Top 10 Obscura Songs with the Best Bass

Metal_Treasure Obscura are a German death metal band (prog/tech death metal).

Bass, including fretless bass, plays a significant role in Obscura discography and bass is definitely audible. Moreover, Obscura bassists are outstanding.

Bassists:
2005-2007: Jonas Fischer (played only on the debut album)
2007-2011: Jeroen Paul Thesseling
2011-present: Linus Klausenitzer

From 2002-2004 Obscura had 2 temporary bassists who didn't play on studio albums because the debut came out in 2006.

The Top Ten

1 Clandestine Stars Clandestine Stars

2018.

Bassist - Linus Klausenitzer
This song is so tidy that I didn't expect to hear a bass solo. But it was incredible to hear a

bass solo right before the guitar solo. The transition is awesome. - Metal_Treasure

2 Anticosmic Overload Anticosmic Overload

2009.
Bassist - Jeroen Paul Thesseling
He plays a 6-string fretless bass (there's video on YT where you can see him play).
According to many (mostly metal bassists), this is the song that made fretless bass in metal cool again, after a long period of oblivion. - Metal_Treasure

3 Akroasis Akroasis

2016.
Bassist - Linus Klausenitzer (there's a video on YT where you can see him play it).
Play the sample - the bass is there. - Metal_Treasure

4 Septuagint

2011.
Bassist - Jeroen Paul Thesseling.
One of the most beautiful Obscura songs, partly thanks to the fretless bass. - Metal_Treasure

5 Orbital Elements

2009.
Bassist - Jeroen Paul Thesseling
This is a soft instrumental and it's easy to hear the fretless bass. Play the song sample to hear part of it. Fretless bass sound is very beautiful. - Metal_Treasure

6 Ten Sepiroth

2016.
Bassist - Linus Klausenitzer

Play the sample to hear part of the bass line.
Also check out a video on youtube:
Obscura - "Ten Sepiroth" Bass Playthrough by Linus Klausenitzer - Metal_Treasure

7 Universe Momentum

2009.
Bassist - Jeroen Paul Thesseling - Metal_Treasure

8 A Last Farewell (Bonus Track)

2018.

Bassist - Linus Klausenitzer
Bonus track (2:26) - a soft instrumental written by bassist Linus Klausenitzer where bass is the leading instrument. - Metal_Treasure

9 The Seventh Aeon

2018.

Bassist - Linus Klausenitzer
Play the sample to hear a delicious bass solo. - Metal_Treasure

10 Aevum

2011.
Bassist - Jeroen Paul Thesseling
It's not easy to play fretless bass at 260 BPM... (BPM - beats per minute). It's not easy even on standard, fretted one. - Metal_Treasure

The Contenders

11 Convergence

2018.
Bassist - Linus Klausenitzer
Play the sample and be convinced (bass is audible) - Metal_Treasure

12 An Epilogue to Infinity

2018.
Bassist - Linus Klausenitzer
Pay attention to how the bass slides between the guitar riffs instead of repeating them. - Metal_Treasure

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