Obscura mastermind Steffen Kummerer has been hit with additional accusations of lifting musical concepts for the band’s forthcoming album “A Sonication“. Final week noticed former Obscura bassist Alex Weber come ahead with allegations of Kummerer seemingly utilizing track concepts beforehand introduced by Weber throughout his time within the band. Weber claimed that upon his exit, Kummerer gave Weber assurances that the track concepts wouldn’t be used.
As such, Weber went on to current these components to his different band Exist, going as far as to include them right into a track they’ve been engaged on. It was apparently upon listening to final week’s launch of the brand new Obscura track “Evenfall” that Weber seen his components had been included in his former band’s track.
Because it seems, former guitarist Christian Münzner, who exited Obscura in 2024 as effectively, has since lodged comparable allegations towards the band and Kummerer. Munzer acknowledged by way of social media this previous Sunday, January twelfth:
“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, word for word, stolen, copied, in addition to complete track buildings. Mr. Tech Demise Genius strikes once more I might say. If Nuclear Blast releases this they’re thiefs as effectively.
I cannot let this slide and discover each authorized avanue. There are limits to how a lot shit we should 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 cannot do that anymore. This cannot go on. Particularly if we “comply with 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?”
“A Sonication” is at the moment slated for a February 07th launch date by way of Nuclear Blast.