Someone told me that Obscure is a supergroup of sorts featuring members from various fine Norwegian metal acts, but I'm not going to bother substantiating that because it really doesn't matter. I just know that I like it when they ditch their usual Pentagram/Candlemass-inspired doom metal plod to kick out some NWOBHM-style jams. "Conversensation" treads the middle ground more than I'd prefer, but the vocalist has got his Diano-isms down pat and those slower riffs are "Mob rules" enough to make me happy. Besides, it's Good Friday, a perfect day for metal. Don't forget to pour a bit of ale out on the curb for your dead homie Jesus.
Obscure - Conversensation
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Lassus - Into another
02. TALK 1
03. Björn Kleinhenz - Black water
04. The Rollstons - The art of squandering time
05. Dear Euphoria - Pop pills
06. TALK 2
07. Samtidigt Som - Constant in motion
08. Obscure - Massacre
09. The Sweptways - Time of the season (ft. Pelle Almqvist)
10. Commando M. Pigg - Mot stjärnorna
11. TALK 3
12. Samuraj Cities - Mixed up record collections
13. Lowood - It's a mess
14. Wardruna - Bjarkan
15. TALK 4
16. Two White Horses - Good times are gone forever
17. Breach - Lost crew
18. Kristofer Åström - Twentyseven
19. The Fine Arts Showcase - London, my town
20. TALK 5
21. The Bear Quartet - Old friends
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Dark Essence has confirmed that Obscure, the band of ex-Enslaved member Roy Kronheim, will release their debut album "On formaldehyde" on September 29 in Norway, everywhere else on October 13. Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/obscurebergen