Steffen has been stealing songwriting credits and projecting himself as the mastermind of the band for many years. This is simply a new low for him, but not an unexpected one, unfortunately.
@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.
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I thought even A Valediction was lackluster compared to their previous efforts
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.
Steffen has been stealing songwriting credits and projecting himself as the mastermind of the band for many years. This is simply a new low for him, but not an unexpected one, unfortunately.
@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.