Obscura

German technical death metal band founded in 2002 by guitarist/vocalist Steffen Kummerer and drummer Jonas Baumgartl. Obscura toured as support for Suffocation on their European tour in 2006 and independently released their debut album Retribution the same year. After several line-up changes Steffen Kummerer got backed up by a new team of musicians. Late 2007 Obscura announced drummer Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist) and fretless bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence) as new permanent members. Early 2008 the new line-up was completed by Christian Münzner (ex-Necrophagist) as a permanent guitarist. Next stable line-up for albums Akróasis and Diluvium, and the respective tours, featured Rafael Trujillo on guitars, Linus Klausenitzer on bass and Sebastian Lanser on drums. In 2020 they were replaced by Münzner, Thesseling and David Diepold, respectively. As of 2024, Kummerer has toured with a new line-up. Throughout the band's history, various live musicians have also filled in for the official members.
Current line-up
Steffen Kummerer - guitar (2002–present), vocals (2004–present)
Kevin Olasz - guitar (2024–present)
Robin Zielhorst - bass (2024–present)
James Stewart - drums (2024–present)
Former members
Jonas Baumgartl - drums (2002–2007)
Martin Ketzer - vocals, bass (2002–2004)
Armin Seitz - guitar (2002–2004)
Jürgen Zintz - guitar (2004–2005; died 2005)
Andreas Nusko - bass (2004–2005)
Jonas Fischer - bass (2005–2007)
Markus Lempsch - guitar (2005–2007)
Hannes Grossmann - drums (2007–2014)
Johannes Rennig - guitar (2007)
Jeroen Paul Thesseling - bass (2007–2011, 2020–2022)
Christian Münzner - guitar (2008–2014, 2020–2024)
Linus Klausenitzer - bass (2011–2020)
Sebastian Lanser - drums (2014–2020)
Tom Geldschläger - guitar (2014–2015)
Rafael Trujillo - guitar (2015–2020)
David Diepold - drums (2020–2024)
Alex Weber - bass (2024)
Live members
Ernst "Azmo" Wurdak - bass (2004–2005)
Matthias Landes - drums (2007)
Jacob Schmidt - bass (2009–2011)
Steve DiGiorgio - bass (2010–2011)
Alex Weber - bass (2022–2023)
Gabe Seeber - drums (2022–2024)
Ype Terwisscha van Scheltinga - bass (2024)
Hugo Doyon-Karout - bass (2025)
Vince Wilquin - guitar (2025–present)
Clément Denys - drums (2025–present)