Simply once you thought the preliminary story was unhealthy sufficient, we’re again with an replace from one more former Obscura member that’s calling out his former band for allegedly stealing music. In a current put up on his Fb web page, ex-Obscura guitarist Christian Münzner known as out guitarist/vocalist Steffen Kummerer — who I’m fairly positive he hilariously known as “Mr. Tech Loss of life Genius” — for lifting his riffs for the forthcoming album A Sonication. Simply so everybody’s clear, that’s the file that’s presupposed to turning into out on February 7.
Münzner’s feedback echo these made final week by different ex-Obscura members Max Phelps and Alex Weber, during which all three people stated they both instructed Kummerer the music they’d written was not for use for any future launch or they’d been given assurances as such. Nonetheless, upon listening to the brand new file, Münzner and his contemporaries had been every stunned to listen to their music within the remaining product.
“I simply heard extra of the brand new Obscura. There are riffs I had written and was assured wouldn’t be used, and they’re getting used 1:1, word for word, stolen, copied, in addition to total music constructions. Mr. Tech Loss of life Genius strikes once more I’d say. If Nuclear Blast releases this they’re thiefs [sic] as nicely. I cannot let this slide and discover each authorized avanue [sic]. There are limits to how a lot shit we must always tolerate. These songs had been supposed for a solo EP I used to be planning on doing after the Obscura break up, now I cannot do that anymore. This cannot go on. Particularly if we ‘conform to disagree’ due to inventive variations and you then use different peoples work, after you say we aren’t on the identical web page what we wish musically?”
That final bit is especially onerous to sq.. If the members had been let go due to inventive variations, then why would Kummerer determine to make use of that music? Doesn’t make any sense.
I’d reached out to Nuclear Blast to seek out out if that they had any response to the plagiarism allegations, however hadn’t heard again in any respect. Likewise with this put up, I as soon as once more reached out to see if there shall be a response earlier than the album’s launch. This form of factor looks like it will be a nightmare for a file label that’s already dedicated time, cash, and sources to the promotion of a brand new album.
We’ll see who this all pans out however on the very least, it seems like we’re on the precipice of a authorized dispute, women and gents.
