Before Germanys OBSCURA became one of the trailblazers in the international technical metal explosion, they specialized in metal of a more brutal sort. Their debut Retribution is a beastly album blending the savagery of New York death metal with the fleet-fingered fretting of forerunners Death and Gorguts. Now repackaged, remastered, and featuring three bonus tracks, Retribution documents the first steps in the journey of one of metals most crucial new bands.