Finnish avant-garde death/black/doom metal duo Death Obvious to reissue debut album this Friday on Transcending Obscurity Records!

Finnish avant-garde death/black/doom metal duo Death Obvious stream their self-titled debut album, which will be reissued this Friday, December 5th, 2025 via Transcending Obscurity Records.

Tracklist:
01. Mercury Off Axis
02. Santuario
03. The Great Gate Theory
04. Total Heavenly Desolation
05. The Third Eye Burning
06. As Absence Expands Over Everything
07. Catechismus For The Plagued

Courtesy of Transcending Obscurity Records:

Death Obvious came out of nowhere to release a debut album that coalesces elements of black, death, and even doom metal to create a harrowing albeit intriguing sound that’s strangely both alarming and comforting in parts. Without adhering to any particular style or school, they’re just going about crafting music as it suits their demented vision in a recklessly intuitive manner, a cacophony of hurtling sounds that somehow hits the mark.

The songs sound like excursions into pitch-black darkness, not knowing what’s coming next, while the listener remains terrified, haunted by monstrous and spectral voices coming and going. Their sound might not be easily penetrable at first but it remains strongly alluring, imploring for more time and understanding, waiting for its mysteries to be unravelled with multiple visitations.

Photo credit: Miia Luostarinen

The Finnish duo are onto something here, having created an exceptional and mature release right off the bat, one that deserves as much attention as it can possibly get before it gets lost in the annals of history. This release is not a rebirth but a necessary resuscitation.

FFO: Thantifaxath, Dodecahedron, Veilburner, Lurk, Blut aus Nord, Hexrot, Deathspell Omega

Pre-order »Death Obvious« here: deathobvious-label.bandcamp.com

Cover photo by Petri Kiviniemi.
Merch artwork by CVSPE.

Death Obvious is:
Lea Lavey – Vocals
Sima Sioux – Everything else

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well