''Akróasis'' (stylized "Akrøasis" in the cover) is the fourth album by German

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band Obscura. It was released on February 5, 2016 through

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. A music video was released for the album's title track on November 19, 2015. A second music video for the song "Ten Sepiroth" was released through

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on June 20, 2016.

Track listing

Personnel

;Obscura * Steffen Kummerer – guitars, vocals * Tom Geldschläger – guitars *

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– bass * Sebastian Lanser – drums ;Additional personnel * V. Santura – production, engineering, mixing, mastering * Dejan Djukovic, Jan Vacik, Thies Neu – engineering * Maria Bullok, Monika Bullok – additional vocals on "Ode to the Sun" * Matthias Preisinger – violin, viola, and orchestral arrangement on "Weltseele" * Jupp Wegener – cello on "Weltseele" * Phillipp Rohmer – double bass on "Weltseele" * Orion Landau – artwork

Charts

''Akroasis'' landed at number five on the Top Heatseekers album chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the top 100 of The ''Billboard'' 200. Loudwire awarded ''Akroasis'' as "Best Metal Song of 2016". Whatculture awarded "The Monist" as "Best Heavy Metal Song of 2016". The Metalist awarded "Akroasis" as "Best Release of 2016".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akroasis 2016 albums Obscura (band) albums Relapse Records albums