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@E-flatMajor I have heard that before. I'm just surprised he did it so blatantly and obviously. It has tarnished Obscura legacy. I wonder if Nuclear Blast will pull the album?

@@mattmillerguitar I hope they do. Hard to say what will happen exactly, although Christian is apparently going to pursue legal action, as he's gotten to listen to more of the album and says there's a lot more plagiarism incoming. Nuclear Blast is a big label, which can be good or bad, depending on who in there handles this. On the one hand, they might go "well, we're big, so we're just going to put our weight behind the band/album and go ahead with it", on the other they may go "well, we're big, so we don't need this shameless, fraudulent fool in our roster" and axe the album and perhaps even the band. As for Steffen/Obscura, their legacy has been tarnished for a long time for those in the know. The way he treated Tom Geldschläger during the Akroasis cycle was basically as bad as this, and that whole album owes its idiosyncratic sound to Tom's uniquely talented style, as well as his fretless guitar work. In a just world, that album would've been a fantastic springboard for Tom's career, instead it was a source of defamation and nightmarish persecution thanks to SK's lies and distortions. SK has had the gall to state that Tom never even really contributed parts for it, which is just an insult both to Tom and the intelligence of his band's listeners, since the fretless parts are literally there to be heard. Back in the Omnivium/Cosmogenesis days, he was a big baby over Hannes' compositional prowess and productivity, which eventually forced the classic line-up away from the band. Dilluvium was composed almost entirely by the Obsidious trio, and Steffen never even bothered to learn how to play most of those tracks. He's sloppy live, often skips playing the few lead parts that are assigned to him, forgets his own lyrics, both their words and timing. Actually, even lyrically he's always had help, especially from V.Santura, their old producer, who often arranged Steffen's bare prose into some sort of presentable verse. Pretty sure most of the vocoder parts have also been done by V.Santura. Not sure about the two more recent albums. Steffen's reputation should've been trashed long ago. Unfortunately he's the bandowner, and many people just take his word for granted when he gives interviews to the press presenting himself as the mastermind of the band, when he's always ridden on the compositional work of his more talented peers.

@E-flatMajor that's crazy stuff. Tom is a great guitarist and Obsidious rules. Hannes is a great musician, and I really liked his EP. I know Christian isn't going to release his EP, which is a bummer. Christian is a friend, and I was going to ask him about his plans if I see him at NAMM. I am signed to Nuclear Blast subsidiary Blood Blast, and I know that the label is now a part of a conglomerate Believe music. Who knows if they will take action against Steffan? I appreciate you sharing the information about the inner workings of Obscura. Most of that I didn't know. I was wondering why the first lineup disbanded.

@@mattmillerguitar There's an interview Hannes gave to sick drummer mag shortly after alkaloid was formed where he explains some of the happenings during the omnivium era. You can find it easily by searching "Hannes Grossman sick drummer", it's about halfway through that particular issue.

Andy is awesome and he sounds just as good live as he does on the record. Thanks!

@jacktodd3439 that would be sick. James has great feel and technique. Chris is also great and definitely did a good job. Did you see the excerpt from Marty's book about him recommending James?

No I have not read Martys book but that's great and honestly I never knew James was on Daves list, but ofc he was! As for Chris Broderick, obviously extremely talented but for me he did nit fit Megadeth, I know it's not only my opinion.

@jacktodd3439 I think Chris did a good job playing Marty's solos. He wasn't the most creative guy.

@@jacktodd3439 James shared that part of the book on his socials.

@@jacktodd3439 thanks for watching cheers!

I agree with that. However, A Valediction saw the return of Christian which is always a good thing. He elevates every band that he plays in.

I think the sound quality is great. However, i did notice a few things about the editing as well. The punch in parts of the solo had some bad editing. It didn't sound as though it was seamless. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

@ you’re welcome!

Remember these are singles, most likely rushed out, will likely have another mixing down before the album comes out

@ hopefully because their next single drop today and while this song itself was absolutely amazing. I really couldn’t stand listening to it because of the production.

@@shredfactor7 how do you feel about the plagiarism accusations? I haven't listened to the new track yet

I think the video wasn't terrible. However, I don't know if this would be the song I would want to be the lead single. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

Thanks dude! It's my signature model from Siggi Braun. www.zenrokguitars.com/artists/

@GilaMonster971 I agree this is not on par with his previous work. Maybe the new album is better than we think? KK's Priest was a pleasant surprise. Have you heard that?

ITP is a great album and I agree this is one of the best solos ever! Cheers!

@dougyoung4790 Welcome Home, Eye, and Conspiracy are all great albums and Abigail of course. That is 4 of the best heavy metal albums of all time. The new stuff isn't on that level.

@jonronquillo3988 thanks dude I appreciate it! If you get a chance check out my instrumental shred albums! Cheers!

Thanks dude! I'm going to learn Chuck's solo from this track next. Death rulez! Cheers!

