---
title: "Obscurity"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/obscurity"
genre: "Viking Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1997
---

# Obscurity

**Obscurity** is a viking metal band, from Germany, active 1997 to present.

Obscurity is a German melodic death/black metal band with strong Viking metal influences hailing from Velbert, a city in the Bergisches Land in North Rhine-Westphalia. They are one of the early German death, black, Viking, and pagan metal bands.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obscurity_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Obscurity |
| Genre | Viking Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Velbert, Germany |
| Formed | 1997 |
| Releases in catalog | 10 |

## Genres

[Viking Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/viking-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | [Bergisch Land](https://themetalnet.com/album/4e82695d-88f6-3563-8d63-87a4b1a957e5) | Album |
| 2004 | [Thurisaz](https://themetalnet.com/album/10c5298b-d74d-3320-99bc-00ef05addc42) | Album |
| 2007 | [Schlachten & Legenden](https://themetalnet.com/album/19e0834a-ef48-38b7-bd3b-98e9f0cab551) | Album |
| 2009 | [Várar](https://themetalnet.com/album/82f95213-62ba-4b44-86cb-4cf6c89cd34e) | Album |
| 2010 | [Tenkterra](https://themetalnet.com/album/09ac34aa-291c-4119-a420-2b3e2ee6ca6c) | Album |
| 2012 | [Obscurity](https://themetalnet.com/album/04492dd3-7dbc-4d25-a180-5fce3e89cdd4) | Album |
| 2014 | [Vintar](https://themetalnet.com/album/5a6605d6-edd6-4c5d-adf9-e83f09894adf) | Album |
| 2017 | [Streitmacht](https://themetalnet.com/album/6f7909f2-f518-4acc-8163-8dd794a2e305) | Album |
| 2021 | [Skogarmaors](https://themetalnet.com/album/5174527b-1982-45ba-8fc3-c2925f56c4c3) | Album |
| 2026 | [Ascheregen](https://themetalnet.com/album/9971e757-c18d-4fbb-b72b-9feead3f061b) | Album |

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- [Riger](https://themetalnet.com/band/riger) (listened together)
- [Wolfchant](https://themetalnet.com/band/wolfchant) (listened together)
- [XIV Dark Centuries](https://themetalnet.com/band/xiv-dark-centuries) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Varg](https://themetalnet.com/band/varg-7b142abf) (listened together)
- [Minas Morgul](https://themetalnet.com/band/minas-morgul) (listened together)
- [Svartsot](https://themetalnet.com/band/svartsot) (listened together)
- [Finsterforst](https://themetalnet.com/band/finsterforst) (listened together)
- [Gernotshagen](https://themetalnet.com/band/gernotshagen) (listened together)
- [Adorned Brood](https://themetalnet.com/band/adorned-brood) (listened together)
- [Thyrfing](https://themetalnet.com/band/thyrfing) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Obscurity/6928
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/obscuritybergischland
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1O6WsZT2io58x15CXAQVBO
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/124806
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obscurity_official/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/6242511
- bandcamp: https://obscurity.bandcamp.com/
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCzz9XwG6M5450H4wFDVZ2eg

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/obscurity](https://themetalnet.com/band/obscurity). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt