Obtest is an extreme metal band from Vilnius, Lithuania.[1] They started out in 1992[2] as a brutal death metal act, but soon changed the style to black metal. Their lyrics are related to Lithuanian mythology and are sung in Lithuanian, though a few of the songs on their demos were in English. The band currently refers their music style as "heathen war heavy metal."[citation needed]

Obtest
Background information
OriginVilnius, Lithuania
GenresPagan metal, folk metal, black metal
Years active1992–present
LabelsOsmose Productions
Ledo Takas
Miriquidi Productions
MembersSadlave
Baalberith
Demonas
Insmuth
Enrikas Slavinskis

Current line-up edit

  • Sadlave - guitar (also in Notanga, ex-Burying Place, Fanarai, ex-Anubi, Agyria, Trolis & The Giberlingers, ex-Ruination)
  • Baalberith - vocals
  • Karolis - bass
  • Insmuth - drums
  • Enrikas Slavinskis - guitars (ex-Fata Morgana (Ltu), ex-Stone's Lament, Soul Stealer, Loosers, Crossroad, Degradatonia)

Former members edit

Discography edit

  • Oldness Coming (Demo, 1995) - the title is misspelled "Comming" on the album cover.
  • Live At Poltergeist (VHS video, 1995)
  • Prieš Audrą (Demo, 1995)
  • Tūkstantmetis (Full-length, 1997)
  • 9 9 7 (EP, 1998)
  • Prisiek (EP, 2001)
  • Auka Seniems Dievams (Full-length, 2001)
  • Dvylika JuodVarnių (EP, 2003)
  • Tėvynei (Video CD, 2004)
  • Iš Kartos Į Kartą (Full-length, 2005)
  • Prieš Audrą (MiniLP, 2006)
  • Gyvybės medis (Full-length, 2008)

References edit

  1. ^ "Obtest To Enter Studio In April". blabbermouth.net. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ "When Death Shall Close Full-Moon Eyes: A Primer on Lithuanian Black Metal – Sunbleach ☀". Sunbleach. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

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