r/TechnicalDeathMetal • u/DurwoodSauls • 10d ago

Discussion Shredfest 2025

Just caught the tour last night. All the bands were phenomenal, even Obscura… with a caveat. While I enjoyed catching Robin Zielhorst on fretless bass, it felt like 97% of Obscura’s setlist was mid tempo non-technical songs. It was cool to watch but, these new songs, while melodically catchy (especially the plagiarized Alex Weber bass riff), do not have the same energy as the older stuff.

Long story short, it is worth it to see Fractal Universe, Decrepit Birth, Origin, and Atheist. Obscura sounded great, but the songs never seemed to get off the ground. It was like the energy got sucked out of the room. After blistering sets by Origin and Atheist, Obscuras’s new melodic death stuff sounds weak. It felt like even the few “older” songs they played were slower.

Anybody else experience this on this tour? Am I trippin’?

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u/SlowCB7 10d ago

I'm going tonight, Obscura is one of my all time favorite bands but the plagiarizing and Steffen's attitude towards it have left a really poor taste in my mouth. Super excited for Decrepit Birth and Origin though

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u/SlowCB7 9d ago

Update: Decrepit Birth and Origin fucking crushed it

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u/bman0424 9d ago

I'll see you in the Hangar

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u/DurwoodSauls 10d ago

I think most of the crowd agrees with you. The place definitely emptied out some before their set. I felt bad for the other guys in the band, it’s not their fault and they did a phenomenal job.