Shred Fest

Additional fees may be added to the ticket price if applicable. Shred Fest, a package bringing together some of the wildest and most technical acts in extreme metal, will make a single stop in Poland at the end of January! On January 25th, Obscura will headline the stage at Proxima in Warsaw, joined by legendary Pestilence, the UK's cosmic force Cryptic Shift, Denmark's progressive Thus, and France's DVRK. A quarter of a century has passed since Steffen Kummerer founded Obscura - a band that has since carved its way to the very top of progressive and technical death metal. While influences like Gorguts are evident, the German outfit also draws from the melodic sensibilities of the Gothenburg scene. Obscura combine precision with intensity, all while maintaining a surprising sense of catchiness. Sounds like a difficult balance? On last year's Nuclear Blast release "A Sonication," they prove it comes naturally to them. Formed in 1986, Pestilence earned their status as legends of European death metal with late '80s and early '90s classics like "Malleus Maleficarum," "Consuming Impulse," and "Testimony of the Ancients." Led by Patrick Mameli, the band initially fused death metal with…