Akróasis

Akróasis (stylized "Akrøasis" in the cover) is the fourth album by German technical death metal band Obscura. It was released on February 5, 2016 through Relapse Records.^[6] A music video was released for the album's title track on November 19, 2015.^[7] A second music video for the song "Ten Sepiroth" was released through VEVO, MTV & VH-1 on June 20, 2016.

Akróasis
Studio album by Obscura
Released	February 5, 2016
Recorded	May 11 – June 25, 2015
Genre	Technical death metal, progressive metal
Length	61:10
Label	Relapse
Producer	Obscura and V. Santura
Obscura chronology
Omnivium (2011) Akróasis (2016) Diluvium (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	8/10[1]
Metal Hammer	[2]
Metal Injection	7/10[3]
MetalSucks	[4]
Revolver	4/5[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Sermon of the Seven Suns"	Kummerer	7:12
2.	"The Monist"	Linus Klausenitzer	4:56
3.	"Akróasis"	Kummerer	4:24
4.	"Ten Sepiroth"	Klausenitzer	5:08
5.	"Ode to the Sun"	Kummerer	5:04
6.	"Fractal Dimension"	Kummerer	6:14
7.	"Perpetual Infinity"	Klausenitzer	5:52
8.	"Weltseele"	Klausenitzer Tom Geldschläger	15:15
9.	"The Origin of Primal Expression" (CD bonus track)	Kummerer	3:56
10.	"Melos" (Vinyl bonus track)	Geldschläger	3:09
Total length:			61:10

All lyrics are written by Steffen Kummerer.

Personnel

Obscura

• Steffen Kummerer – guitars, vocals
• Tom Geldschläger – guitars
• Linus Klausenitzer – 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".^[8] Whatculture awarded "The Monist" as "Best Heavy Metal Song of 2016".^[9] The Metalist awarded "Akroasis" as "Best Release of 2016".^[10]

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	181
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13]	20
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14]	34