After having had both drummer and guitarist leave Obscura high and dry, Hannes Grossman and Christian Muenzner decided to leave to form new band Alkaloid. Although front man Steffen Kummerer has not even blinked since the abscence of the two, finding first, drummer Sebastian Lanser and now it has been revealed that guitarist Tom “Fountainhead” Geldschlager is to be the next in Obscura’s technical legacy.

Prior to joining, Geldschlager was part of his solo project simply titled Fountainhead where he performed with fretless guitars. I would be guessing that Geldschlager will be incorporating this style of playing in his new band, perhaps giving them a new direction and making them even more progressive than they are now. When releasing the news Kummerer stated :

“Tom “Fountainhead” Geldschläger and Sebastian Lanser will add some new and fresh vibes to Obscura’s trademark sound. Adding fretless guitars and more fusion drumming will definitely influence our songwriting. I am looking forward desperately to work with this new talented group of musicians on the fourth record. At the moment we are in the middle of writing new material, rearranging previously written ideas and start preparing the upcoming liveshows in 2015. First festivals will be announced soon, worldwide touring activities follow the album release. With a new record, intense performances and a full live production we want to meet our fans & friends around the globe!”

Whilst not only singing the guitarists praise Kummerer has also uploaded examples of Fountainhead’s weird and wonderful playing style which you can see below, it also states that Obscura are working on their fourth album, at last! So hopefully we will be seeing a lot more of the technical death metal wizards in the coming year!