Thanks dude cheers!

King was the best show I have heard and seen. I agree he is still operating at a high level.

Thanks Sauron I appreciate it. Paul elevated the entire death metal genre with his playing and influenced an entire generation of guitar players. That includes many of us. Cheers!

@MickJigger thanks dude! Paul is one of the most underrated guitarist out there. His contributions to extreme metal are often overlooked. I can hear his influence all over the place. Especially in a lot of tech death bands like Spawn of Possession, Necrophagist, The Faceless etc.

@mattmillerguitar i saw necrophagist cephalic carnage cattle decapitation and a few others at the first summer slaughter can't remember what year it was but yeah man keep shredding dude your playing is phenomenal never heard anyone nail that song note for note good work bro

@@MickJigger Dude that is awesome you saw that tour! Was it the Summer Slaughter? Also I really appreciate the comment about the solo. Thanks man! Cheers!

@mattmillerguitar it was indeed summer slaughter the faceless was there also

@@MickJigger that's awesome you saw that show. What a lineup!

Right!!

Absolutely but the section of Spider Lilly kind of has that Scooby-Doo vibe

Definitely true! I miss spoke. Although this track had a strong Scooby Doo vibe

It sounds like King but it's definitely some of the less interesting music he has released. It seemed a little cookie-cutter to me. It can't be Abigail, Conspiracy, The Eye, or Welcome Home all the time. I was expecting more out of the music considering how strong his vocals are.

The King is on another level. The same level as Bruce and Halford. The vocals are great i was just wanting a little more out of the instruments.

It’s boring plain and simple. I won’t excuse that due to a “heart condition”…boring is boring whether or not he’s dying.

@GilaMonster971 its not his best work but King is still making music and his live show is second to none. Cheers!

He is the King for reason! Cheers!

King is still operating at a high level and he still has it. That's awesome you will be seeing him af Sweden Rock. I was lucky enough to see him a few years ago. Have you seen him live before?

@mattmillerguitar. Yes I have seen him twice with his solo act and one time with Mercyful Fate 🤘😁🤘

He could be, but his live show is second to none

@@sonnylombardozzi2633 shred on!

@@deadheadbetty6663 Housecore lol

My guitar is tuned down 1 step to D standard. I'm using the Neural DSP Morrello plugin with the pitch shifter. You may be hearing the strings from the guitar. I'm also not using a wah. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers

@AtlasEdgar-d4q thanks dude! I appreciate it. My Siggi Braun signature model is a awesome guitar.

@@stephenkiszenia79 can't argue with that. Dude wrote some good songs. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

@@MRSludgedude I don't know about the brutality of it. It's definitely blackened death but leaning more black metal imo.

@mattmillerguitar they kind of call all those black death bands brutal black death lol, there is your really crazy black dearh like portal and dragged into sunlight, then war metal. So black death has basically 3 micro styles. Man I'm a nerd 🤣

@@MRSludgedude hey dude you know your stuff. When i think of black death i think Belphagor. Nerd on !

I agree that would have been super sick. I bet it would have a wide range of styles!

Marco is a good dude. Check out the album we tracked during Covid. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers! th-cam.com/video/fF_rUruZOK0/w-d-xo.html

It really helps with clarity. The lows and highs are balance. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

It definitely has some death metal undertones. Kind of like Belphagor lite. Thanks for watching and the comment.

@@mattmillerguitar more heavy than them.

@MRSludgedude agreed. Definitely more death metal.

Orcs from Isengard is a great analogy. Scour has some death metal influence. Kind of like they added some Immolation in there. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

There is some really good black metal out there like Immortal. If you haven't heard them check out the song One by One. Cheers!

@ I had a few immortal records back in the day, I heard a few tunes off Abbath’s solo stuff that I thought was decent, but black metal in general, like power metal is a little to cosplayish for me, not trying to be rude just not my thing

@@WarriorEsoteric I hear ya dude. The theatrics are a little to hard get past. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

I think Scour is much better than Viking Crown in my opinion. Not to say that Viking Crown is bad. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

@@MarkSolley that's a cool message either way. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

@klausherbert3040 Silver Lining was definitely a simpler song. I agree that the highwater mark was their earlier albums but A Valediction was a good album. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

I agree i was hoping to get a little more info on what gear they use. I hope to get Bob on the show. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

@@sixxtrip2620 thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

I hear ya. I think a lot of tech death gets drowned out in the mix. Maybe it’s a little too chaotic sometimes, but I’m definitely working on my clarity. Thanks for watching and the comment cheers!

Thanks!

Next time I will throw some MAB out there. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

@@mattmillerguitar Check out also Joe Stump. He plays neoclassical style but with more rock'n roll :)

@@michaawruszko2408 Stump is the US YJM. Great suggestion.

I'm a huge fan of Jason and his talent and influence are both undeniable on guitar playing. Jason is the gold standard. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!