’t do that anymore. This can’t go on. Particularly if we ‘conform to disagree’ due to inventive variations and then you definitely use different peoples work, after you say we’re not on the identical web page what we would like musically?”
That final bit is especially arduous to sq.. If the members had been let go due to inventive variations, then why would Kummerer resolve to make use of that music? Doesn’t make any sense.
I’d reached out to Nuclear Blast to search out out if they’d any response to the plagiarism allegations, however hadn’t heard again in any respect. Likewise with this publish, I as soon as once more reached out to see if there shall be a response earlier than the album’s launch. This form of factor looks like it will be a nightmare for a report label that’s already dedicated time, cash, and sources to the promotion of a brand new album.
We’ll see who this all pans out however on the very least, it seems like we’re on the precipice of a authorized dispute, girls and gents.
